The Double-Edged Sword : Should your therapist suffer from anxiety? When seeking help for your anxiety, finding the right therapist can feel overwhelming. Can a therapist who personally battles anxiety offer deeper empathy and understanding, or does their struggle potentially hinder your healing process? Ideally, you want someone who understands your struggles, but you also […]
Anxiety can strike anyone, anywhere and at any time. There are countless tips, tricks and techniques to reduce, diffuse and combat the effects of anxiety, but what can you do to help if it’s someone else that feels anxious?
What happens if you’re feeling anxious, about to panic but don’t have half an hour to calm down with meditation… Here are some quick-fire ways to drop the ANXIETY and refocus your mind. DISTRACTION You’re in a queue in cafe, your coffee’s almost ready and suddenly, you’re overcome with anxiety. Did you remember to ask […]
Exposure Therapy, aaaargh… The most dreaded part of any phobic’s treatment and the technique I most often hear being used by traditional psychology. It’s the time when you have to actually face whatever has been scaring you, which initially causes even more anxiety, and panic attacks. But, wait… just for a moment. Are you doing […]
