Do you have an uneasy feeling in your stomach, as if something is wrong, but you can’t pinpoint what it is? Stomach-churning is the term for this unusual discomfort. Stomach-churning is an unpleasant sensation in your belly that can be accompanied by nausea and irritability. Stomach-churni...
She was also scared to be by herself. “Every time I was alone, I would break down and kind of crumble,” she says. “It got to the point where my friend would say, ‘I’m going home, see you,’ and I’d get this feeling in my stomach like a knife being twisted around. I ...
The most difficult part of this past year has been feeling my body succumb, and not being able to do anything to help myself.” She responded thoughtfully. “Why haven’t you left this place?” Miriam asked. “Why not go back into the woods and heal your body?” “I would have ...
This is strong evidence that self-esteem keeps the physiological arousal associated with anxiety in check. Self-esteem is more than a mere mental abstraction: it is felt deeply in our bodies. Other studies have since shown that feelings of self-worth also diminish defensive reactions to thoughts ...
Has a friend ever told you about consuming THC gummies and feeling an instant high? This is the result of THC that causes euphoria. Since it is a primary psychoactive compound found in cannabis edibles, it can transit you to a different state of mind. Most people consume such gummies to ...
but so are some non-autistic people). I think the demands of a weird society push anxiety onto them. I had a very happy childhood, and didn’t suffer from anxiety until people started telling me I was socially inferior. (I’ve written an article about dealing with anxiety too, in case...
The most difficult part of this past year has been feeling my body succumb, and not being able to do anything to help myself.” She responded thoughtfully. “Why haven’t you left this place?” Miriam asked. “Why not go back into the woods and heal your body?” “I would have ...
This experiment showed that self-esteem buffers anxiety, at least when people tell us how they are feeling. This is strong evidence that self-esteem keeps the physiological arousal associated with anxiety in check. Self-esteem is more than a mere mental abstraction: it is felt deeply in our ...