What You Need to Know About The Physical Effects of Anxiety
The Secret to Living with Social Anxiety Do you often feel embarrassed, as though you’re being watched and judged? Social anxiety affects about 7 percent of adults, and it’s twice as common in women than in men. You may feel uncomfortable around others in general or in particular situations. Common triggers include public speaking, eating, […]
The Ritualistic Path to Taming Anxiety
Many athletes are superstitious. They wear lucky socks or carry around a special bottle cap to help them win a match. It may sound silly, but there’s some science to back up their habits. Research shows that rituals can be useful for soothing anxiety. That’s important because stress feels uncomfortable and hampers your performance. At […]
10 Tips for Dealing with Anxiety Without Medication
Some people do need to treat their anxiety with medication. But there are also other ways of dealing with anxiety that can be effective for many people. Almost everyone has some anxiety, but few of us are actively doing anything to relieve our anxiety. Learn how you can easily do things to help you avoid […]
What You Need to Know about the Physical Effects of Anxiety
Anxiety affects your body as well as your mind. In addition to worrying and feeling nervous, you may experience changes in your immune function, circulatory system, and other areas. Anxiety may also be caused by physical conditions and may increase your risk for certain disorders. It’s an important issue, because anxiety is the most common […]
A Parent’s Guide to Empowering Your Child Against Bullying
Bullying can damage a child’s self-esteem and lead to other mental and physical challenges. If your child is being bullied, it’s important to address it before the bullying escalates. You can empower your children to face bullies and deal with them effectively! Use these strategies to arm your kids with powerful techniques against bullies: Set […]
Add Joy to Your Life by Inventing Your Own Holidays
We have many “official” holidays throughout the year to honor important people and events. The holidays provide a great opportunity to celebrate, while spending quality time with loved ones. But why not go a step further? Create your own holidays to transform ordinary days into special ones that could boost your health, well-being, relationships, and […]
A Sober Living Guide For The Holidays
The winter holidays are supposed to be a magical time of year. However, they can pose extra challenges if you’re trying to live sober. You may look forward to decorating the tree and baking sugar cookies. Then, you remember crowded shopping malls and family dinners with distant relatives asking you about your childbearing plans. You […]
How Do you respond to Stress? Discover Why it Matters so much
How you deal with stress matters. Unless you were born with a special gift for managing stress intelligently and effectively, this is one of the skills worth your time to develop. Your response to stress can predict the level of success you enjoy in your life. How you deal with stress also affects your health. […]
How to Reduce Your Holiday Stress
As the holiday season approaches, your stress level will probably rise. In addition to your typical schedule of work, home and kids, you’ve got more shopping to do, menus to plan, and food to prepare. The good news is, even with all the extra activities and preparations, you can still reduce your holiday stress. Here […]
Express Your Gratitude to Improve Your Health
Emotions can bottle up inside you, but you don’t have to let them. You can master your thoughts, feelings, and emotions and learn to let them out in positive ways, so they don’t cause you stress and harm. One of the best ways to improve your health and handle your emotions is by expressing your […]