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Psychotherapist, Author, Estrangement Consultant
Here’s a way to soothe anxiety that doesn’t alienate people, destroy your liver or stunt your emotional growth.
Whenever I’ve had a difficult conversation with someone important to me, or even an unpleasant interaction with a stranger, I tend to feel a little queasy emotionally.
If I pay attention, I usually find I’m feeling anxious in some way about what happened. Did I say or do the wrong thing? Did I do damage? Should I have done x, y or z instead? Read More
We’ve all heard how bad it is to ruminate — that is, to chew on something troubling, turning it over and over in your mind.
Doing this makes you feel worse instead of better, so according to traditional wisdom, you’re supposed to watch your thoughts.
You’re supposed to just STOP if you find yourself ruminating.
But no one tells you how.
The reason no one tells you how you’re supposed to stop ruminating is because it’s not clear how to do it besides simply using willpower. Read More
» Blog Archive » Bombarded by Technology.
Click on the link above for a good article about this universal and growing problem.
In my last post (The Truth About Anxiety, Part 1), I mentioned that anxiety typically has two common causes.
The first was insecurity. Makes sense, right? Feeling insecure is a simple recipe for anxiety. Especially when bad things have happened in the past, or could realistically happen in the future.
The second common cause is emotional constipation – the buildup of suppressed emotions.
If insecurity is the outcome of external threats, emotional constipation creates internal ones. Read More