Stop Talking So You Can Start Feeling

a post by Michelle D'Avella for the Tiny Buddha blog


“Don't hide from your feelings. Press into them. Learn from them. Grow from them.” ~Unknown

There have been times in my life when you could look at my cell phone call log and see back-to-back conversations for hours. I am blessed to have a large support system of loving friends and family, and there have been many times when that has saved me from facing my pain.

If you know anything about attachments styles or are one of millions who suffer from anxiety, you will relate when I tell you that I spent most of my life incredibly anxious. Most of my anxiety had to do with me dealing with people: going to parties where I didn’t know people, knowing someone was unhappy with me, feeling like my needs weren’t being met in relationships, etc.

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Snowballing Thoughts: How to Stop Creating Anxiety

a post by John D. Moore (Reaching Life Goals) for the World of Psychology “best of” blog post



Anxiety – The Build Up

Anxiety is a process, not just an experience.

It doesn’t exist until created. It begins with one thought, and like a wave, builds as thoughts collect. You’re mostly unaware of developing stress via a build-up of worries, and the procedure goes ahead without intervention.

Become more conscious of the formula involved in worry-creation and you’ll have the power to make it stop.

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Oh dear, that pose again! I am physically unable to achieve anything remotely like it – and I wasn’t much better before I had a hip replaced.

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Anxiety and Your "What If Calculator"

a post by Annabella Hagen for the World of Psychology blog



Some universities provide a “what if calculator” to help students project possible grades. It provides the percentage they need on each test to get their desired grade at the end of the course. Based on what they would like their final grade to be, they can decide how much work and effort to put into studying for their final exam.

If we all had a what if calculator to forecast our future, life would be so much easier!

We could say we all are in a possession of a what if calculator. For many of us, that amazing thought-making machine works overtime. The problem is that though our mind means well, its calculations are not entirely accurate most of the time. Quite often, the predictions are worst-case scenarios that lead us to anxiety, avoidance, and behaviors that get in the way of living a more meaningful life.

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You’re Smarter Than Your Anxiety and You Can Take Back Your Life

a post by Monique DeMonaco for YourTango.com [via World of Psychology]



Take back control.

Anxiety… we all feel it. Anxiety symptoms vary from general distress to sweating palms to nausea-inducing stomach cramps.

For some. it’s an uncommon visitor, a fleeting shadow beneath the door. For others, it’s the friend you let crash on your couch one night, who now refuses to leave.

Regardless of its frequency or severity in your life, anxiety has a penchant for showing up uninvited and requiring your attention. That’s why you should learn how to deal with your anxiety and its effect on your life, for when it inevitably comes knocking on your door.

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5 Free Sites for Instant Stress Relief and Anxiety Management

a post by Mihir Patkar for the MakeUseOf blog

The feeling of stress can sometimes be overwhelming or even paralyzing. And the common advice of “push through it” isn’t always healthy. It might be better to go for some instant stress relief instead, with the help of one of these sites.

As with any such issue, we recommend you see a medical professional if you think it’s serious. With this, it’s best to figure out how stressed you are and take action accordingly.

All the sites listed here are completely free and offer different types of tools to help you calm your mind and take the next step.

Continue reading BUT, as always with these recommendations, do not assume that all of them will work for you, or even that any of them will. For example, I prefer my simple card with the Square Breathing technique printed on it to any app you could offer me.

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