People in distress want instant relief. This makes sense. After all, who likes to suffer? However, focusing on instant relief, or outcomes, can be a problem. It can be problematic for the anxious person on many different levels. When you're seeking relief from anxiety you almost always think less about how you're going to achieve freedom from anxiety and more about what it would be like to not have anxiety. This mindset can blind you to the most important part of solving the anxiety puzzle, namely, finding a process that works and
My Rebirth
Today I'm going to talk about myself. I never talk about myself, really. I suppose that I don't because this blog is about helping you. But I want to tell you about how helping you has changed my life. In 1999 I started a new phase in my life, namely an anxious phase. In 2006 I started dabbling in research about how to help myself. By that point I'd gone through therapy, rejected meds, and was confused as ever. By 2008 I had made a lot of progress in terms of understanding what was wrong with me and how I could fix it. That's around
“Overcoming Anxiety Is Feasible For Most Patients”
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a prevalent, chronic, debilitating mental illness associated with marked impairment in daily functioning.1 An ongoing evolution of the definition of GAD has resulted in a bifurcation of the historical anxiety neurosis designation.2 A diagnosis of GAD currently implies chronic, excessive worry lasting at least 6 months and 3 of the possible 6 somatic or psychological symptoms (restlessness, fatigue, muscle tension, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and sleep disturbance).3 GAD typically presents in an