The part time Dom has a on and off switch , but I can promise you the Submissive does not have such a switch. So while you the Dominant are making your demands after a long absents your submissive is faking it just to please you which does not equal submission. I have also talked ab...
Constantly checking for lumps or bumps, endless trips to the doctor and sleepless nights worrying excessively that you have a serious illness or serious medical condition. If you have an illness anxiety disorder, these things will be all too familiar. It’s incredibly distressing and can ruin liv...
Overcoming anxiety disorder is a process that unfolds in many little steps. Since progress is often slow, it can be discouraging. Celebrating and making a big deal about each victory along the way can help the person remain encouraged, which can also keep the person working the process. People...
I’ll forget where I am or how I got there. The memories flood back almost immediately, but it’s unsettling, and it used to cause me a great deal of anxiety. Occasionally, it feels like I’m not physically present, but merely an observer to some alternate reality. It’s sounds a ...
The more someone thinks about health-related anxieties, the more stuck in these fears they become. In the case of coronavirus, it has become hard to think of other things. Everywhere we turn, we hear reports (some factual and some fear-based rumor) that people are getti...
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very foot of the bus because of my 1 to get home. Sitting at the front makes you 2 out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Janie the driver tries to break the 3 atmosphere by striking the match...
“I feel profoundly transformed, both physically and emotionally. The connection between mind, body and spirit was clearly evident to me, but revealed to me through this workshop as an integrally vital link to overall health.”— Nadine Richardson, program manager at rehab agency, Monroe, CT “...
The effects of COVID are still being felt – financially, emotionally and physically. And a return to “normal” hasn’t fully happened for many who were impacted by job losses, having to work at home, caregiving for sick loved ones, or coping with children at home who were doing online...
Small talk: We already touched on this in the previous point, but small talk can definitely make me anxious.It’s all about context though. I have no problem making small talk with my patients & their families because I know that helps me build a rapport with them & hopefully provide the...
Naming how you feel physically when anxious can help dial down the intensity. For example, let’s say you feel anxiety in your stomach.5Then, pick a part of your body that is not in active pain. Next, alternate attention between the place in your body where you feel pain and the place...