Are you a chronic worrier, or do you know someone who is? Worry is a form of anxiety that is focused on negative predictions about the future. These fears may be real or imagined and can include personal issues like health and finances or broader external issues like pollution or politics. Most of us worry from time to time. The positive function of worry is to help us avoid …
5 Tools For Coping With Stress
Stress can be defined as strain or pressure. It is part of all of our lives. Stress can be seen as positive and healthy when it challenges us and helps us better our performance and improve ourselves. It can help us to learn and to grow. Excessive stress, however, depresses the immune systems and leads to problems with anxiety and other negative emotions. Here are 5 hints for …
Opposite Action
When trying to move beyond anxiety, depression, anger, and unproductive habits, one tool that comes from cognitive-behavioral therapy can greatly help. It’s known as “Opposite Action.” When we’re struggling with difficult emotions like anxiety, anger or depression, often the things we do to try to make ourselves feel better can make the situation worse in the long run and end …