I've always believed that in order to win your fight against severe anxiety you have to count on one person, and that person is you. You'll simply be better served accepting the fact that you are your best hope for change. This is because although you'll need help along the way, ultimately you're the gatekeeper to final success and freedom from anxious thoughts, anxiety symptoms, low self-esteem, and all the other baggage that's been piling up on you. Only you can make the necessary corrections to your thinking, so that you can finally
Lessons from Rocky Balboa
Let's talk belief. I spend a lot of time writing about specific things that you can do to counter anxiety, but today I want to delve into a more intangible quality that can help push you over the hump and propel you into the "normal zone." And instead of getting all technical or philosophical about this, I'm going to use the Italian Stallion to illustrate my point. I know, I know, this sounds corny, but lest you forget the awesomeness of the original film. So, why Rocky? I chose Rocky because this cold war hero is the epitome of what a
The 7 Habits of Anxiety Free People
"We are what we repeatedly do." - Aristotle This quote sums it up, perfectly. The bottom-line is that your thoughts, your feelings, and your behavior, are all a product of what you do over and over. For example, if you think negatively all the time then you're going to see the whole world through a darkened, grimy lens. In fact, everything about you will be dripping in negativity. And this, of course, is a habit. More to the point, if you continue with bad habits, the kind that make you negative, unproductive, and keep you stuck where
Try This One-Two Punch Combo to Knock Out Your Anxiety
If anxiety hasn't made you think you're crazy yet, then trying to find effective ways to kill it will. It is frustrating to have to spend so much time locating books, CD's, or other products that can deliver on what they promise when it comes to getting rid of anxiety but, if you can find a decent anti-anxiety tool that combines two ways of delivering it's message, then you've got a winner. I've said the following in blog posts, eBooks, podcasts, kitchen table conversations and everywhere in between: In order to win your fight against
Can You File a Disability Claim for Stress or Anxiety?
If you've ever had a job you hate, supervisors or coworkers that love making your life hell, or if you've ever spent Saturday AND Sunday thinking about how bad you didn't want to go back to work on Monday because of stress and anxiety, then you'll want to read this entire article. Before I go on I just want to tell you why I'm even writing about this. I had a reader contact me recently about this issue and she had some concerns about losing work due to severe anxiety. Over her short working career she's lost as many as 15 jobs, has been
I Need Your Feedback
A few weeks ago I asked for feedback about whether or not I should expand this website and the response was great. That kind of response tells me that people are being helped by this site and that what I do is having an impact. Now, I'd like to ask you about a few specifics, because I'd like to get an idea of what would help the most. Design - Right now my web design is not bad, I guess. But, the next change will have to last for some time so I want to make sure that everything is optimized. I have three basic design concepts in mind and I'd
Getting the Paranoia Out of Your Head (podcast)
Typically when people think of anxiety or anxiety disorder they don't think about paranoia at the same time. But if your anxiety has been severe enough for a prolonged period of time you can certainly develop mild to moderate forms of paranoid thinking. Today's podcast is about telling you what that means and how to stop it. First though, I want to point out that just because you have paranoid thoughts this does not in any way make you crazy. Instead, being paranoid is more a symptom of being wrapped up in your thoughts and concerns. It's
How to Prevent Anxiety From Ruining Your Relationships
If you've lived with anxiety for any significant amount of time you have probably felt misunderstood on more than one occasion. You may have felt as though no one gets what you're going through and everyone around you doesn't seem to know how to help. Well, one way to break this pattern of miscommunication is to tell loved ones and friends (that need to know) how you feel and what you need. We all have real basic needs and I don't mean just food and shelter. I also mean things like security, friendship,self esteem, and a sense of
Try to Avoid this Anxiety Pitfall
I know that most of the people that read this blog and listen to my podcast do so because their looking for answers. You're all looking for ways to make the anxiety stop, so you can get back to business as usual. So I want to share with you a quick tip to help you along. One the biggest mistakes I made as an anxiety sufferer early on was to waste time. I wasted loads of time pondering, dreaming, and questioning everything, but during all that I wasn't doing much. That's because anxiety has the capacity to put you in a state of stagnation and
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