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If you have had a panic attack, it is understandable that you might start fearfully watching for the next one to strike. One of the ways this might affect your life, is that you start interpreting normal physical sensations as the next impending panic attack. Let’s say your initial panic attack involved a rapid . . . → Read More: Reducing Panic by Re-interpreting Physical Signs Panic attacks can seem to come out of the blue. When and where the next panic attack might occur can be unpredictable. Understandably, the fear that it might next occur in public can lead to the fear of it being extremely embarrassing. Panic attacks are very treatable. This article is not meant to replace . . . → Read More: Embarrassment over Panic Attacks and Ways to Overcome It If you are suffering with panic or anxiety attacks, you understandably wish to never ever have another one again. It is such a terrifying thing to go through, all you want is fast answers that will stop them forever. It may sound strange, but the paradox is that the harder you try to keep . . . → Read More: Overcoming Panic Attacks through Exposure and Acceptance ” I live in the space of thankfulness-and I have been rewarded a million times over for it……Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life.” “If you focus on what you have, you will end up having more. If you focus on . . . → Read More: Can Anxiety be Reduced through Gratitude? Often, as we approach the anniversary of a traumatic event, it is not unusual to feel old feelings being triggered again. We may feel renewed sadness and grief over the death of a loved one, renewed anxiety over a car accident, mixed feelings over a divorce, and the helplessness that came with a major . . . → Read More: Anxiety and Traumatic Anniversaries As we navigate various life transitions, anxiety can sometimes become overwhelming. Natural transitions, such as finishing college, entering the work world, getting a promotion, or facing retirement or the empty nest, can feel foreign or unnatural. We may feel anxious and fearful, as we step from the comfort of the known, into the unknown . . . → Read More: Taming Anxiety During Transitions The stories we carry in our head can keep us anxious and stuck in old patterns. This keeps us in the past, and prevents us from creating fresh new realities for ourselves. “Dating never works out for me.” “Friendships just don’t go well for me. I end up betrayed or abandoned.” “I always get . . . → Read More: Anxiety, CBT, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves A recent New York Times article talked about Summer Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). It explained that it is the opposite of Winter SAD, which is largely related to lack of sunshine. This idea of Summer Depression got me thinking about how people with anxiety disorders will sometimes become depressed. It can become quite depressing . . . → Read More: Anxiety and the Summertime Blues Is your anxiety being fed by “what if”? As we anticipate an upcoming stressful event, it is common to get anxious over the “what ifs?” For people who struggle with anxiety, this is often the hidden culprit that can hold them back and limit their lives. “What if I start blushing and sweating during . . . → Read More: Anxiety Reduction and “What If?” We overcome our fears and phobias best by walking toward them, not away from them. Is there something you want to do, or need to do, but have avoided out of fear? There are many different types of fears. What might be easy for one person may be like climbing Mount Everest to another. . . . → Read More: Overcoming Fears and Phobias through Exposure |
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