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3 Steps to Ensure That Your Mindset Is Not Fuelling Your Stress

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Stress can be extremely debilitating. But it can even get worse if your way of thinking is generating more stress for you than external circumstances. The following are the three steps for ensuring that your mindset is not breathing life to your stress: Identify any negative beliefs which could be breathing life to your stress. This includes debilitating statements such as, “I am always stressed at Christmas, or I’m always stressed out in our weekly business meeting.” There are more similar negative statements many people say casually without really reading too much into them. However, the brain and the subconscious Continue reading
31 Jan
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How to Self-Assess Anxiety Disorders

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In my first article in this series, How to Identify and Eliminate Anxiety Disorders, I highlighted some of the reasons why anxiety disorders are complex. I also explored some of the common symptoms of anxiety disorders. In this article, I will show you how you can assess yourself regarding anxiety disorders. If you’re not already sure, the following details will assist you in ascertaining your exact condition and offer what your next action-step should be.   The best place to begin a recovery journey is on the platform of recognition. In other words, you will need to know what is Continue reading
15 Dec
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How to Identify & Eliminate Anxiety Disorders

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Anxiety disorders are more common today than any other era in history. Anxiety-related disorders such as Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD), panic disorder, depression, Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) are all at a record high. Studies have shown that anxiety-related disorders affect up to fifteen percent of the population at any one time. This is a huge amount of people if you think about it. One of the reasons for the increase is because anxiety disorders are complex. Their diagnosis, prevention and treatment can be very challenging to Continue reading
08 Dec
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The 60-Second Mindfulness for Anxiety & Stress Relief

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In this article, I will show you a 60-second mindfulness technique for anxiety and stress relief. These simple steps I am about to show you can be life-changing, provided you put them into practice as often a possible. But before I delve into it, let me quickly demystify some myths around the whole subject of mindfulness that may stop you from reaping its rewards. What Mindfulness Is Not Of course, many people are skeptical and nervous when they hear the words, “meditation” and “mindfulness.” I too was when I first heard about them. But after a lot of digging, I Continue reading
23 Nov
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Overcoming Social Anxiety: The Causes and the Treatments

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We all experience a measure of anxiety in some social or performance-driven situations. It’s a duty of the nervous system to be a bit nervous and self-protect in a situation where it thinks it could be vulnerable to public criticism or embarrassment. However, if your fear is a lot stronger than the so called “normal anxiety” that most people experience in social situations, then there may be more to it than  you think. Here are some questions that can help you scrutinise your actions and behaviour as to whether you have social anxiety: Behavioural Signs of Social Anxiety: Is your Continue reading
08 Oct
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Rewire Your Brain from Anxiety and Panic to Calm and Happiness Using Brain Science

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The human brain is complex. The brain is made up of over one hundred billion neurones or brain cells; all of which have to constantly interact and send messages to each other. It is these billions of interactions between the brain cells that shape our emotions, behaviours, thoughts and even our mental health. Regarding anxiety-related symptoms, the communications between the brain-cells are very crucial. If things are not right with the way the neurones send and receive messages among each other, anxiety and other psychological conditions can be the resulting factors. Now, for communication to take place between the brain Continue reading
01 Oct
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How Can I Tell Whether I am Depressed or Just Lazy and Unmotivated?

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Question: How can a person tell whether they are depressed or just lazy, unmotivated or lacking in willpower? My Commentary: Extreme lack of motivation, inability to focus on priority tasks, sudden burst of enthusiasm, social ineptitude and loneliness could be symptoms of a mild type of bipolar disorder known as hypomania. This often comes with mild mood swings as well as mind depressive episodes: If it is hypomania, you may experience contrasting swings in mood, ranging from periods of overactive and excited behaviour known as ‘mania’ or ‘manic episodes’ to depressive episodes. You may have stable times between these highs and Continue reading
02 Sep
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What Is the Best Way to Relieve Anxiety?

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Question: “I just feel anxious for no reason. I feel like there is something I am forgetting to do but I’m not.” There are two types of anxiety that you may be experiencing when it seems like you are feeling anxious for no reason. Each of these two anxieties requires a different treatment approach: Spontaneous anxiety. This is when your anxiety comes out of the blue with high intensity, increases rapidly, and then eases off gradually. Anticipatory anxiety. This is often triggered by a threatening situation or a persistent negative thought or worry. This could also happen subconsciously, meaning that you may Continue reading
27 Aug
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Why Do I Silently Hope Other People Will Fail?

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Do you secretly like hearing about the misfortunes of other people? Do you take comfort in the failures of others around you? It may be that you feel a bit guilty about hoping your friend’s boyfriend dump her or your neighbour’s new car breaks down, but you can’t just help yourself thinking this way. We all have negative thoughts sometimes especially towards the people around us whose progress or success might highlight our lack of progress… But what are the underlying reasons for thinking this way? How can we use this way of thinking to educate our consciousness and catapult to Continue reading
22 Jul
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Overcoming Agoraphobia and Panic Disorder: Cope or Cure?

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Are you often anxious of being in crowded places such as restaurants, supermarkets, or big shopping centres? Do you dread being in enclosed places or confined places such as bridges or tunnels? Maybe you struggle with being stuck at home all alone? Well, agoraphobia could be the one to blame here; fear of open spaces. However, the underlying subconscious dread of agoraphobia is the fear of being stranded in a situation where escape might be difficult or where losing control might create an avalanche of shame and embarrassment.     Agoraphobia is often a protective outlet for panic attacks. This Continue reading
16 Jul
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