Maybe they’re slow to respond to physical affection. Or they don’t reply to texts for several hours — even a day. When they suddenly seem a little distant, you wonder if their feelings have changed. Everyone feels this way from time to time, but these worries can become a fixation i...
Good stress might show up when you're called on in class or when you have to give a report. This kind of stress can 9 you get things done. You may do a10 job in your book report if the anxiety pushes you to do more work before you read it to the class. Sometimes stress can ...
Anxiety and panic controlled a large part of my life for the last decade. And over the last few years, they strengthened their hold over me. They manipulated me into acting the same way they do many of their victims: mistaking panic attacks for...
InSteal the Show: How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life, Michael Port gives a fantastic breakdown of how to become a better performer in both your professional and personal life. He gives you the tools to break through performance anxiety by ultimately teachi...
Acting Gives Introverts the Ability to ‘Hide’ Behind a Character I suppose the ability to “hide” behind a character has a lot to do with it all, as well. Essentially, you can hide in plain sight as an introvert when you are performing. I get the chance to unleash parts of myself...
Exposure to fear, without directly experiencing harm, tends to reduce the experience of anxiety. Fear looms large in many of our efforts at self-improvement. We want to be charismatic speakers, but our hearts race when we get up to the stage. We want to learn a new language, but we wo...
If the gratitude journal has piqued your interest, all that’s left to do is to try it out. No rules are surrounding the practice. All it takes is acting on the motivation to start journaling (which shouldn’t be too difficult once you start thinking about all those gratitude benefits),...
This way, any anxiety about other tasks doesn't affect the job at hand, enabling you to move from one task to the next smoothly and efficiently. Also, staying calm under pressure at work helps you make more informed decisions rather than acting out of anger or fear. When your mind isn...
or what I call the higher level. Not only can you direct your spiritual self to assist you to deflect negativity, but you can learn to perceive what’s occurring at the higher level of your existence, so that you can act to diffuse any negativity that could be acting against your well-...
Have patience and persevere at finding which treatment or combination of treatments work best for you. How to deal with anxiety: 12 ways to help overcome it 1/ Breathe Sounds almost too simple, right, but mastering the art of proper breathing can make a huge difference when it comes to ...