Are you sick and tired of feeling anxious and unmotivated at the same time? Millions of anxious people just like you experience terrible symptoms every day but struggle to do something about it. What if I told you that there was a better way? Well, there is, and today I'm going to tell you how it's done. First, let me back up a bit - when I was at the height of my anxiety I convinced myself that feeling other emotions was bad. Sure, I got anxious, but I couldn't control that. So, to maintain what little control I did have, I bottled-up
You Are Not Alone
Everybody feels alone sometimes. But you face loneliness on a higher level because of over-thinking. You analyze and re-analyze every anxiety-riddled thought, symptom and experience which keeps you in perpetual contemplation. The problem is that as you muse away the day you create real distance between you and the world. That's why whenever you take the time to look up from your disaster fantasies, you might notice that you feel, or are, alone. But understand that the anxious thoughts you cultivate are responsible for
This Is How a Solid Anti-Anxiety Plan Will Change Your Life
Want to know the secret to recovering from abnormal anxiety? It's obvious right? It's so obvious that you've completely ignored it. The secret is having a solid plan for recovery. It doesn't matter if you experience high anxiety twice a month or twice a day, if you don't create a plan nothing will ever change. You might get a break every now and then but as soon as life gets stupid you can easily find yourself in a state of anxious misery. You probably hope that your emergency internet research will suffice but how far has
5 Uncommon Ways to Lower Stress
I often encounter people that want a magic solution to their anxiety problem. And you know what? I don't blame them. Who wants to live with bad nerves? But, sadly, there is no such thing. The solution to abnormal anxiety is less magic and more self-discovery. Finding out how you became anxious and how to stop it is a long journey. But that got me thinking. Is there anything that you can do to decrease your anxiety while you seek full recovery? Of course there is! And the crazy thing is that much of what you can do to lower
The Link Between Personality and High Anxiety
Usually I write an introduction for my podcast episodes. But today is different. I spent a good chunk of time researching and thinking about this topic because it explains a lot about why some people become anxious in the face of life. If you've ever wondered why you became an anxious person then you need to listen to this podcast.
6 Non-Cheesy Ways to Get Rid of Fear and Self-Doubt
It's scary, isn't it? The little voice in your head telling you that you just can't do this anymore; that your anxiety is just too much to bear. You're not sure where it's coming from, but it usually gets louder when you feel anxious. And you want to know something really weird about that little voice? You created it. Yeah, that's you telling yourself that anxiety symptoms are dangerous. It's you telling yourself that feeling nervous or panicked means something sinister. You've also convinced yourself that you will never get
How to Overcome Your Fear of Crowds, Restaurants, and Strangers
You know that other people don't bite, right? Of course they don't. So why do people with social anxiety run around like they do? Well, if you fear other people let's start with why you're afraid. You're afraid of being judged, criticized, ridiculed or laughed at. You don't like the feeling of strangers approaching or crowds gathering. So you hide. You cower in your home. You limit the places you visit. You drown your fears in the mundane but deep down you wish you could do more. Maybe there's hope though. Maybe your fear of
Do You Have to Take Antidepressants Forever?
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