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Fainting Anxiety: Field Test

Yesterday at work it wasn’t busy so I decided to sit in on an operation and use it as an opportunity to put myself in a situation where I was likely to feel that stupid fainting anxiety I’ve been getting … Continue reading

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Fainting Anxiety – What It Is & What To Do About It

Can anxiety attacks cause fainting? Why do I feel like fainting? Fainting, or Syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone due to blood loss to the brain. It is usually caused by hypotension, or low blood pressure. … Continue reading

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Chronic Anxiety: Doing the Best You Can With What You’ve Got

If you suffer with chronic anxiety, you will have times when things go smoothly and you hardly notice your anxiety or think about it at all. And then you will have times when every little thing seems to bother you. … Continue reading

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Coping With Anxiety: How to Stay Motivated

When you’re faced with the daunting task of coping with anxiety day in and day out, there are bound to be times when you get discouraged. Anxiety is a tough nut to crack, it messes with your thoughts and your … Continue reading

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Successfully Coping With Anxiety: The Basic How-To’s

Today I want to discuss coping with anxiety day in and day out and getting through the really difficult periods- as prompted by this email I received yesterday: My question to you is where do you find the strength to … Continue reading

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Serenity Prayer for Coping with Anxiety

Today I want to talk about prayer. I like to use the Serenity Prayer for coping with anxiety and panic attacks. You may have heard the serenity prayer. It is one of the most popular and beloved prayers and it … Continue reading

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“Free Time” Anxiety Syndrome

Today’s post is about having “Free Time” anxiety. You know, down time. As in what do you like to do in your free time? Anxiety can make it pretty hard to “chillax” as my daughter would say. With my current … Continue reading

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Just for Today I Will Not Worry

This morning- really early- I had to take my teenage daughter for blood work ordered by her pediatrician (routine stuff, nothing bad). She has a phobia to needles and was very worried about this appointment all week. In the car … Continue reading

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