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ARTArticleIntoxicated With Happiness, How To Stay GroundedRecently there has been much publicity about the dangers of texting, talking on the phone, posting, and taking selfies when you are driving. On April 24, 2014 a young woman in North Carolina posted on twitter how happy she was while listening to the Happy Song on the radio. A minute later there was an emergency call. She had gone into the wrong lane while she was posting and hit a waste management truck head on. The car swerved off the road and caught fire. By the time help arrived she was dead.ARTArticleIntuition 101: How Everyone From Parents to Entrepreneurs Can Use itHave you ever had a 'gut' feel about something and found out later it was completely accurate? I have become fascinated by our ability to 'know' things without any real knowledge about them. Does this ability come from our brain or some way of 'knowing' that we don't yet fully understand? Researchers are working to unravel this mystery.ARTArticleIs Ending Your Anxiety Disorder Naturally Your New Years Resolution?What a crazy year for me, I started The Anxious Athlete with the hopes of helping people through their anxiety which is now looking like an epidemic of some sorts. I still remember the day I walked out of my home after spending 31 days locked up due to my Agoraphobia, that was some day... I guess you could call it becoming enlightened? Or plain and simply bewilderment. I recognized that day that anxiety isn't something we must try and STOP necessarily, it's something that we truly must in fact experience.ARTArticleIt is not about winning or losingWow…the Winter Olympics are gone but the idea of how many good lessons we could learn from them keeps gravitating in my head. The most important is the idea of persistence and trying again vs the typical win or loose model, not only when pursuing an Olympic medal but in life. Stop for a second and think if you are one of those people for whom the word looser tends to come often into your mind? Or do you constantly deal with a feeling of winning or loosing in life even when things are small and maybe not so important? If so, this article is for you.ARTArticleIt Works! Why You Should Try NeurofeedbackIn 1999 I added Neurofeedback Training to my psychotherapy practice and have been using it ever since to help clients improve how their brain regulates itself so they feel better, think better, and perform at their peak. I have helped my clients improve: depression, anxiety, panic attacks, sleep, ability to concentrate and sit still, grades, behavior, memory, ability to plan and organize, pain, migraines and much more. These are all symptoms of a brain that is not well regulated. I healed myself of Fibromyalgia and got my daughter off stimulant medications taken for ADHD. I know it works!ARTArticleIt's Still Important to Heal Your Memories, It Will Change Your LifeDo you ever wish that something in your life had happened differently? Maybe you made a bad decision in a career or marriage? Were you bullied in school? at home? at work? Is there a memory that you continue to think about? There are some simple exercises that can help you heal a memory. It is really not that difficult. Here is an exercise called Flooding The Negatives With Positives. You will need a pen, paper, or word document.ARTArticleLearning Experiences Suck!Tom Lehman has had a long and distinguished career on the PGA Tour, but despite his longevity and victory in the 1996 British Open, he has (only) won five times on tour. The cumulative percentage of his victories per tou ament is barely 1 percent. Kenny Perry has won thirtee PGA Tour events in over nineteen years, which accounts for about 2 percent overall. A old Palmer won sixty-two tou aments over his nineteen year PGA career for a winning percentage of 8 percent. For comparison, Tiger Wood’s PGA winning percentage is obviously the highest at approximately 27 percent.ARTArticleManage Your Stress Through These 5 Crucial TipsWe must remember that we will always come across inevitable factors that cause pressure and anxiety on us. What we do not know is that it is not really the problems that are difficult to deal with, but our attitude towards the problems. Basically, the cause of stress is your attitude toward these things. What then, is an effective way to deal with stressors? 5 great tips to handle stress. 1) Identify what makes you stressed out and uneasy ARTArticleMen’s Mental Health IssuesOne of the challenges for men in the modern world is to accept that they have stress, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. Women now expect their man to be open and share his feelings. In previous generations men were expected to go to work and provide the money. This was not healthy as men have as much of a need as women to express and heal their feelings. This article will give you tips on how to seek therapy and handle your feelings in a productive way.ARTArticleMouth Breathing Problems in Children of Any Age: Effects and RemediesMouth breathing in children of all ages, in including babies, toddlers and infants is an emerging problem facing medical community and parents due to its devastating effects on the development of the young. In order to realize the broad scope of pathological effects of mouth breathing, consider the titles of recent published medical studies: Prevalence of malocclusion among mouth breathing children: do expectations meet reality? (Souki et al, 2009) Etiology, clinical manifestations and concurrent findings in mouth-breathing children (Abreu et al, 2008)r ARTArticleMoving Out Of Darkness Into The LightThe darkness I refer to is the painful and life-draining wreckage left after the loss of someone or something that is deeply significant to us. The wreckage is all the "what ifs","I wish", "If only","I should have/shouldn't haves" that remains and keeps repeating itself over and over in our hearts and minds. It is every word,r ARTArticleMy Anxiety Disorder... How I Began Turning A Monster Into A Fly Part 1On the 6th doctor I visited to look deeper into what these agonizing symptoms I was experiencing could be, I got some interesting advice. The advice I was given was unlike what anyone had ever told me before, and in time it showed me a natural path to overcoming my generalized anxiety disorder. After the numerous tests that came back to this doctor all showing no sign of anything serious, the result was that these symptoms such as my consistent dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pains etc that would ultimately lead me to full blown panic attacks, were all symptoms of anxiety.ARTArticleMy Anxiety Disorder... How I Began Turning A Monster Into A Fly Part 2The Answer Was Right There I quickly realized that who I surrounded myself with I became! My environment had a massive impact on how I thought, felt and even acted. The more I hung around and practiced with better tennis players than me, the faster I improved my own tennis game. The more anxiety forums I became attached to daily sharing how bad my day went and my fears of the future, the bigger the hole was that i was digging myself into.ARTArticleMy Anxiety Disorder...How I Began Turning A Monster Into A Fly Part 3The dinner time conversation went better tha I expected with Robyn. I convinced her that a temporary move to Bali Indonesia could be an adventure of a lifetime, and that the trip hopefully would help me to drastically change my fearful and negative beliefs that led to my anxiety disorder. What did we have to lose?ARTArticleMy Negative Thoughts About Being Told to, ‘Just Think Positive!’How many times has this happened to you? ï·You feel as if your world could collapse any minute. rnï·There’s mounting stress from home, work, and family. rnï·Maybe your behind on bills and can’t switch jobs due to the economy.rnï·Maybe you’re upside down on your mortgage and have mounting bills from a trip to the emergency department. rnï·Maybe you’ve just experienced a terrible loss recently. It’s possible all these things have happened throughout the course of your life and it feels like you never get a break.ARTArticleNeuroplasticity is the Only Cure For Eating Disorders.If you have obsessive thoughts about food and weight and you act out compulsive behaviours like binging, purging or starving yourself you will be relieved to learn about a new unique treatment method for eating disorders. This new method to overcome your eating disorder is based on Neuroplsticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change. To explain this exactly: the first part neuro, is for neurone (which are the nerve cells in the brain) and plasticity means plastic or changeable. The motto for this treatment is "change your behaviour - change your brain".ARTArticleNeuropsychology: A brief note about a very long word.Neuropsychology is the study of the relationship between the structure and functioning of the brain and everyday behavior. Although we all share the same planet, each of us sees, hears, touches and smells our own individual universe of experience. Art, music, dance, and to some degree language, allow us to share our experiences, yet we often fail to 'connect' at an interpersonal level. Man is a social animal. This means that we each have a unique role within the tribe of mankind.ARTArticleNice People Have Strong Convictions, They Can Surprise YouHave you ever known someone who was so nice that it was hard to believe they were real? Usually these are the people who are pleasant and nice in all circumstances, even where others would be upset. They seem to accept you and everyone without condition. Perhaps surprisingly, many of these people became nice because of earlier abuse. They were bullied at school, physically or emotionally abused by their families, or exposed to the abuse of people they cared about.ARTArticleNoisy Infants Breathing: Its Prevention and TreatmentThe normal and healthy breathing rate in babies can be up to two to four times higher than in grown ups or adults. On the other hand, noisy breathing in babies is positively an indicator of hypocapnia (CO2 deficiency). This chemical is crucial for hundreds of body processes and reactions, including: relaxation of muscles, stability of the nerves, dilation of airways, normal immune function, control of respiration, repair of lungs, release of oxygen in tissues (Bohr effect), dilation of blood vessels (vasodilation) and many other vital effects.ARTArticleOvercoming the Biggest Obstacle to Sports SuccessThe Fear of Failure ARTArticlePassionThere is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.” Aristotle OK we all know this right? And yet how many of us enter into the most intimate relationship with our partners “saying nothing.” For those who still can’t discuss sex, it is time to lift that veil. Requests in the domain of sex to many are the Everest of requests so to speak. So many men equate a negative response to requests in this area as a reflection of their inadequacy. Women know this, don’t want to offend, and so say nothing. Sex then goes into the “be nothing” category.ARTArticleProper Breathing And Anxiety What's The True Connection?Breathing properly is one of the simplest ways to drain away tension and relieve your stress. By simply changing your breathing patterns, you can rapidly induce a greater state of relaxation. If you can control the way you breath, you have a powerful tool to reduce bodily tension.ARTArticleProsperity thinking: moving away from the "I can't afford it" mentality(This is an excerpt from Jerry's first book; he feels so excited about sharing parts of it with all readers on "selfgrowth.com"!): “Everyday mindfulness for everyday situations" (Amazon Kindle ; also available as paperback as "Life is tough...yet it doesn't have to be that way"ARTArticleProtection vs. connectionWe human beings are social creatures who are high wired for connection with other human beings. Connection with what is alive, in other words what is real, true and genuine in others with that what is real, true and genuine in us is one of our deepest basic needs and it is universal which means we all have it. What differs for all of us is not the need, but how we choose to meet that need. So what differs is a strategy that we apply to meet our need for connection (or any other need for that matter) and there are many strategies to meet that shared need for connection we all have.ARTArticleProtection vs. connectionWe human beings are social creatures who are high wired for connection with other human beings. Connection with what is alive, in other words what is real, true and genuine in others with that what is real, true and genuine in us is one of our deepest basic needs and it is universal which means we all have it. What differs for all of us is not the need, but how we choose to meet that need. So what differs is a strategy that we apply to meet our need for connection (or any other need for that matter) and there are many strategies to meet that shared need for connection we all have.ARTArticleQuestions and IntentQuestions and Intent ARTArticleRationalizing"You are confined only by the walls you build yourself!" Rationalizing is something we do when we don't want to face the truth. Rationalizing is something we use to make what just happen ok in our eyes. Rationalizing is a tool for survival when things are too bad to survive. Rationalizing helps us cope when we can't cope! Rationalizing is making up a story to protect those we love in our eyes! Rationalizing is smoothing everything over because the road became too bumpy. Rationalizing is what people do to enable substance abusers.ARTArticleRelationships: Does Balanced Alway Mean Equal?Balance is a state of equilibrium for which we each strive, not just in relationships but in all aspects of our life. Envision yourself with your feet planted on a narrow plank atop an oversized ball. With your arms spread out and your legs flexed to spring into action, you attempt to keep your balance. Perhaps, for a few moments at a time, you actually are perfectly still and in balance. The rest of the time, however, you expend a lot of energy wavering back and forth trying to rebalance.ARTArticleRelationships: Don't Settle For Less Than the BestDo you settle for relationships with people because you secretly believe that you can't do better? I once knew a wonderful and loving minister who used to tell a story about one of his parishioners who came to him for guidance. She was a lovely woman who was having trouble financially. She told the minister about her low paying job and how she could barely pay her bills each month. The minister took a twenty-dollar bill out of his pocket and offered it to her. She recoiled, saying that she couldn't possibly accept it.ARTArticleRetreat! A Unique Way to Make Changes and Keep Your Momentum GoingSometimes we need to go away. Did you ever notice how hard it can be to change habits or develop new habits, when the same old, same old, is around? Did you ever try to think about what you want in your life and really concentrate on changes you would like to make, and you keep getting interrupted? “I can’t even finish a thought!” you find yourself saying in frustration. If you know what I am talking about here, and you are nodding your head in agreement, then you need to go away. A retreat can be for an hour, or it can be for a weekend. If you have young children, it i

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