The human brain as we all know is immensely complex. It is also something that people don't really understand and for this reason I won't pretend like I know something you don't know about the inner workings of this eight pound wonder. Instead I want to point out something obvious that many of us neglect and as a result cause ourselves undue anxiety. Of all the things I've learned about anxiety over the life of this blog, there is one idea that sticks out the most. The idea is that there is a significant link between anxiety and our
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Why Anxiety And Bad News Don’t Mix
We all spend a good amount of time looking for information. In fact you may have come across this very site during your internet search for something anxiety related. But having access to so much information is, among other things, a double edged sword. In this brief screen cast (below) I pointed out some of the problems associated with information overload. I specifically talk about the news media and their attempt to bring you obscure stories of tragedy and sadness for the sake of entertainment. For the last year I have seriously
The Cult Of Stress
We have all seen television images of cult members over the years. They are usually seen wearing matching clothes and hiding from t.v. news cameras as they dash for cover. Cult members seem weird, brainwashed, even dumb, but aren't we all cult members in a way? What I'm suggesting is that we all, to some extent, follow the pattern of life set forth by society. And in any industrialized nation this pattern is beset with stress of all kind. Work stress, school stress, financial stress, marital stress, so goes the pattern. Clearly we as a