Anxiety is often created within us, because of our unwillingness to forgive ourselves.  I know there are some things in my life I am unrelentingly critical about.  I wish I had treated a friend better.  I regret I didn?t get my doctorate degree.  I feel guilty I am divorced after 25 years of marriage.  I [...]

I have anxiety issues and one of them is my propensity to make things worse in my mind then they really will are or will be.  I sometimes have to monitor group work sessions at my place of employment, and inevitably I start imagining the worst.  What if I?m not prepared enough? What if they [...]

It?s so easy to feel guilty about everything when you have low self-esteem.  A person with low self-esteem seems to believe they are responsible for everything and nothing he or she does is good enough.  These guilty feelings include thinking you don?t spend enough time with the family or you should be making more money.  [...]

It seems odd, but you can actually think yourself into an anxiety attack.  But if this is true, then you should be able to think yourself out of one.  Your thoughts are what control your reactions to situations.  You can choose to deal with a situation in a calm and rational manner, or you can [...]

Anxiety is one of those emotions that is really covering up another problem in your life.  People who have anxiety often have a lot of scary thoughts that make no sense to them.  For example, they may have enormous fears they don?t reveal to anyone else.  I knew a man who feared swimming pools.  He [...]

Have you ever met someone you had to walk on eggshells around because they just couldn?t handle feedback about themselves?  Some people just seem to be overly sensitive and unable to handle any criticism.  I have a girlfriend who has that quality.  She gets her feelings hurt so easily and often views simple comments as [...]

Learning to deal with anxiety means you need to learn to put things into perspective.  You?ve probably heard this expression before, and there?s a reason.  It?s when things get out of perspective that anxiety can take hold.  I actually look at my mind now as if there?s only room for one thing ? perspective or [...]

The holidays are such a beautiful time of year, but they sure can be a time of high anxiety too.  I always wanted it all to be perfect, so I did everything myself.  I took care of the shopping, mailing presents, cooking, writing cards, cleaning the house and party planning.  I did it all while [...]

Okay, I admit I?m a perfectionist, but not in the way you might think.  I like everything in order in my life, but I also discovered I try too hard to please everyone else.  The result was I pleased no one including myself.  In fact, the harder I tried to please my husband, my kids, [...]

I have panic attacks, and they?re no fun at all.  I feel them coming on and the more I think about it, the quicker it happens.  The first attacks I had, I really thought I was having a heart attack.  My heart was pounding and I started sweating profusely.  Then I couldn?t concentrate on anything [...]