Smiling has been known for centuries for its positive effects on our mind and nervous system. Do you know that smiling does a better job than chocolate in stimulating the brain’s reward mechanism that makes us feel good and happy? Look at children. They are happier and have more energy because they laugh a lot more in a 24 hour period than the average adult can ever manage. One study showed that, on average, children laugh 400 times a day, while the happiest adults only manage to smile 40-50 times a day. On average, most of us only smile or Continue reading
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Laziness is a mind problem that can kill your dreams and suffocate your happiness in life. Most people slump into a lazy habit of thinking and doing without knowing why and how to get out of it. This article will not only reveal why, it will also show you how to shake it off for good. Below are the eight steps that have helped others rise above mental inhibitions and unlock their mental energy for greater accomplishment: These eight steps are acronyms of the word L.A.Z.I.N.E.S.S: 1. L: Let go of suppressed negative emotions. Your nervous system cannot stand repressed Continue reading
Laziness affects us all. It limits our ability to produce to the maximum and experience greater happiness and success. “I just don’t feel motivated to do anything. I know I should be pushing hard and doing something worthwhile but nothing seems to interest me enough to get me going. I feel like I am too lazy and basically wasting away. I used to be passionate about a few things. But now, most things don’t interesting me at all. I get tired easily. I am unhappy and frustrated. As a result, I comfort eat, over-sleep, or do pointless things just to Continue reading
Visualisation has creative energy that few other intellectual human factors can match. If you know how to use anticipatory visualisation technique to your advantage, you can dislodge anxiety in the brain. Your negative thoughts, feelings, imaginations and your avoidance mechanism conspired together over time to programme your emotional mind for anxiety. To overcome anxiety, you will need the same elements; thoughts, feelings, imaginations and avoidance mechanism, all engaged positively using anticipatory visualisation. You need to keep all these four elements positive for a certain amount of time until their positive energies eventually dismantle the old anxiety programming. Once this happens, Continue reading
You can transform anxiety. This is possible if you have access to the right intervention and are willing to put in the necessary work. Your personal responsibility is essential. It is not enough to have a desire for change. You will need to set change in motion through your corresponding actions. [headline style=”1″ align=”left” headline_tag=”h2″] You Can Understand Anxiety By Looking At A Tattoo [/headline] The best analogy for describing anxiety in relation to the brain is by using a tattoo as an example. A tattoo, once inscribed into the skin, becomes difficult to un-inscribe. It is possible, but you Continue reading
The following benefits have been gathered from both the sufferers and professionals who have used the FEAR model either as a self-help tool or as a model for helping clients: 1. Health and fitness. The FEAR Model helps restore the body to function as intended. Emotional stress and anxiety messes up the nervous system, increases emotional fatigue and degenerates the body quickly. By using the FEAR model steps regularly, you’ll achieve heightened emotional well-being , a higher level of energy, creativity, and greater life satisfaction. A sufferer who recently went through the course wrote the following feedback, “Very good, informative, eye Continue reading
Anxiety disorder can be painfully stubborn to overcome. I know this because I’ve been through it myself. Anxiety can easily be ingrained in the brain like a tattoo, making it incredibly difficult to undo. Of course, you can dislodge the old wiring of anxiety in the brain and re-programme your brain for calm and confidence, if you know the right steps to take. Having taught on this subject around the country, the F.E.A.R. Model recovery steps for transforming anxiety disorder may be what you need to transform yourself once and for all or any of your loved ones suffering from anxiety. Simple but very effective. Many sufferers are now experiencing a new life of Continue reading
Adrenal fatigue has become a common disorder among many people suffering from anxiety and chronic stress. Adrenal fatigue, also known as adrenal exhaustion, is caused when the body’s adaptive energy that protects us from being overwhelmed by stress cannot longer do so. We get extra energy to combat stress from our adrenal glands. But if we are exposed to a source of stress that is prolonged and continuous, it becomes highly likely that the adrenal glands will eventually grow tired to perform their functions properly. Prolonged exposure to stress, sooner or later, forces the adrenal glands to reach a state Continue reading
Treating GAD and Panic Disorder Workshop in Rotherham over the weekend was a success. We had great feedback from many of the attendees. The workshop centered around the role of repressed negative emotions in the creation of most anxiety-related disorders. One of the questions that came up in relation to this is the following; “Instead of the States asking everyone to queue for a CBT programme and prescribing more and more antidepressants to anxiety and depression sufferers, why are they not encouraging alternative treatments that actually deal with the root-causes of anxiety-related disorders?” Well, it is a question that I Continue reading
Treating Intrusive Thoughts and the Inner Critical Voice workshop at Leeds Trinity University is around the corner (5th March 2016). This is a heavily anticipated one-day workshop. The ticket sold out in less than a week. Counsellors, therapists, health professionals and other individuals with great interest in mental health will be in attendance. One of the prevalent questions that is likely to dominate the delegates’ minds especially among the mental health experts is this; “Why is it difficult to cure intrusive thoughts permanently using ordinary counselling methods?” For many years I personally pondered upon this same question. I had helped Continue reading