Packing Anxiety? When to Stop Overthinking and Check the Dang Bag
For most flights, I pack a carry-on and a tote bag as a personal item. For a short trip (5 days or less), it’s all the room I need. But sometimes, I need to check a bag. It’s not the nightmare it was when fees were high and lost bags were common. If you’re a committed…
Read MoreIs Anxiety Keeping You Up at Night?
Is anxiety causing you to lose sleep? You may be constantly worried, haunted by fears and feeling overwhelmed. Perhaps you are lying awake at night with the worst-case scenario playing over and over in your mind. This can leave you feeling exhausted and hopeless. If that is you…
Read MoreStop Anxiety with 3 Easy Steps
There was a time when I was a bundle of anxiety. About 13 years ago, I was a mess. I was smack dab in the middle of an emotional nightmare. I wasn’t sleeping. I was obsessed with scary, unsettling thoughts. And lots of what ifs. I just couldn’t help myself. Visits to my doctor…
Read MoreWhy Is Anxiety So Common in Women 60+?
If you’re a woman over 60 experiencing anxiety you’re not alone! Anxiety is widespread among women who are aging. However, anxiety that gets in the way of living a productive, satisfying life is not normal. Did you know that women are twice…
Read MoreA Staying Well Plan for Those Prone to Anxiety and Depression
October is Depression Awareness Month, and 10th October, 2022 was International Mental Health Awareness Day. For many years, I have managed the Facebook page of the Swanage Depression Support Group. This was set up as a response…
Read MoreAre You Having Anxiety Because You’re Imagining a Worst-Case Scenario?
Maybe you’re filled with anxiety because you are focused on what you fear might happen. And you’re imagining the worst-case scenario. Maybe you’re so worried you’re losing sleep and being anxious all day. Your worst-case scenario is based…
Read MoreHow to Reprogram Your Mind to Become Anxiety Free
Is your mind filled with anxiety? Maybe you’re suffering from sleepless nights and feeling nervous and upset all day. Perhaps you’re worrying all the time, imagining the worst-case scenario. Maybe having an anxiety free mind sounds impossible…
Read More4 Ways to Reduce Divorce Anxiety if You Are in Your 50s, 60s or Better
No matter where you are in the divorce process, anxiety is unavoidable. You know the feeling all too well. Stress and fear of the unknown. The loss of control of the life we thought we knew. It’s normal to panic, but that doesn’t mean you have to go through…
Read MoreDo You Create Your Own Anxiety?
A few years ago, I would have blamed my anxiety on the unsettling situation I was experiencing. I thought anxiety just happened; it seemed so. I thought I couldn’t control it! My mind kept repeating the same scary, negative thoughts. I was miserable…
Read MoreIs Your Self-Talk Causing Anxiety?
Most of the time we are on autopilot, thinking the same anxiety-producing negative thoughts over and over. If your automatic thinking is primarily negative, you’ll be filled with anxiety and overwhelm. What if you could sleep through the night…
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