Archive for the “Anxiety” Category

Affirmations for Releasing Fear and Overcoming Anxieties

April 27, 2020

Fear is protective. It’s our mind’s way of understanding a threat, processing exactly how threatening it is, and coordinating some kind of response. But we tend to have it in excess and hold onto it for too long, as if a moment or two of letting our guard down might give the boogeyman the opportunity…

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What to do *instead of* taking deep breaths to treat an anxiety or panic attack

April 16, 2018

Mental-health issues are becoming less stigmatized and easier to talk about by the day, especially with celebs getting real about their personal struggles. Still, articulating the experience of having conditions like depression or anxiety can seem confusing or even impossible, so larger scale conversations about defining, then researching and treating them can likewise suffer. A product of this…

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