You may be able to brush off the frustration caused by others at first. But eventually, you must learn what to do when people get on your nerves. As a human being, you can only take so much pressure. This includes the little things, like when someone gets on your…
Fear of the future is a real phobia called chronophobia. In some cases, feeling anxious about the road ahead or a little nervous about a new adventure isn't anything to be concerned about! However, this sort of anxiety can breed and grow and develop into a real fear that can…
Stress is part of life. It affects us all from time to time and can arise from the simplest of situations, such as running late for the school drop off. However, spiraling negativity and overwhelming stress are not easy to cope with, and it is vital to have techniques to…
There is something that can be worse than feeling furious or hopeless. Emotional numbness can evolve from various issues and cause serious damage. You’re not alone if you can’t cry at a funeral. You’re also not a freak if you can’t laugh or smile on happy occasions. There is something…
There are many ways of coping with anxiety. But there’s one we may not notice. Safety signals can be quite an effective tool for dealing with anxiety. As a child, I had many safety signals. When trouble was coming, I ran to retrieve them and I held them tight. But…
Being an empath means constantly picking up on the emotions of other people. Be it positive, or more often negative, empaths can feel and manifest emotions that aren’t their own. This is usually uncomfortable but manageable under typical circumstances. Unfortunately, we aren’t under typical circumstances right now, and negative emotions are…
Let me tell you, living with anxiety is beyond difficult. So, you can imagine how it feels being anxious during a crisis. I’ve lived with anxiety as long as I can remember, even dealing with panic attacks during grade school. This illness didn’t just make me a little nervous -…
What Is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is your ability to bring awareness to experiences, feelings, and emotions. Buddhists believed that through prayer or mediation, you can shift your thoughts away from distraction and into an intention. The mind has on average 3,000 thoughts per minute. A Harvard study claims that the average…
