I have a confession to make. I’m a hopeless procrastinator. Like a drug addict, I’ve vowed to kick it for years. And I’ve made repeated attempts to get my shit together, only to inevitably backslide — again. So today, I’d like to teach you how to stop procrastinating for one […]
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Looking for natural remedies for anxiety to help ease your anxiety symptoms? I’ve got 5 great choices for you. Before we dive in, let me point out something important about natural remedies for anxiety. Natural anxiety remedies can help speed up the process of soothing anxiety. But they’re not a […]
Learning how to use easy relaxation techniques for anxiety and stress is essential in today’s world. Stress may be a normal part of life, but when you have anxiety disorder, “normal” stress can feel unbearable. People with anxiety experience stress more profoundly that those without it, which makes it even […]
When you’re feeling lost in the shuffle, and like there’s no time to breathe, take a minute for yourself and recharge with these calming stress relief techniques. The great thing about them is, you can do them all in under a minute.
If you’re like me, you’re not a morning person, because you have anxiety when you first wake up. You snarl at anything or anyone within view before that first cup of coffee. Like many anxious people, your anxiety probably starts grinding away as soon as you wake up. That’s why […]
Have you ever been watching a movie, or listening to music, or seen someone doing something very mundane like folding laundry — and suddenly been struck by nice feeling tingles? Did it make you feel relaxed and relieve your anxiety? Congratulations! You’ve experienced a phenomenon called ASMR. Autonomous sensory meridian […]
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh I was reading a post about anxiety on another blog recently, and it made me think about this short breathing meditation exercise for […]
While it’s almost a cliche to say “happiness comes from within,” it happens to be true. Our contentment and peace as human beings actually comes from the wise mind inside of us. Our wise mind is the part of us that lets us experience joy, and also helps calm and […]
Sometimes it really helps us to absorb the wisdom in the words of others. So instead of me prattling on, here are 10 of the most helpful, calming quotes on anxiety from some of the world’s wisest people. Enjoy.
It may seem obvious that anxious people will be even more anxious in a car full of loud music, a cell phone, and a crying baby or two. Yet we live in a world of noise and distraction. At some level most of us are “used to” too much stimulation. […]
I believe lasting freedom from driving anxiety can’t be achieved by quick fixes. Real freedom requires us to retrain our minds, bodies and emotions to see driving differently. That being said, there’s nothing wrong with taking the occasional shortcut, right? 😉 This incredibly easy relaxation technique for instant anxiety relief comes to us […]
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy originally developed to treat borderline personality disorder. The simple mindfulness exercises from DBT have since proven effective for treating people in the grips of suicidal depression and self-harming behaviors like cutting. DBT has also proven useful for treating anxiety because of […]