Engaging Your 5 Senses Sometimes anxious thoughts invade at the most inopportune times such as in a public setting, at work, in a class, out to dinner with a group of people, or during a meeting. It can feel daunting to wait until the event passes to order to find some relief or perhaps the thoughts are spinning out of control escalating into a panic attack. The purpose of this grounding exercise is to help you focus on the present moment when anxious thoughts are running wild in your mind. This focus reminds our body, mind, and emotions that you are in control, and you are present in this mom ..read more

Have you ever experienced a “brain freeze?” In other words, maybe you have experienced your mind going “blank” on the task at hand due to anxious thoughts. Perhaps this has happened in the middle of an exam or work presentation. You have adequately prepared only to find that the anxiety in your mind is preventing you from remembering certain facts. When anxious thoughts begin to interrupt our minds, our nervous system becomes affected, impacting higher order brain functions including planning, abstract thought, decision making. When anxious thoughts or panic strike, sometimes you don’t have th ..read more

Do you ever feel like a victim of your own anxious thoughts, unable to shut them off? Or perhaps the same repetitive thought of worry continues to crop up? These thoughts can be so pervasive that choosing to simply avoid them is an understandable temptation. “If I pretend it doesn’t bother me, then it will go away.” This unknowingly can lead to what is called the Cycle of Anxiety. Avoidance of fear perpetuates worry to increase causing it to become more difficult to resist or break free from. It can be daunting to face these fears or worries that have become oddly familiar in our minds. There ..read more