1. Know where you're going. You need some picture in your head about where your efforts at self-help or therapy are leading. If you can't see this future, or these changes, it's likely that your efforts will generate nothing in return. Put bluntly, you will be like a hamster in a wheel. As a result you may feel disheartened and worse than you did... Read more
We spend a great deal of our time thinking about food, shopping for it, reading about it, watching people prepare it, and of course eating it. Over the years we've come to understand what is meant to be good for us and what causes problems such as heart disease or diabetes. The focus of much of the research on food has been on our physical... Read more
Ask anyone to make a list of the treatments recommended for anxiety, stress or trauma and they are most likely to mention medication, counseling and maybe relaxation. Those more in the know will point to diet, exercise, good sleep, reduction of stressors and techniques to improve or maintain personal resilience. All good stuff,... Read more
One of the most common symptoms of anxiety is an acute awareness of one’s own heartbeat. These heartbeats, or palpitations, may involve a sense of the heart beating rapidly, often accompanied by abnormal rhythms. Some people describe heart flutter as a sensation. There may be awareness of extra beats or missing beats. Palpitations may occur... Read more
Few people manage to avoid some level of stress during their vacation but the idea of a vacation is for the good times to outweigh the bad. A vacation should provide the time to relax, unwind and enjoy time away from the daily grind. In practice it can be anything but this even though all the elements of a good vacation are in place. Vacation... Read more
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