Anxiety

Setting Realistic Expectations

I have a family member (don’t ask don’t tell…) who puts tremendous stress into her life and, frankly, I think she’s a bit off her rocker.

Coping with Stress: Get Back on Track

I've been feeling a lot of stress and it's finally caught up with me. So, instead of curling up in a ball and crying (like I wanted to do today), I've been forced to reevaluate my coping methods.

Uncover the Fountain of Fresh Starts Hidden in You

We tell ourselves that we want a new life; in our minds we see ourselves reclaiming our right to live without limitations. We see ourselves walking away from destructive relationships and letting go of negative thoughts and feelings. And this is the very problem.

Anxiety - a Commonly MIssed Diagnosis

There are very few conditions that are missed as often as anxiety in clinical practice. There are two reasons for this, (1) the patient feels alone and afraid of what might possibly be wrong with them; (2) the patient’s personality with anxiety is one that is more withholding (less forthcoming) than in a patient without anxiety.

How to Rate Your Level of Anxiety

We all experience some anxiety from time to time. However, some people deal with an uncontrollable amount of anxiety that it interferes with their daily lives. Rating your level of anxiety can help you determine how much anxiety you are dealing with, and whether you would benefit from professional help. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale is commonly used to rate anxiety: using a scale from one to four (one being the least and four being the greatest) on the amount of interference each symptom has in your life can determine how severe your anxiety is.

Learn to Step Beyond Your Self

Here is an amazing higher instruction that can help you step beyond yourself: "Walk away from the mental 'how' into the spiritual Now."

This secret instruction deserves our close attention. Its real value, like that of a priceless jewel, is best appreciated when seen from every angle. Just as it is the nature of such a rare jewel to reflect its inner brilliance in all directions, so is it the nature of this special instruction to light your way once you have unlocked its secret. Here is one of its keys. The journey outside of yourself doesn't take you to a place, but to the realization that who you really are lives above the world of thoughts and feelings. The everyday mental life which naturally includes asking "how" has its practical place in the world of auto mechanics, building a house or running a computer. These kinds of tasks are governed by the mental life. Living and working in this physical world, it is necessary to ask "how" in order to learn to "do."

10 Ways to Help Anxiety Naturally

Millions of women experience anxiety – it’s that tense, heart racing, can’t breathe, nervous sensation that grows from the pit of your stomach.