After experiencing your first panic attack or anxiety symptom you're immediately faced with a critical decision. You either take action or stick your head in the sand and hope for the best. On today's podcast my guest Julia Cardoso chose the former. I spoke with Julia over Skype and I got a fascinating glimpse into her struggle with abnormal anxiety. Luckily for Julia she's approached her anxiety problem with courage and determination. I hope she inspires you to do something about your anxiety problem if you haven't already. In this
Planting the Seeds of Change
Picture this: A young guy sitting in the corner of a bedroom with his knees to his chest. He's sweating, praying and all alone. The expression on his face is one of utter hopelessness and terror. That was me in 2001 at the height of my anxiety. Luckily, things have changed. Last night I had dinner with my beautiful wife. We had some good food, we laughed, and I wasn't at all bothered by the 100 or so people around us. I couldn't have done this in 2001. The question is why? What made me a nervous wreck? I could give you some bloated
A Message to the Sometimes Anxious Person
Low-level anxiety is still anxiety. For that reason, any kind of anxiety that makes you think twice about it should never be minimized. People forget that there are those that don't get panic attacks, chest pain or palpitations that are still hounded my bad nerves. If you're one of these people you might be tempted to just put up with your anxiety because it isn't "that bad." To my mind this isn't a good thing. There might be people in your life that say things like "It's just anxiety" or "Just distract yourself." But these aren't
5 Years of Failed Blogging?
Can you believe it? I've been blogging for 5 years. I guess the old saying about time moving faster as you age is true. I can remember writing my first blog post in 2008 like it was yesterday. To be honest I have mixed emotions about this blog now. At first I wanted to create something remarkable. I wanted to create an important anti-anxiety resource. I ended up with something very different. For years I wrote blog posts and produced podcasts hoping that Anxietyguru.net would grow and evolve and you know what? It didn't. I tried
Insanely Easy Way to Stop Anxiety
Have you ever wondered why you're not getting better? There are probably lots of reasons but the main reason is this: You're too distracted. You're on the internet looking for a solution miracle that's going to turn things around but, and I hate to break this to you, in the world of anxiety miracles don't exist. We're all too different to be helped by the same thing. The "thing" that helps you will be of your own making. Plus, you probably spend a lot of time reading very interesting information that's useless. But it's useless only
Dinner With Panic
I had a friend ask me if anxiety could kill him. He's new to abnormal anxiety so he wanted to know what to expect. I thought about giving him some kind of "how to" tip but something told me that a story would be better. After I told him the story he seemed to understand the nature of anxiety and how he could deal with it. Today I want to share that story with you. I got so excited about telling you this story that I decided to produce a podcast instead of writing about it. I think it explains a pretty powerful idea about anxiety that I hope
3 Strategies For Stopping Anxiety
Are the things you do to reduce anxiety working? I'm going to take a wild guess and say that they're not. One reason for that is that you're relying on a one trick pony. It's called reactivity. Chances are that you tend to be reactive and explore solutions to your anxiety problem only in the heat of the moment (or soon after). But is jumping on Google to read more about what you already know really going to help you? If not, what can you do, right now, that will help you get where you want to be? Here are a few thoughts... Identify
Maybe It’s Not All in Your Head
People with anxiety problems are usually split into two camps: One side is convinced that they're nuts; the other thinks that they have major medical problems that will attack their brain, heart, or some other organ they can't live without. And you know what? The second camp might be on to something. But don't freak out. Although there are medical problems that do in fact cause anxiety, they're not all incurable nightmares. For instance... Thyroid Problems Most anxious people like to think big in terms of what might be ailing them. You
Is Your Diet Causing Anxiety?
Today’s guest post by Juliana Weiss-Roessler of Weight Loss Triumph. Last year, researchers found evidence that the kind of bacteria we have in our gut actually influences our brain chemistry and how we act. And what determines the types of bacteria that reside in our stomach and gastrointestinal tract? Food. Translation: psychologically speaking, we are what we eat. For years we’ve been aware of some kind of association between anxiety and things like irritable bowel syndrome, but now we know there’s a microbial component that may be
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