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| Announcing Monthly Challenges |
| 2009-09-24 08:00:00 |
This has been such an inspiring month for me. Not only did I launch the blog's first giveaway and started our group forum, but I came up with another idea that I am so excited about and I can't wait to start. I was talking with a reader who mentioned that she couldn't find the motivation to work on her anxiety on her good days, but then on her bad days she couldn't focus enough to go through a workbook and hammer out the details. I can totally relate with this because on the good days, you just want to enjoy them and not think about the anxiety. However, just because I am having a good day, week, month, or even year, that doesn't mean that you are too. And I want to be helping even if I don't have a personal experience from the day to share. I want the blog to be more interactive...
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| "Why do you look for the living among the dead?" |
| 2009-09-21 06:00:00 |
The following post comes from my friend Bill from Hope and Healing Dynamics. Being on his own journey, seeking peace of mind, he has much to offer and I so love what he has to say. You can see he has a button on the right sidebar (Freedom! From Panic and Anxiety) that will take you directly to his site if you come back later and can't find this post. Thanks so much Bill for sharing your "ah hah!" moment with us.
In the midst of desperation, have you ever exclaimed either of these to yourself or someone else?
“I just want to be the way I used to be!”
“I want to be my old self again!”
I know I sure have. And they’re probably the most common verbal expressions of pain and frustration I hear from anxiety and mood disordered clients. Actually, the whole concept makes perfect sense, doesn’t it? I mean, who wouldn’t want to return to a time of identity and comfort when all is unhinged, barren, and cold. Well, some six years ago something occurred quite unexpectedly th...
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| 15 Tips for Eating When Nauseous |
| 2009-09-18 21:27:00 |
Over at the group forum I found out that having issues with eating while feeling anxious is more common than I originally thought. If one of your symptoms from anxiety is feeling nauseous, than naturally food does not sound appealing. However, if you are having a hard time where your anxiety is extremely high on a daily basis, you could be worried about the effects of what not eating can do to you.
I face this issue constantly. At first it made me feel really guilty because I figured I was doing more harm to myself. But over time I have learned to listen to my body and follow its lead. For example, I have said this before and I'll say it again. Unless you have an eating disorder like Anorexia, your body won't let you starve. It is always looking out for its self preservation which is why you have the anxiety to begin with- your body senses a danger of some kind. (I am no doctor, so if you do starve, please don't haunt me).
I learned this lesson in a different way when I was ...
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| Is it possible to LOVE your Anxiety? |
| 2009-09-17 09:50:00 |
So much of our time is spent running from our anxiety. Doing anything to avoid it. And when it appears, fighting it and trying to ignore it. We all hate our anxiety. We talk about it all the time, about what a burden it is to us and our families. About how we just want to be normal and rid of this horrible plague in our lives.But what if we tried to love it instead?I came across this blog post from a fellow blogger named Anxiety Girl that really takes this and turns it upside down. Its about learning to love our anxiety and look for ways to bring it into our lives instead of avoiding it. It makes sense because we do need to face our fears and the more we do, the less the anxiety will become. So I wanted to share with you her post because I think its so awesome! Thanks Anxiety Girl for sharing this wonderful insight!
What are you willing to risk? "So, I've been talking about this weekend treatment group I attended in November with Reid Wilson – a world renowned psychologist who specia...
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| Anticaptory Anxiety coming right up! |
| 2009-09-15 09:05:00 |
When I was in high school, I was madly in love with this boy. I would do anything for him. We dated on and off for about 4 years. Problem was, I never felt good enough for him no matter how hard I tried. For example, I dressed a certain way that wasn't really me because that's what he liked. I never felt like his family accepted me either. But I was pretty obsessed with him. My whole world revolved around him. When he broke up with me my junior year, I was devastated. I had never felt so rejected in my whole life. It hit me pretty hard. One time he hooked up with my best friend. That also was devastating to me because they were the only two people in my world. I was able to forgive him because he had such a hold on me but I never spoke to my friend again. That was so sad to loose that rela...
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| Some Link Clarification |
| 2009-09-13 21:04:00 |
I apologize to all my feed readers who tried to use the links that I had put in to see the new forum that aren't working. This is my first time administrating such an application and its hard to know what you are seeing vs. what I am seeing. I have had two readers tell me different links are or are not working. So I think I have fixed them on the website, but in order to use them you would have to visit the website. So I will include the link here for you in case you are having problems from your feed reader as well.
Here is the link that should work:
http://pub42.bravenet.com/forum/3544681799/
If this doesn't work for some reason, let me know. The wrinkles will get worked out soon, and thanks for your patience!
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| Upgraded the Forum |
| 2009-09-13 14:22:00 |
I couldn't take the ads, they were driving me crazy. So I upgraded the forum. I organized it so it is much better, more user friendly I hope. I added categories to separate areas for general discussion, news, medication, and the blog. More to come.All you have to do is go to the forum, click on the forum title you would like to post under, and either start a new post, or click on a reply button from a current post. If you have any questions on how to use the forum, let me know.Take a second look, (or maybe your first) I think you'll agree its pretty sweet! I have really enjoyed hearing from those who have already posted. I think its so important to come together and help each other.
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| Check Out the New Discussion Forum |
| 2009-09-12 10:04:00 |
I've been wanting a way to have some sort of discussion section of the blog so that we can come together as a community and talk with each other about what works for us, or just to sympathize with each other, or talk about whatever we want. For awhile I was thinking of doing a Facebook Fan Page but I was hesitant because a lot of people would rather be anonymous as opposed to having their friends and family able to view their anxiety posts. So I found a forum that we can use. I've started a couple posts for people to introduce themselves and talk about what your triggers are, but feel free to start your own post topic. Right now its a free program so its ad supported and the categories are limited. But if this is something that takes off and you are interested in it, I will upgrade to a better non ad version. So what do you think? You can click here to go to the forum, or their is a button at the top of the home page that will direct you there.
And if you haven't already, don't f...
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| Introducing My First Giveaway!!!! |
| 2009-09-11 09:46:00 |
I have some exciting news. I am announcing my very first giveaway on the Reality of Anxiety! This is the first of hopefully many giveaways to come.I am really excited to announce that one lucky reader can win a free copy of the book The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne. As I have said in the past, this book has been the greatest help to me personally in learning to manage my anxiety. The tools found in its pages can bring you so much clarity and peace. I highly recommend it for anyone suffering from any kind of anxiety or fears.So how do you enter?
HOW TO ENTER:
Subscribe to the Reality of Anxiety blog via rss or email (email me to let me know if you do this, or if you are already subscribed)
Leave a (only one per person) comment at the end of this post telling me what the biggest help has been to managing your anxiety or something related to anxiety that you would like to see a future post about.
Create a post on your blog with a link back to The Reality of Anxi...
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| Reality of Anxiety Made the Top 40! |
| 2009-08-19 12:07:00 |
I just wanted to mention that The Reality of Anxiety slipped its way onto the "40 Superb Psychology Blogs" on PSYBlog- Understand Your Mind.Hooray! Even though I just barely made the list, its still an honor and I am thrilled!If you enjoyed this post Get the Reality of Anxiety via RSS or Email
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