If you’ve got body pains that won’t go away despite medical care, the problem might not be tangible. Maybe you are physically sick. Except you haven’t been doing the exercises you should consistently.
Or you have pills that you’ve been skimping on. But ask yourself why. If your medical issues are clear, then what’s going on?
In my thirty-seven years of practice, I’ve encountered and helped many patients understand that, very often, the physical suffering stems from psychic or emotional injury.
Along with death and public speaking, the fear of flying is the most common phobia in America. The only thing is a slim portion of people are ever called upon to speak publicly and you won’t be around for your own death, but most people need to fly at least a few times in their lives.
The fear of flying is particularly tricky in that it manifests in many different ways (from mild anxiety to outright panic attack); it can come on at any point in a person’s life; or it can wax and wane in a person’s life depending on other coexisting factors.
If you’re lonely, you don’t deserve to be.
You know you long to connect with another person. What’s more, you know that you need to. Don’t let yourself slump comfortably into believing that you’ll be spending the rest of your life in isolation. Self-deception can be alluring during hard times.
But don’t forget that IQ isn’t the best measure of potential. Many people gain professional success without necessarily scoring high on standardized tests. Your EQ, or emotional intelligence quotient, is key. Besides, how meaningful is an excellent brain if you lack the self-confidence and emotional assurance to share and apply what you have?
The most petrifying aspect of anxiety is the panic attack. For those who don’t have panic attacks, it’s somewhat difficult to explain, but the easiest definition is that it’s an episode of intense fear that doesn’t reflect upon any outside stimulus.
The mental symptoms of a panic attack are increased worry, fear of death or loss of control, and obsessive thoughts. The physical symptoms of a panic attack include sweating, trembling, rapid heart-rate and hyperventilation. In other words, it’s no fun.