If you’ve ever found yourself worrying endlessly about worst-case scenarios seemingly out of nowhere, you’re not alone. Do any of the following sound familiar? “I don’t know if I did well on that test… I’m never going to graduate from college, how will I get a job?” “I made a small mistake at work, and […]
My Journey from Anxiety to Resilient
FROM ANXIETY… I was an anxious child, from being afraid of the dark, to the constant fear of my parents dying, to being ashamed of walking across a room to sharpen my pencil in school. That anxiety became social anxiety during my teen years (although I wouldn’t know this for another 20 years). And college […]
8 Little-Known Techniques for Dealing with Anxiety
We have lots of reasons to worry. A certain amount of worrying can be useful. It directs our attention to issues that might need to be managed. However, when worry leads to constant anxiety, things have gone too far to be useful. We’ve all heard that we should breathe deeply when we’re feeling anxious, but there […]