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Where’s My Thundershirt?
Tweet I wish they made Thundershirts for anxious people. Have you ever seen a Thundershirt? it is a snug vest that you put on your dog and it makes all their anxiety melt away. I saw an ad for one on … Continue reading
A New Year, A New Opportunity
Tweet Welcome to the New Year! Now is the perfect time to reflect back and see what we can do to make this year the best it can be. We can discard old, destructive habits that keep us anxious and … Continue reading
Posted in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
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Just for Today I Will Not Worry
Tweet 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety Disorder
Tagged coping with anxiety, face your fears, self care
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The Truth
Tweet Last night I went to the high school open house to meet my daughter’s new teachers. My husband wasn’t going to be able to join me and I started to get a lot of anxiety about 2 hours before … Continue reading
Peace and Quiet
Tweet No such thing as noise and quiet . I really love having periods of silence and quiet in my life today. When the committee was running and raging full steam and I was filled with anxiety, I always had … Continue reading
Measuring My Klonopin Withdrawal Progress
Tweet So I’m doing well on my reduced Klonopin dosage. The Klonopin withdrawal symptoms have stopped and I feel stable. I started my withdrawal on October 31 and I started feeling “back to myself” in early January. I have had … Continue reading
Coping with Panic Attacks and Acting As If
Tweet I used to have a “committee” in my head. I called it the itty bitty shi@@y committee–no I didn’t make that up. A lot of people in 12-Step Programs use that term. Here is a painting I made of … Continue reading
HALTS: For Coping with Panic Attacks
Tweet I use a variety of methods for coping with panic attacks. Here is a simple and effective tool I use, adapted from 12 Step Recovery programs. It is called HALT, but I add an S to the end, making … Continue reading





