Change can be scary. But Life is always about change. Even though it may be hard to do, try to look at every obstacle as a positive challenge. Life is an adventure. Think of all the movies you have watched where the hero faces one challenge after another but...
Anxiety
Anxiety and Panic Attacks: Part 3 – Remedies to Make Life Manageable
Joseph Hart wrote, “Although pharmaceutical drugs can help moderate our bodies’ physical response to stressful thoughts or stimuli, non-pharmaceutical treatments – like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) – are beginning to replace drugs as the preferred treatment for anxiety disorders.” Simply stated, CBT treatment teaches people to recognize their...
Anxiety and Panic Attacks: Part 2 – Concrete Plan of Attack
If your anxiety is something new in your life or is not to a level where you feel you need to see a physician or therapist, here is a basic method I use as a counselor with 20 years of experience. You can try this anxiety/panic reduction...
Anxiety and Panic Attacks : Part 1-Reclaim Your LIfe
It has been estimated that 40 million Americans regularly suffer from troubling levels of anxiety. All of us have felt anxiety or panic. These feelings are products of emotions. Feelings are survival tools that notify us about dangers, or that life is good. Anxiety or panic...
Stuck in a Rut? Empower Yourself to Move Forwards in Life… Starting Today! Part 4
Part 4: In “Stuck in a Rut” Part 3, the reader learned about learning about your true character. You defined your most cherished priorities and values. Using this concrete, new knowledge, you can now describe your goals in life that truly resonate with your inner self. When you...
Batting Away The Holiday Blues
The Holidays! The Triple Three bombard you all within a month: Thanksgiving, Christmas (Hanukah, Kwanza) and New Year’s Eve. The Media does a great job of making it all look happy, fun, warm, and full of celebratory gatherings of family and friends.
Helpful Tools For Dealing With Anxiety And Social Anxiety
Counseling Conversations based in Minneapolis would be happy to talk to you about your anxiety issues. People seek effective tools for help with anxiety when they are feeling; overwhelmed, anxious, worried, or stressed in their lives. They may have experienced some panic attacks or have anxious thoughts that repeat...