How To Avoid Swine Flu Hysteria

photo credit: hmerinomx Now I'm not going to launch into a dissertation about how this recent outbreak of swine flu is like the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 or how ...

New York Times: KC Royals Pitcher Zack Greinke Bounces Back From Anxiety And Depression

photo credit: andyphelan45 Article Highlights Kansas City Royals pitcher Zack Greinke left baseball three years ago due to problems with anxiety and depression. Greinke has returned to the Royals pitching staff and ...

Wearing A Mask Of Tranquility

photo credit: giopuo Most anxiety sufferers don't go around shaking and biting their nails, however that doesn't mean that most of us don't spend a good amount of energy on ...

Reminding Yourself Of What You Already Know Can Help Ease Anxiety

Despite the fact that most anxiety sufferers understand that anxiety in and of itself is not dangerous most still get extremely apprehencious when anxiety does strike.  Most anxiety sufferers are ...

Should The Word Neurosis Be Brought Back Into Regualar Use?

Being labeled anything with a negative connotation doesn't feel good.  However, for better or for worse labels help us to identify things more readily. When it comes to anxiety disorders we ...

Deep Breathing With Paul

I have long touted the benefits of diaphragmatic breathing (belly breathing) but I felt like more than promoting it this time, I want to give you the basics of this ...

Crisis Care Plan

In my previous post we talked about creating a self care plan, some of the benefits, and the importance of having one.  I hope you were able to come up ...

New York Times: Recession Causing Increased Anxiety

photo credit: jking89 Article Highlights Economic downturn causing serious angst for many people. Even people without serious economic issues are seeking more help for anxiety and depression. There has been an increase ...

Self Care Plan

photo credit: psd What could be more important than taking care of yourself?  Even if you’re taking care of others you still need to take care of yourself to keep ...

4 Things To Avoid To Help Yourself Stay Positive

During the course of your internet and bookstore searches for anxiety relief one of the most common tips you've seen is "stay positive".  And although we all have some notion ...