Category: Anxiety

nikki_meel/Envato Elements Eli and Zoe are invited to the same party, and both are free that night. However, they each make excuses for why they can’t come and are motivated by different…

Worry has traveled with me most of my life. I longed to know that things were going to be okay. Whatever that meant. I have this random memory, age 7, sitting in…

Anxiety robs people of their confidence, injects unnecessary worry into their lives, and holds them back from reaching their potential. This is a huge problem that affects approximately 30 percent of adults…

Source: Alfonso Cerezo / Pixabay This Thanksgiving feels different to a lot of people. They are glued to the news, concerned about the state of the world, watching or participating in demonstrations…

What does anxiety feel like to you? Here are a few descriptions I have heard over the years: From the literal: Queasy Revved up On edge Worried To the metaphorical: Like a…

Source: © Pasuwan | Shutterstock One of the ongoing issues I worked on with my former psychiatrist, Dr. Lev, was my constant need for external validation. Whether the feedback came from weighing…

Anxiety makes us feel “hot under the collar.” But evolution has provided a mechanism to help cool us down. Enter the diver’s reflex or the mammalian diving response, the body’s physiological response…

A few evenings ago, I had the pleasure of moderating a talk by Dr. Peter Gray, a veteran researcher and professor of psychology at Boston College. His specialty is the intersectionality of…

Source: Engin Akyurt/Pexels A panic attack is a dreaded experience. Your heart races, you can’t breathe. Often, you can’t tell if you are dying. It’s no surprise that several individuals begin to…

Source: Eren Li Bite your tongue! Impulse control is one of the greatest human superpowers. It lets you resist the urge to “say that thing” you should not say. It helps you…