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Why recovering naturally from Anxiety is possible
Chronic anxiety takes no prisoners. Anyone and everyone can feel the effects of excessive worry and fear. Early on in my anxiety journey I was convinced that something was seriously wrong with me. How else could I explain all my symptoms that I felt daily? Maybe I was broken. Perhaps I was too weak to…
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Why “Just get over it” is bad advice
*if you enjoyed my article please leave a comment below* If you suffer or have suffered from intense anxiety you likely have heard someone tell you “just get over it” as their attempt to have you conquer your fear in an instant. Although there is some truth to the fact that we do need to…
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Celebrate your independence from Anxiety
Greetings from Colorado. There was a time not too long ago that I would have been afraid to travel alone…but with anxiety we never really are alone. This is my second time out here in Colorado as a solo hiker. I take these trips to push myself and reaffirm the fact that the anxiety that…
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My success story
Sometimes the reality of my life is overwhelming, but overwhelming for greatly profound reasons. As I progressed through my life I was thoroughly convinced that my chronic fear and worry would either end my life prematurely or send me down a dark path. I am fortunate to have realized that I needed to do something…
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Surround yourself with people who love you not just like you
As an anxiety warrior you must have extremely high standards for the people you surround yourself with. This includes family. It can be very difficult to cut toxic people out of your life, but in order to discover who you really are you need to be in tune with positive frequencies that will guide you…
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Why most people don’t open up about their anxiety
Intense fear has a way of keeping us quiet. Sometimes we become so afraid that we can’t even find the words to describe what we are feeling. As we try to find ways to heal from our most intense fears we have to analyze and understand what is holding us back in order to express…
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Senescence and Death: Two sheep in wolf’s clothing
Let’s face the truth, the majority of us do not want to grow old and die. The fact that we cannot control the aging process or dying is a root cause of fear for many individuals. Don’t let anyone fool you when they say “I’m not afraid of death”. What they really mean is that…
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Is fear worse than pain?
Fear and pain are both uncomfortable experiences to endure. In our advanced society, we have medicine that can help manage our pain. We also have medicine that can manage our fears, but for both fear and pain our discomfort won’t go away with medicine alone, we have to treat the root cause. Some pain can…
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Depersonalization is a required step for healing
Many anxiety sufferers are familiar with the dreaded sensations associated with depersonalization. For those unfamiliar with DP (depersonalization) the experience can be very scary and intimidating. It is hard to describe exactly what being inside a DP experience feels like, but a good description would be feeling disconnected from the human experience. Some people describe…
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You can be anxious and successful
Can you imagine a stress free future for yourself? If not, think about some of the feelings that are preventing you from visualizing where you want to be in life. Anxiety is only a part of you now, not your end destination. As you progress further along your journey always remember that you have the…