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
A Message to the Sometimes Anxious Person
Low-level anxiety is still anxiety. For that reason, any kind of anxiety that makes you think twice about it should never be minimized. People forget that there are those that don't get panic attacks, chest pain or palpitations that are still hounded my bad nerves. If you're one of these people you might be tempted to just put up with your anxiety because it isn't "that bad." To my mind this isn't a good thing. There might be people in your life that say things like "It's just anxiety" or "Just distract yourself." But these aren't
5 More Ways to Reduce Stress & Anxiety
I've always thought that the best advice is the kind that makes you think, "that's so simple but true." I'm not sure that I can do that for you here, but I do want to point out that there isn't anything bad about simplicity. In fact, I think simplicity should be a chief aim in your life because it fosters non filtered goodness. Here are five simple ways to help you be a little more anxiety free. Leave earlier How many times have you gotten frustrated or stressed out because you were late to something? Maybe you were stuck in traffic, or
How to Stop Panic
Panic almost killed me one night. At least that's how I felt at the time. That was more than ten years ago now, but man did that night change my life. You see, way back before I met my beautiful wife I had started dating this other nice young lady. This charming damsel had invited me to a small get together, and like a sucker, I went. By now I was already fully engulfed by nervous illness, but I went anyway because well... what can I say, I was blinded by the potential of it all. So off we went in a small yellow hatchback car that was
The One-Step Stress Reliever
A lot of people assume that in order to get a handle on chronic anxiety you always have to do stuff to yourself. That is, you should think positively, eat better, excercise some, and all the rest of it. And, of course, that's all true, but there is more to being anxiety free than just what happens inside of you. For instance, what about what's around you? Do you ever consider how your environment is affecting you? If not, then you should. It could mark the turning point in your long battle with anxiety. Let me offer you a tip to help
Can You File a Disability Claim for Stress or Anxiety?
If you've ever had a job you hate, supervisors or coworkers that love making your life hell, or if you've ever spent Saturday AND Sunday thinking about how bad you didn't want to go back to work on Monday because of stress and anxiety, then you'll want to read this entire article. Before I go on I just want to tell you why I'm even writing about this. I had a reader contact me recently about this issue and she had some concerns about losing work due to severe anxiety. Over her short working career she's lost as many as 15 jobs, has been
5 Tips to Help You Beat Depression
Are you Depressed? Let's face it, for most of us depression is part of the "anxiety package." This is no surprise given all the emotional ups and downs that anxiety yanks from our souls. I guess that's just part of living an anxious life. But, because anxiety and depression tend to come joined at the hip, it's not something you can - or should - ignore. Like anxiety, depression can affect your thinking, self-esteem, and of course your health. So today, I want to give you five easy tips to help you break out of that melancholy
A Guide To Reduce Stress, Anxiety, And Fear
Recently I ranted on the Anxietyguru.net forum about my current anxiety episode. For the past 10 days I've been in the midst of a terrible anxiety ordeal. In the past I've spoken about the two types of anxiety, the physical and mentally based kind. Well my current state of anxiety is fully mental and sadly rather debilitating. But this post is not really about that. What I actually wanted to say is that as a result of being in so much mental distress I've been searching for information to reinforce all I know about anxiety to help me
Depression, Anxiety, Water, And Bruce Lee
This short video clip reveals a great deal about adaptation. It has nothing to do with martial arts and everything to do with how one should/can adapt to changing situations. Anxiety, depression, stress, these things can cause us to recoil from ourselves and the world. We do this in hopes of making the pain stop, but what Bruce Lee suggests is preferable since it can help us to absorb the shock of our anxious state. Water is formless and non-resistant, if only we could have our mental states and emotions follow this line. This malleable
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