Worry is a small word for an overwhelming feeling. But we can strip it of its fangs. Professionals share ways we can use the brain, that normally plagues us with worries, to achieve a calm state of mind
Worry is a small word for an overwhelming feeling. But we can strip it of its fangs. Professionals share ways we can use the brain, that normally plagues us with worries, to achieve a calm state of mind
You worry a lot. Big deal! You’ve been doing it for the last 20 years, why not just keep going? Here’s why not…
While anxiety, worry, and stress typically don’t cause medical problems, says Ronald S. Kaiser, PhD, licensed psychologist and director of psychology at the Jefferson Headache Center, they can trigger and intensify a number of medical conditions including migraine and tension-type headaches, COPD, cardiac issues, and gastrointestinal problems. That’s enough of a reason to try to find techniques to combat worry.
“Social anxiety is one of the most common forms of anxiety I see in my practice,” says Nina Kaweblum, LCSW, DBT-LBC™, MA, MEd, a certified DBT and trauma therapist based in Lakewood, NJ. “I also see fear about the future, fear of being hurt, fear of failure, and fear of feeling too emotional. Three things that exacerbate worry are catastrophizing, excessively reassuring oneself, and interestingly enough, becoming anxious about one’s anxiety. People think that ‘normal’ people don’t worry like this and there must be something awfully wrong with them. This thought causes its own worry cycle.”
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