Worry

Anxiety’s Kryptonite
January 31, 2017

If someone would have told me that I’d be teaching my clients about the importance of paced breathing, I would have said they were nuts. As a student, I would have rolled my eyes and said that this kind of intervention was useless. BOY WAS I WRONG! Proper breathing technique is an extremely important addition to any treatment plan, especially when treating anxiety. Let me explain why and hopefully I’ll convince you to the degree that I was convinced that breathing is an indispensable tool in increasing general well-being.

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Your Distorted Thoughts
January 10, 2017

Something I often hear in my office is, “am I normal?”  Some people get really angry and judgemental with themselves for having thoughts that are irrational or illogical, and to that I say, quit it! It is very ‘normal’ (and inevitable) to sometimes have patterns of thought that don’t make sense.

What kind of thoughts am I talking about? Here are some examples:

  • “I just had a fight with my girlfriend; our relationship must be over.”
  • “My boss didn’t seem interested during my presentation; she must hate my work.”
  • “I failed my entrance exam; I guess I’m not cut out
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4 Steps to Mastering Your Worry
October 3, 2016

UNDERSTANDING THE SPECIFICITY OF THAT LABELED GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD)

It is a misconception that Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is, put simply, a cluster of generally anxious symptoms. GAD, in fact, points to a very specific pattern of anxiety that is namely, excessive worry. I think we can all agree that worrying occasionally is “normal.” However, when the worry is all-encompassing and is the only thing you do all day-every day, there is a clinical problem happening and it’s called Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD).

As you’ve guessed, the leading symptom of GAD is excessive worry and it’s not GAD unless … Read the rest

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