If you have had an anxiety problem for any length of time, I bet you are very hard on yourself. You might beat yourself up for feeling the way you do. For missed opportunities that came your way or just feeling your life has been on hold. Being hard on yourself goes hand and hand with anxiety. But it does not serve you, it only prolongs anxiety and stress. It’s time to forgive yourself. Forgiveness reduces internal psychic tension and that in turn helps heal anxiety at a deeper level. This is a really short but powerful exercise for anyone
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I got a call from a woman the other day who wanted to talk about her panic attacks and general anxiety. She is in her early thirties and lives with her husband and kids in a small town. She told me how anxiety and panic attacks were destroying her quality of life and everyday was turning into a pitch battle. She used to travel all around the world for work, but today she finds it hard to step out the front door for fear of having a panic attack. She has two small kids and they have needs to be
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When we try to force anxiety away, we always fail. Why is that? Have you ever been in the sea and tried to push a beach ball down under the water. What happened? The harder you pushed it down, the more forceful it bounced back up, right. The same applies when we mentally try to push feelings of anxiety away. Those feelings bounce back harder. I teach people that they have a choice. They can either fight and resist anxiety or they can move into true acceptance of it and allow it to be present. When you move into a
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Healing anxiety is really about moving from a very stuck state, (the vicious cycle of anxiety) back into a state of flow. When you are in your natural state of flow, you feel much more like your old self again. You feel happy for no particular reason and are living very much in the present moment. Children playing are the best examples of this natural flow. I want to share an exercise on how you can move into this state of flow. Trigger a State of Flow 1. Begin my placing one hand on your stomach and one on your
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I’ve got a really great interview for all the men out there. (the women too but especially the men!) For most men it’s really hard to admit that you suffer from an anxiety problem. In my own case, when I was dealing with anxiety, I kept it like a dirty secret that no one should know about. I felt I had to battle through it all on my own (not recommended). It is really not easy for men to open up about this problem because men place so much importance on being perceived as strong and not showing any weakness
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Anxiety at the hairdressers is such a common worry for people. It happens because people feel trapped having to sit in the chair while their hair is being done. No easy escape without having to make an awkward excuse right? Stacy Fiorile writes a guest post on this topic for Panic Away below. ______________________________________________ Just sitting. That is all. That is all you have to do. Is sit. And get your hair cut. You have been doing this since before you can remember. Only you know why, your hair has grown all funky. Maybe your grey is showing more and
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“Your resistance…your commitment to fight or avoid your discomfort actually causes your continued problem with panic.” Dr. Reid Wilson Dr. WILSON is a licensed psychologist who directs the Anxiety Disorders Treatment Center in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina. He is also Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. He is author of Don’t Panic: Taking Control of Anxiety Attacks and co-author of Stop Obsessing! How to Overcome Your Obsessions and Compulsions. I wanted to interview Dr. Wilson immediately after reading his book Don’t Panic. He truly understands that to eliminate panic disorder,
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“High speed drug free recovery is now possible” Dr. David D. Burns Dr. Burns is best known for his very successful self-help books, such as Feeling Good and the Feeling Good Handbook, which have sold more than 5 million copies in the United States alone. In a national survey of American mental health professionals Dr. Burns’ Feeling Good was the top-rated book, from a list of 1,000 self-help books, for patients suffering from depression. Dr. Burns is a true pioneer in the field of mental health. What makes him so unique is his ability to take psychological concepts and communicate
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“You have my word as a doctor -this adrenaline rush will not kill you”. Dr Harry Barry on panic attacks Dr Harry Barry is a medical doctor with a particular interest in mental health and has extensive experience of dealing with issues like anxiety and depression. He is also the author of three best selling books and I have wanted to interview him for some time now after I discovered how much his work aligns with my own approach in Panic Away. In this short interview Dr Barry explains: What exactly happens during a panic attack Why panic attacks
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Last month I did a special anxiety teleseminar for Panic Away members. Normally this type of call is kept for members only but it was such an inspiring call packed with great information that I just had to share it with you, so I asked the participants and they kindly gave me permission. I am sharing this call with visitors to my blog. You will hear really inspiring people from around the world talk to me about their anxiety and how they are overcoming it quickly. You can hear it here free: http://www.panicaway.com/special-offer Here are some of the topics we
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I am guessing that there have been moments when your anxiety has gotten you down and you have asked yourself “why me?” “why do I have to deal with an anxiety problem?” It’s during moments like that when you need to step back and try to see the bigger picture of your life. Perspective really helps move you into a feeling of acceptance and when you come from acceptance, your anxiety dramatically decreases and you check in mentally less and less to see how you are feeling. Your attitude really does determine the speed of your recovery. What we resist
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If anxiety is an ongoing problem for you, you need to know that you are not alone. Since my last newsletter the overwhelming response was that people were very glad to know that they were not the ONLY ones in the world feeling this way. They were not the only ones that were struggling with panic attacks and anxiety. They were not the only ones who felt afraid. They were not the only ones who feared they would never get over this problem. Knowing you are not alone with an anxiety problem is very important because it can be hard
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