Posts Tagged ‘Anxiety Coping’
5 Steps to Help You Reduce Test Anxiety and Make It Through Your Finals
The moment you enter the classroom you feel that dread rising within you. Today is the big test—the finals! You glance around to gauge how everyone else is feeling. Some chat with excitement, some smiling faces, and a few in quiet contemplation. You wonder, “are they feeling the same as I do?” With knees…
Read MoreExposure Therapy: Why Directly Confronting Fears Helps OCD Sufferers
The most natural reaction to something we fear—be that people, objects, or situations—is usually to avoid it. Unfortunately, though, that innate action is often the least helpful response. Think, for example, of someone that suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). The urge to eliminate or avoid something that they fear—contamination, harming others, losing control, etc.—is exactly…
Read MoreThe Holiday Blues: 9 Tips for Coping With the Stress of the Season
The holiday season is supposed to be full of peace, joy, and happiness—right? Then how come you often feel frazzled and dizzy just thinking of all the demands parties, shopping, baking, and entertaining put on you? And why do you shudder at the thought of all the obnoxious and unwelcome “guests” that invite themselves to…
Read MoreGrounding Exercises: 5 Steps to Cope with Overwhelming Anxiety
There it is again. That familiar feeling of anxiety welling up in you. Tension creeping up into your neck, your heart pounding, your breath becoming rapid and shallow. Your hands feel clammy and your head feels like it’s slowly being squeezed in a vise. Dizziness begins to set in. By then, you notice your attention…
Read MoreExposure Therapy: Overcome Fears and Phobias, Teach Your Amygdala That You’re Okay
Have you ever seen one of those rubber snakes that looks so real you couldn’t tell the difference? Maybe you walked up to someone’s front door and, in the corner of your eye, you caught a glimpse of a coiled up reptile. You jumped about ten feet to the side with a squeal. And then…
Read MoreTrain Your Brain to Be Calm and Less Anxious With Neurofeedback
Perhaps you have seen this: Two opponents, seated at opposite ends of a table. Their heads are adorned with a broad, pliable band held in place with a velcro closure. From the band extends two electrical wires that connect to the table. In the middle of the table, a transparent plastic pipe runs from one…
Read More10 Simple Ways You can Help Your Child Cope with Anxiety
It’s hard enough for adults to deal with anxiety, how much more so for children. The confusing thoughts, the worries, the discomfort, the roller coaster feelings of panic and helplessness. It can really be frightening – not just for your child, but also for you. Naturally, as parents, you want to protect our child from…
Read MoreYour Mind Won’t Shut Down? Resolve Your Sleep Problems
The room is dark, aside from the moonlight softly illuminating the window blinds. Not a sound – from outside the home or inside – disturbs the tranquility. A perfect setting for a refreshing slumber. But here you are – lying awake. Your eyes are staring at the ceiling, thoughts racing through your mind. Everything from…
Read MoreYou CAN Overcome Test Anxiety! Tips and Strategies
The chatter in the room dies down as the teacher begins addressing the class, but you can barely make out his words. The drumming of your heartbeat in your ears drowns out everything he says. He lays a stack of papers in front of you – the final exam. You stare at the front page.…
Read MoreSocial Anxiety: Common Symptoms and Coping Strategies
We’ve all experienced moments of shyness. They can arise unexpectedly but don’t typically present as a serious obstacle to social interaction. According to the Social Anxiety Institute (SAI), shyness is classified as a “personality characteristic.” Social anxiety, on the other hand, is a disorder. The SAI characterizes this disorder as displaying “a significant amount of…
Read MoreAnxiety Coping Tips: 12 Ways to Calm Your Mind and Body
“I can tell when it starts. My body begins to tingle as if ice is running through my veins. I start getting dizzy. My heart begins to race, my breathing becomes shallow…” “The first sign is when my vision becomes blurry. I can’t see straight any more. Then it feels like I’m being squeezed into…
Read MoreTics in Children: Why They Happen and What Can be Done
Here it was – the dreaded math test. And with it came the oh-so-familiar urge. He could feel it getting stronger. He tried to control it. Tried to hold it in. But it kept building, until he just couldn’t hold it back any longer… and he let it out. His shoulders jerked several times. Relief…
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