from “Anxiety Management Techniques”, by Margaret Wehrenberg. Psychotherapy Networker Sept/October 2005, pg 47-60. Method 1: Manage the body! Eat right, avoid alcohol, nicotine, sugar, caffeine, and Nutrasweet. Regularly practice deep, calm breathing, learn to stop catastrophic thinking, and keep a ‘Panic Journal’. An easy acronym to remember is CATS. Avoid caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, sugar, &…
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“We cannot simultaneously set a boundary and take care of another person’s feelings.” – Melody Beattie What is a boundary? Most people are aware of boundaries for material objects, yet struggle in implementing emotional, physical, spiritual and mental boundaries for oneself. The purpose of setting a healthy boundary is to protect and take good care…
Positive Life Transitions: marriage, the birth of a child. winning the lottery, graduating from school, changing jobs. Negative Life Transitions: going through a breakup, death of a loved one or watching a loved one deteriorate, living with a chronic illness, getting older. Many people are afraid of change. We tend to prefer routine and stability…
You can reduce stress or manage it productively by using some of these strategies: Express your feelings….with friends, a counselor, write in a journal, compose a letter you don’t mail, write a poem or essay. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Do just one thing at a time. Prioritize the things you need to…
What you believe about yourself is often derogatory even though psychologists estimate that over 90% of your beliefs are unconscious and that most of your unconscious beliefs were created as a result of thoughts that you were positively and negatively programmed to believe. Most of your core beliefs were formed when you were a small child….
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