When we wake up from a night’s sleep, a nap, or small doze-off, our brain is very active of course, and we don’t have complete presence to keep our subconscious thoughts under control. This is why we have nightmares and dreams and such. We can wake up stirring and full of anxiety – this is where [...]
Something I’ve been doing the last ten years to overcome a mini-anxiety attack, or session of panic, is to “shake it off”.
There is nothing fancy about this idea, but it works very well. In the POEM system the important idea is to “snap yourself out of it” so to speak. With the POEM system you [...]
During my struggles when dealing with my anxiety disorder, I found that when my sleep patterns are solid my anxiety soon goes away. When you’re suffering from basic everyday anxiety or from extreme anxiety, you need to focus on getting your sleep. That’s really easy to say and really hard to do when you are [...]
A small tip today on keeping your anxiety under control. Remember that if you have extreme anxiety you should be seeing a professional (doctor or psychiatrist) and getting some medication pronto. I have had some people disagree with me on this, but I’m a firm believer in getting some help via medication at small doses.
Now [...]
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