There are many things your doctor might not tell you about anxiety. In this series, we will be examining the top three. #1: Guilt can cause anxiety and actually is a leading culprit. As women, we are socialized into being givers and pleasers. Remember the adage “sugar and spice and everything nice” or “pretty is as pretty does”? We learn…
Peaceful women do things differently. Here are four things you can put into practice that will help you achieve that same peace. 1. Peaceful women know their limits. They don’t overextend themselves beyond their comfort level. They know their limits with time, work, energy, eating, spending, drinking, or entertaining and practice balance in these things. They identify times of extra…
A body scan puts you back in your body so you can help yourself with the anxiety. Anxiety is not just emotional, it has those “pesky” physical symptoms. You know the ones that make you think you might have a serious illness? These symptoms create more and more anxiety in a never ending, exhausting cycle. It can be so frightening…
Did you know there are four common mistakes women make that can increase their anxiety? When you are working to relieve anxiety, removing or reducing these four things will build a solid foundation for recovery. Mistake #1: Drinking caffeine. Because anxiety can prevent a restful nights sleep, its easy to get caught up in a caffeine-induced anxiety cycle. A client came to…
Is it possible to reduce stress in 3-5 minutes? Absolutely. Let me explain why. When you are experiencing anxiety, your body is in a fight- flight-freeze stress response. You can activate this stress response by remembering a difficult situation, looking at an overwhelming to do list, watching a scary movie or worrying about “what ifs”. But do you know you can also…
Review and summary of “What is Anxiety?” As noted in What is Anxiety, one of the most common types of anxiety is related to the difficulties caused by major life changes. Common examples include both positive changes such as a marriage, new baby, graduation, job change, positive move, etc. Negative changes include loss of a job, financial pressure, divorce, death…
In order to understand this new treatment, it is important to know what causes Post Traumatic Stress and how targeting these causes provides relief. What Causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD is caused by a traumatic event. Although we usually think of trauma as a car accident, severe abuse, assault or combat. You may have…
Anti-anxiety medications are a class of drugs called benzodiazepines. The most commonly prescribed benzodiazepines include Xanax (alprazolam), Ativan (lorazepam), Klonopin (clonazepan), and Valium (diazepam). The benefits of anti-anxiety medication 1. The number one benefit of anti-anxiety medication is the obvious. They very effectively stop anxiety and put the mind and body in a relaxed state of peace and calm. 2….
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