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Breaking the Anxiety Trance
Remember the little poem about the man who wasn't there? As I was walking up the stairrn I met a man who wasn't there.rn He wasn't there again todayrn I wish, I wish he'd go away.rn -- William Hughes Mearns What a wonderful description of anxious thinking. An anxious thought is something we make up. It isn't even real! Yet over and over again we give power to it, so it intensifies and grows until it becomes the Boogeyman. Anxious thoughts grow because we feed them by nourishi
September 30, 2009
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How to Beat Your Story of Depression
And yes, there will be days on which you awaken and feel that Black Dog hanging over you like a suffocating blanket. Your mind will absolutely, positively believe it knows you are depressed again. Ah! Another one of those days, the story in your head goes. What's the point? I haven't the energy to move. Such a darkness is in my head today, I want to hear nothing, see no one, smell no smells, touch nothing. So the story goes. Until in an instant you become aware that someone i
September 30, 2009
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Get Out of Your Rut with a Helping of Brain Stew
"Ew, brain stew!" Sounds like something a mischievous third-grader would say. "Ew, brain stew! None for me - how 'bout for you?" When I think of a stew, I think of the rich pot of deliciousness my wife sometimes cooks up. She's creative about it. As with any good stew, she uses what's on hand. You never know what she'll throw in there, but you know it will always be good eats. What makes a stew so wholesome is the use of diverse ingredients. They're combined in fairly arbitra
September 30, 2009
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How to Cure Overwhelm
"I just can't do this anymore," Paul said. It's been hectic getting the business going, but the last month has been just awful." "How so?" I said. "I'll tell you how so," he said. His voice had an edge to it that was practically a physical presence in my office despite the fact that we were speaking by phone. "It's just all falling apart. Customers aren't paying. We have a new set of workshops starting next week and enrollment is off. "I'm trying to get more marketing collate
September 30, 2009
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Diet for a Calmer Mind
We become what we eat. The foods we consume -- and what they either contain, or more often lack -- contribute directly to anxiety and depression. When I discovered anti-anxiety medications and anti-depressants did not help me very much, I embarked on a search for answers. What I learned surprised me: Despite what you may hear from pharmaceutical companies about the wonders of their anti-anxiety and anti-depression products, millions of people get little or no relief from them
September 30, 2009
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Maximum You
MaximumYouToday.com is the home of Maximum You Coaching, specializing in anti-anxiety coaching, anxiety triage, and life-work integration planning for business people who struggle with anxiety... who are unwilling to continue with the way things are... and who want to create a rich, joyful life experience.
June 9, 2008
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The Anxiety Triage Kit
Eliminate anxiety and panic attacks with proven techniques -- the same techniques I use with my clients every day.
June 9, 2008