10 CBT Techniques For Managing Anxiety

10 CBT Techniques For Managing Anxiety

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been an effective form of treatment for me.  I have used many of the techniques that CBT teaches for a number of years within my daily thought processes.  These techniques can provide relief in identifying, observing, and...
Morning Anxiety: 5 Things To Change And Avoid

Morning Anxiety: 5 Things To Change And Avoid

Anxiety can have a dramatic effect on each part of your day. But morning anxiety is a different animal altogether.  Why? Because morning anxiety sets the tone for the rest of the day, if you wake up feeling anxious, worrisome, and emotionally unstable, it increases...
The Amygdala: How It Affects Your Anxiety

The Amygdala: How It Affects Your Anxiety

I have always had a fascination with the brain. Struggling most of my life with anxiety made me curious about why my brain operates the way it does.  Am I doomed? Can I “fix” it? Change it? These were three of the many questions I had about my anxiety and...