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Some days I don’t want to do anything. I don’t want to get out of bed. I don’t want to shower. I don’t want to go to work. I don’t want to even be. I just want to hide from the world. I know I’m not the only person that feels this way but at the time it’s hard not to feel very alone. This may sound shocking to
In truth, anxiety comes from different places depending on the person. For some, it stems from a traumatic experience they went through. For others, the type of things they were exposed to or denied from having can trigger anxiety. In my case I was exposed to many little things that built up over time. I believe this is the case for most people that deal with anxiety. It isn’t
In 5th grade science class my teacher told me something that blew my mind. He said that if you stood 1 foot away from a wall and moved towards that wall by cutting the distance between you and the wall in half with each step, you’d never reach the wall. Each amount of space between you and the wall could be cut in half. The amount of space would
Many people ask me about breathing exercises I use to help manage anxiety and panic attacks. Most of us breathe wrong. We as a society have become shallow breathers. We take quick, shallow breaths throughout the day, rushing one breathe so we can get to the next one. Never fully appreciating the process of sitting and taking a slow, mindful breathe of air. Managing anxiety and panic is all
I want to be very clear about something; fear is not real but danger is. The reason this is important to understand is because the best way to overcome your fear is to face it. But knowing the difference between fear and danger could be the difference between you overcoming your anxiety and ending up in the emergency room. I never want anyone to ever do something that is going
I sometimes suffer from back problems. Some people carry anxiety and stress in their shoulders, their stomach, their head or their back. I carried mine in all of the above. My anxiety combined with spending years hunched over a computer did a number on my back and spine. 10 years ago I started seeing a chiropractor recommended to me by a friend. Even though I was anxious about seeing
Note: This post also ran in The Huffington Post Healthy Living section on 1/25/16. You can view that post by clicking here. Dealing with anxiety and functioning in the world can be very challenging – especially when it comes to work. I have missed out on a lot of opportunities in my life, both personally and professionally, due to my struggles with anxiety. For me, nothing triggers my anxiety
I never felt like the hero. The guy that would swoop in, save the day and get the girl. The guy all the other guys looked up to and wanted to be like. I couldn’t be that guy. It was impossible and I knew it. Anxiety sucks! There, I said it. It sucks for so many reasons, some more obvious than others. But for me it sucked because it