As a psychotherapist, my work week is pretty much a qualitative study of humanity. One of my favourite parts of the job is learning about people and the patterns that can be found. For instance, I’ve noticed sometimes people will say they’re depressed, but they’re using the wrong word because what … [Read more...]
Story: Help for Overcoming Anxiety
Debra was feeling even more anxious than usual because she was sitting in the waiting room of the anxiety clinic. She was staring at the stack of waiting room magazines wondering how many germs were on them when an older man came in and sat right beside her, which was weird because she was the only … [Read more...]
Tip to Reduce Anxiety in Your Partner, Parent, Boss, etc.
When I was a youth pastor I used to run weekend retreats, which were a ton of fun... at least afterwards I would look back on them as being fun (I think a lot of parents can feel the same about family trips). When I first started doing them, it was pretty overwhelming. Any event planner … [Read more...]
Anxiety & Unemployment
*To reduce anxiety remember what you’ve already overcome Being laid off can be one of the hardest experiences an adult can face. It often leads to questioning the point of it all while regret begins to surface as you second guess every major decision you’ve made in your life that brought you to … [Read more...]
How to Reduce Anxiety
Anxiety is a gift... I hope writing that doesn’t tick you off. Either way, it’ll make sense by the end of this article. Fortunately, for anyone who doesn’t enjoy this gift, I have two remedies to remove almost all anxiety from your life. The first is particularly simple and easy to follow. To … [Read more...]
A Major Reason Anxiety & Depression Are So Rampent
It’s Saturday night and my plans are set. I’m going to meet up with some friends for a rousing game of “What do you want to do? I don’t know; what do you want to do?” It’s an excellent game where there really is no clear winner or loser, but everyone gets annoyed: (person 1) “What do you want to … [Read more...]