Saying “No”
You’re on a first date and aren’t really feeling it. Your date asks you at the end of it how you think it went, and if you want to go out again. I find these situations to be extremely awkward, …
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Social Anxiety Disorder at School
I’ve been reflecting on the past lately, thinking about the days when I had unbearable anxiety in social situations. Sitting in a classroom listening to the teacher, my heart would pound intensely, my palms slick with sweat, my stomach tight …
How to support a person with anxiety
It’s often difficult for people to know what to say to a person suffering with social anxiety disorder. This Huffington Post article gives some high level suggestions on the way to handle a conversation with someone who has anxiety: …
What are people with social anxiety thinking?
Came across this article in Psychology Today and the author, Dr. Leahy, does an excellent job explaining what a person with social anxiety is thinking. Read on to check it out yourself… http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/anxiety-files/201410/social-anxiety-what-will-people-think
With Every Anxious Heartbeat
When I was pregnant with my son, who is now 9, I had a heartbeat monitor that I used to check his heartbeat every day. I would place that sensor on my belly and listen to his tiny heart beating. …
Living Beyond Social Anxiety Disorder (video)
Check out my Living Beyond Social Anxiety Disorder interview with Dr. Brad Riemann of Rogers Memorial Hospital on TMJ4’s The Morning Blend:
Beautifully Broken
As we see a tree that has fallen in a forest, over time a variety of vines and moss cover it. Making the tree beautiful in ways it has never been. The brown bark becomes covered with renewed beauty. Sure, …
Drowning in a Sea of Anxious Thoughts…
Many people have experienced some form of anxiety in their lifetime at varied levels. What does it feel like for someone who struggles with anxiety nearly every minute of the day? When my own anxiety was at its highest level, …
Should we Take the Path of Least Resistance?
As I walked down the gravel road by our family cabin this past weekend, I watched the water from the spring thaw flow down the side of the road. Along the way, fallen limbs blocked the flow of water and …
See the Joy in Every Moment
Do you feel like you are always seeking more of something? Maybe it’s more time for self-care or maybe it’s more willpower for your diet, or more confidence and less anxiety… Why is it that we never feel we have …