Anxiety Treatment

We all know the idiom “looking through rose-colored glasses.” It means you’re looking at someone or something in an idealistic – or unduly favorable – way. It means you’ve lost your objectivity. Your vision has become distorted. Visual distortion can also happen when you look at your life through anxiety’s glasses. Instead of rose-colored, these…

It’s not unusual for people in large cities to juggle multiple jobs. They brave the demands; the pressure; the hectic, mind-numbing drudgery; the abuse and disrespect; and the excruciatingly long work days… for what? In pursuit of their holy grail – their dream career. Their true calling. Their passion. When you’re doing what you like,…

Discomfort. It’s that feeling we get when we step outside of our comfort zone. When we move beyond the constraint of activities and opportunities that we feel comfortable with. The thing is, most of us don’t like that uncomfortable feeling. In fact, avoiding it is part of human nature – a weakness that urges us…

You’ve got things to do. This moment, right now, needs you to get up and get in it. Get with it. Go for it. But you aren’t. Why? Perhaps it’s because you can’t seem to move forward without questioning the moment, mercilessly rehashing the past, or second-guessing whether you’re ready for what lies ahead. You’re worried….

Optimism. An effervescent cheerful spirit. Always looking for the good in everything. Seeing the glass half full, instead of half empty. Sounds really good – on the surface. Right? Opponents of positive thinking have argued that it’s simply another way of hiding from reality. They contend that it’s just a soft and fluffy concept that…

So there’s this test you can take. About your need for drama. It’s all very scientific and published. Totally evidence-based and meant to assess that thing dramatic people have inside them. You know, that inner tendency to make chaos a routine occurrence in their daily lives. Psychologist Scott Frankowski really wanted to know what that…

You’re trying your best to raise your child to become a balanced adult, right? But how do you go about doing this the right way? It frightens you to see all too many self-important, conceited, and arrogant people in this world. How can you avoid raising children that become so self-centered? The opinions that you…

You probably think you know what’s good for you. You probably think that predicting happiness means you actually know what will make you happy. So, what comes to mind? Cash-stacking lottery daydreams? True love fantasies? World travelling escape from the 9-to-5 grind? Yes, yes that all sounds good…great in fact. But will those things really…

You flop onto the couch. You feel utterly exhausted – mentally and physically. This day has been one big, chaotic rush. It seems like you haven’t accomplished anything. At least not anything you wanted to do. What ever happened to those big lifestyle changes you vowed to make? You wanted everything to be so good. But look…

You’ve spent a lovely afternoon in Central Park, reconnecting with old friends. The feeling of happiness is still lingering with you hours later. Now, if you could just preserve this feeling and stay in this state of mind from now on. You’d be set! Unfortunately, it’s not that simple. Happiness is not a state of…