This is a damn good question. I got an email from a reader the other day asking whether or not it was a good idea to ditch their SSRI (antidepressant) in favor of going all natural. This is an issue that a lot of people have pondered given the many concerns surrounding the use of psychiatric medications. I've known quite a few people that worried about addiction or the long-term effects of SSRIs before starting up, which isn't unreasonable given the side-effects and addictive qualities of certain medications. However, SSRIs are
How You Tricked Yourself Into Becoming Anxious
Sticks and stones may break your bones but words will make you nervous. Well, if you let them anyway. If you tell yourself the wrong things about anxiety symptoms over and over they tend to get more tenacious. This makes the words you choose to describe your anxiety symptoms super important. That's exactly what happened to me. When I first encountered anxiety symptoms I didn't know what they were so I ended up associating threatening words with the symptoms I was experiencing. This was a horrible mistake that a lot of rookie neurotics
The Most Important Anti-Anxiety Advice in the World
Let's face it; taking the time to really understand anxiety symptoms is boring. There just isn't anything sexy about the autonomic nervous system. But that doesn't change the fact that it's important. If you can wrap your head around how your anxiety symptoms spring to life then you've won. Remember that scene from The Matrix when Neo is standing in a hallway made of green numbers? That's true badassery. And that can be you. Truly understanding how anxiety symptoms work paves the way towards ultimate freedom from fear, worry, and every
What To Do When Your Anxiety Comes Back
If your anxiety has come back after leaving you in peace for a while don't feel bad. It's normal. It's also annoying and somewhat terrifying. Just when you thought all this anxiety business was old news you can become accidentally immersed in it again, but this time you might have the sinking feeling that things are about to get a lot worse. Sometimes a relapse is set off by a stressful situation or a big change in your life but, and I'll be honest with you, sometimes it just happens for no reason. It's happened to me several times
The Story Behind Your Anxiety
I was on my knees, tears surging from my eyes, when my uncle told me I was going to die. I felt something like despair, even pain, when he explained to me that all people vanish from the Earth. I can still see the 7 year old me slumped over two bony legs wondering how I could avoid this calamity. And you know what? I still don't want to die - not now, not ever. My desire to survive death has always been at the heart of my anxiety. Unfortunately, I didn't know that, and couldn't deal with it, until much later. That's why it took
Bouncing Back From Panic
After experiencing your first panic attack or anxiety symptom you're immediately faced with a critical decision. You either take action or stick your head in the sand and hope for the best. On today's podcast my guest Julia Cardoso chose the former. I spoke with Julia over Skype and I got a fascinating glimpse into her struggle with abnormal anxiety. Luckily for Julia she's approached her anxiety problem with courage and determination. I hope she inspires you to do something about your anxiety problem if you haven't already. In this
Planting the Seeds of Change
Picture this: A young guy sitting in the corner of a bedroom with his knees to his chest. He's sweating, praying and all alone. The expression on his face is one of utter hopelessness and terror. That was me in 2001 at the height of my anxiety. Luckily, things have changed. Last night I had dinner with my beautiful wife. We had some good food, we laughed, and I wasn't at all bothered by the 100 or so people around us. I couldn't have done this in 2001. The question is why? What made me a nervous wreck? I could give you some bloated
Insanely Easy Way to Stop Anxiety
Have you ever wondered why you're not getting better? There are probably lots of reasons but the main reason is this: You're too distracted. You're on the internet looking for a solution miracle that's going to turn things around but, and I hate to break this to you, in the world of anxiety miracles don't exist. We're all too different to be helped by the same thing. The "thing" that helps you will be of your own making. Plus, you probably spend a lot of time reading very interesting information that's useless. But it's useless only
Dinner With Panic
I had a friend ask me if anxiety could kill him. He's new to abnormal anxiety so he wanted to know what to expect. I thought about giving him some kind of "how to" tip but something told me that a story would be better. After I told him the story he seemed to understand the nature of anxiety and how he could deal with it. Today I want to share that story with you. I got so excited about telling you this story that I decided to produce a podcast instead of writing about it. I think it explains a pretty powerful idea about anxiety that I hope
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