Category: Anxiety
Three Tools to Help You Overcome Your Anxiety
When Ori Sasson was eight years old, he participated in his first judo competition. Sitting in the back of his father’s car, he experienced crippling […]
Anxiety and the Enduring Self
In my last post, I had promised to “examine how our fundamental conceptions of ourselves—our granting to ourselves the possession of an enduring self—contribute to […]
Learning to Cope with Illness Anxiety
Illness anxiety, while sometimes overwhelming and frightening, can be coped with. Some popular commonly-used therapeutic modalities may be effective in assisting clients who are struggling […]
Changing the Direction the Worry River Flows
We are highly threat-sensitive creatures. Back in the day, our ancestors spent quite a bit of time running or fighting for their lives. They faced […]
5 Things Not to Say to Someone Experiencing Anxiety
Anxiety is, in many ways, a psychological expression of pain. It lets us know that something is wrong in a way that is impossible to […]
How a Narrative Therapy Approach Can Help us Heal
When I decided to write a book about illness anxiety, I thought it would be a purely professional and clinical endeavor. But as I started […]
5 Ways to Enjoy the Present When Worried for the Future
Source: Khorzhevska/Shutterstock Often, our minds paint grim images of the future. As a therapist, I see this every day. The everlasting ‘what ifs.’ ‘What if […]
Where Anxiety Lives in Our Bodies
Our bodies are composed of a number of unique systems that work together to keep us alive and healthy. Sometimes, particularly when we are overwhelmed, […]
Transform Performance Anxiety Into Flow: Vignettes
This post is part 2 of a series. Source: cottonbro studio/Pexels Years ago, when I lived in a co-ed, single-occupancy dormitory with six neighbors, among […]
Understand Worry and Create a Brighter Future for Yourself
Things are seldom as we would like, including ourself. Or, ourselves—plural because each of us are many. To paraphrase Walt Whitman, we each contain multitudes. […]