by Brad Coreno | Dec 14, 2020 | Anxiety, Personal Development, Productivity
Work-related stress is one of the biggest causes of anxiety. Out of every topic that I cover with Upplifter, work-related stress is one of the most consistent stressors that my audience complains about experiencing. But there are a few different elements that set...
by Brad Coreno | Dec 7, 2020 | Mindset
Having a healthy mindset is a powerful tool. Have you ever noticed that when your mind isn’t in the “right place,” you tend to be more anxious, worrisome, and less focused? Struggling with anxiety and catastrophizing has taught me that challenging my thoughts while...
by Brad Coreno | Nov 30, 2020 | Anxiety, Habits
When thinking about breaking the cycle of anxiety, most people talk about change. Changing their thoughts, emotions, and actions. Once you begin making the appropriate changes, anxiety can be better managed. Although none of this is false, most people miss the most...
by Brad Coreno | Nov 23, 2020 | Anxiety
Anxiety and I have a love-hate relationship of sorts. Well, it’s mostly hate, but a sliver of love comes from learning from my mistakes with anxiety. I can remember the stomach aches like they were yesterday. I was about ten years old and was playing basketball...
by Brad Coreno | Nov 16, 2020 | Anxiety
Deep breathing is one of the quickest and most accessible forms of self-relaxation. Whenever I struggle with a heavy bout of anxiety, stress, or obsessive thinking, I will turn to deep breathing to bring me back to my center. Keeping our bodies in a calm state is...
by Brad Coreno | Nov 9, 2020 | 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...
by Brad Coreno | Nov 2, 2020 | Anxiety
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...
by Brad Coreno | Oct 26, 2020 | 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...
by Brad Coreno | Oct 19, 2020 | Anxiety, Meditation & Mindfulness
Metacognition is a word that you might have heard. It is “the awareness or analysis of one’s own learning or thinking processes.” Essentially, it is thinking about your thoughts. How do you identify with the thoughts you are thinking? What labels...
by Brad Coreno | Oct 12, 2020 | Anxiety, Meditation & Mindfulness
Living with extreme anxiety has been one of the most challenging hurdles I’ve had to overcome in my life. Where I am now is much different than where I was just a few short years ago. I categorize extreme anxiety as any chronic anxiety that affects every other...
