Have you ever tried to explain your fears about being anxious to someone and said something like, "I know I'm OK but...?" On what probably feels like a thousand occasions you've said that you're doing pretty good. Yet inside you might still be holding on to lingering doubts about whether or not you're going to survive your next bout of anxiety. You've at times even convinced yourself that you'll handle the next heart attack scare, panic attack, or uncontrollable eye twitch with a lion's courage, that is, until it happens again and you
Challenging Anxiety
Today's guest post is brought to by an Anxiety Guru reader named Emily. She has lived with anxiety for some time now and wanted to share a few tips on how to challenge your anxiety. Do you have a story or tips that you'd like to share with the Anxiety Guru Community? Contact me today and find out how you can help others in need of information and advice. This is not just the lyrics to a Styx song. A lot of us with anxiety will find ourselves isolated and lonely at some point. Being isolated and lonely is something normal that anyone can
Why We Always Seek Reassurance
photo credit: basibanget Most people seek reassurance at some point or another. The vast majority of all people did this kind of thing on a regular basis as children. And when you have an anxiety disorder it's almost like we are kids again in the sense that the desire to seek reassurance can be almost automatic. But why is this the case? Well, the primary and most obvious reason is because anxiety disorder(s) create a tremendous amount of uncertainty. When we have a spike in anxious feelings or thoughts we become afraid, worried, and
Don’t Let Your Fear Of Flying Keep You Down
Article Highlights: Recent media coverage of airline disasters has scared many anxious fliers. 1 in 6 people are afraid to fly. It is possible to overcome your fear of flying. Flying is still the safest form of travel. For more information about how to overcome your fear of flying visit fearofflying.com. Click the image or click here to read the full article.
How To Cross The Anxiety Bridge
photo credit: NathanF If you're anything like me than you are anxious about something almost everyday. This is a sometimes light but ever present feeling that something is wrong. This is always compounded when something is, or at least perceived, to be wrong. In both cases a good tip is to wait and see what happens before getting panicked. A good analogy is a bridge crossing. The bridge's span in this case is representative of an anxiety symptom. How do you cross it without veering off course? Now trust me when I say that doing
NPR: An Obsessive Compulsive’s ‘Life In Rewind’
Story Highlights: OCD sufferer Ed Zine suffered from OCD symptoms from a young age. Zine and Harvard psychiatry professor Michael Jenike uncovered the roots of Zine's OCD. "Life In Rewind" is a book co-written by Ed Zine and Dr. Jenike. Zine has recovered from severe OCD.
The Top 100 Things You Should Know About Anxiety Disorders
Over the course of a decade you can learn a lot about anything. You can become an expert at car repair, kitchen remodeling, hair styling, or in my case you can learn all about anxiety. Since 1999 I have been battling anxiety non-stop and as a result I've learned a thing or two about this topic (I've recovered since then). Many of my thoughts on this issue are short thoughts or blurbs that I've collected over the years and for no particular reason I wanted to jot them down. I can't possibly recall everything but here is a good chunk of
WebMD: Is Kava Safe?
Article Highlights: Kava is a water-soluble extract from the kava plant. Kava supplements were a popular anti-anxiety remedy for many people. The use of kava supplements has been linked to liver damage and in some cases liver failure. Long term effects of kava are still unknown. Click the image to read the full article.
Rumination Exposed: “Pure OCD” (Podcast)
An essential component of anxiety disorder is rumination . That is the constant and intense brooding about problems or perceived problems. It is the extreme version of simple worry and there is a name for it - pure obsessional OCD or "Pure O." Now, there are several levels of worry. And I want to make clear that this is a very intense type of worry and anxiety tied to disturbing thoughts. In other words, if you ruminate about household chores this is not the same as having Pure O. Pure Obsession is unlike simple worry in that it
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