We all have private thoughts. You probably have thousands a day. But you only share a small percentage of what you think with other people. Most of that stuff you 'discuss' with yourself. You don't do this like a schizophrenic talking to a building though. It's subtle. In fact, it all happens in your head. Now, think about how many times a day you have anxious thoughts. What do you tell yourself when you're anxious? When I had high anxiety I'd think things like, "What if anxiety causes me to have a heart attack?" "Can I survive a
The Dangers of Absolute Thinking
One of the best ways to stay anxious is to be inflexible. The biggest reason why many anxiety sufferers are inflexible is because they think in absolute terms. Everything is all or nothing. In other words, you don't just get chest pain, you get potential heart attacks. You don't just get headaches, but potential brain tumors and so on. Learning how to break the chains of absolute thinking is essential to getting rid of your abnormal anxiety. At the height of my anxiety illness I'd always rely on my best guess about what was going on
What To Do With Your Anxious Morning Thought(s)
You ever sit up in bed from a restful sleep and then immediately start scanning your brain for anxiety and sources of worry? I have and I've done so plenty of times. I seriously doubt that this is intentional on our part, it's more of a habit you see. A habit which can unfortunately throw a wrench into our entire day. They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and along those same lines I'd say that just as important is your first thought (or more likely series of thoughts) of the day. To have a set of positive first
Watch: Sherwin Nuland Talks Depression, Obsession, Recovery
Having an anxiety disorder often means that you will likely also struggle with depression at some point. I mean how could you not? There is only so much a person can take before they feel exhausted and defeated by their constant introspection and seemingly futile search for relief. This video of American surgeon and author Sherwin Nuland is a great example of what depression and anxiety can do to a person but also what they can do to recover. The treatment used by Nuland, electroconvulsive therapy (shock treatment), is somewhat outdated and