WHAT IS RELAXATION INDUCED ANXIETY?
What is relaxation-induced anxiety and what can you do about it? Relaxation-induced anxiety like the term seems so counter-intuitive. You’re supposed to be relaxing why is that causing anxiety? Why indeed. This is a thing particularly with PTSD or people who have had trauma. Different…
WHAT BLOCKS EMOTIONAL PROCESSING/ HEALING?
Are there memories that have a lot of emotional weight? Have you ever wondered why does this event that happened so long ago still carry so much emotional weight? What would it do for you if you knew why some things are so hard to…
WHAT IS DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING?
What does diaphragmatic breathing mean? There’s a small exercise that is considered a treatment for anxiety. This is a small quick thing that can be done on your own on a regular basis. This one thing this one thing has been shown to decrease anxiety…
GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION
A guide to progressive muscle relaxation. Do you want to know how to stop a panic attack immediately? Have you ever noticed anyone having a panic attack that looks physically relaxed? Often times when someone is having a panic attack it comes with some sort…
Coping with emotions
If you could feel more or less of any emotion at any given moment, what would that mean to you? With this technique that may be possible. Whether you want to feel less of something or more of something else, this technique is from parts…
Do’s and Don’ts of sleep hygiene.
Hi, I am Preston Walker licensed marriage and family therapist. Today I wanted to talk to you about sleep, specifically how you can get better quality sleep? How can you get to sleep faster? Sleep impacts so much of our mental health, just like a…
What Are Brainwaves And How They Can Be Changed…By You
The brain is an incredibly complex organ. In fact, it is the most complex organ in the entire human body, one that we are still learning about in modern medicine. The brain is alive with electrical activity, and is responsible for our thoughts, our emotions,…
A beginners guide to biofeedback
What happens when you walk down the street and you see a friend. You might wave, stop and talk to them, before continuing to walk to your destination. All of those actions are controlled by you, by your brain. You told your brain to put…
Neuroscientists may have pinpointed the cause of anxiety that could help in a breakthrough treatment
The classic definition of the anxiety disorder is excessive fear experienced by a person when faced with a situation or in response to a particular stimulus. According to the World Mental Health Survey, on average the chances of anyone having an anxiety disorder in a…
How to know when anxiety attacks?
Being anxious is an emotion that is normal in human beings. It is very common for us to feel nervous while facing an interview or anxious waiting for results. But having a constant feeling of distress and anxiety often leading one to live an abnormal…