A few nights ago, in a town not so far from where I live, there was a tragic shooting involving 6 people. Three of them, teenagers, were wounded - one fatally shot in the head. As details of the shooting were revealed, my family realized that the man shot was the son of someone close … Continue reading Parent Anxiety: When You Worry For Your Children
Everyone struggles with anxiety to some degree. Whether it's healthy anxiety before a recital or a presentation, or more serious anxiety regarding life & death, or losing a loved one - we've all experienced anxiety at one point in our lives. But our children are most vulnerable to it because anxiety is tied closely to a … Continue reading Tips For Helping Your Kids Combat Early Anxiety
As I was driving to work today, the radio hosts were talking about a question that came in from someone asking "what do I do when I start to question my faith?" They talked about how important it is to answer questions like that, and that we all go through periods of doubting our faith … Continue reading Living Faith The Size Of A Mustard Seed
For kids, making friends requires little to no effort. You're at the same playground. FRIENDS. You're in my class? WE'RE BEST FRIENDS NOW. As we get older, our social circles shrink, childhood friends move away to get married or have kids, and we find ourselves surrounded by hundreds of people but not close to any … Continue reading How To Make Connections As An Adult
This last year, I've been desperately trying to find products that complement my medication in relieving my physical symptoms of anxiety. (In case you're interested, I currently take Zoloft for my anxiety, daily, along with Klonapin as needed. I try to refrain from taking it as much as possible.) I suffer from anxiety and panic … Continue reading Products I Use For My Anxiety
For years now I’ve struggled with keeping my panic attacks under control. When they were at their peak and I was seeking counseling, I opened up to close family and friends about what I had been going through. The reactions were mostly encouraging, but unfortunately not everyone I talk to about my anxiety disorder responds … Continue reading 3 Ways To Help Your Friend With Anxiety
If you're anything like me, traveling is a struggle because of your anxiety. A lot of my issues center around being in the car, traveling anywhere far from home, and being stuck in traffic (when I say it out loud, it sounds crazy). When this is the case, how do we ever make a trip … Continue reading Planning A Trip When You Have Anxiety
I vividly remember my first panic attack: it was ten years ago, in January. I was in college going through sorority recruitment and it was my last session before finding out if I was going to be in the sorority I wanted. We were dressed up, sitting in a circle of chairs. Behind me stood … Continue reading Everything About Panic Attacks
Most kids experience some degree of nighttime worries. What do you do if your child's fear of the dark doesn't seem to get better? Here's how parents can help their kids overcome their nighttime fears. I'm not sure what caused my kid's fears of the dark, but both of them have experienced this at one … Continue reading How We Worked Through My Daughter’s Fear Of The Dark
pan·ic at·tack : a sudden feeling of acute and disabling anxiety. I've been having regular panic attacks for several years now, and every time I have one...it never gets easier. I always feel helpless, stuck, and like I'm going to die. I had one once in college - in a room full of sorority girls - … Continue reading How I Hid My Panic Attack from My Daughter
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