Welcome to my Anxiety Blog

Featured ~ Carl

In this anxiety blog, I will post thoughts on various topics about anxiety, panic attacks and the journey to recovery. These will expand upon the guidance provided in my book “IT’S ONLY ANXIETY: How to Recover from Anxiety & Panic”, or explain the Acceptance Method in a different way.

The posts are all derived from the knowledge I have gained from my own journey to recovery, from my assistance of others, or from the experience of others who have taken the same path to recovery.

My goal is to make this one of the best anxiety blogs.

I will do my best to respond to all comments and questions. ~ Carl

Situations are not the Source of your Anxiety

December 5, 2024December 15, 2024 ~ Carl

For those who are in the anxiety state, situations that trigger your anxiety are not the source of it. For that reason, resolving those situations does not get rid of the anxiety, which just Continue reading “Situations are not the Source of your Anxiety” →

Dealing with Pain

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 ~ Carl

Many anxiety sufferers have an issue with physical pain in addition to their anxiety condition. Their usual reaction is to try to get rid of it. But it rarely works. Not surprisingly perhaps, the approach that is effective in dealing with physical pain is the same as with the emotional pain of anxiety Continue reading “Dealing with Pain” →

Panic Attacks, Avoidance, and Agoraphobia

May 22, 2024May 23, 2024 ~ Carl

Panic attacks occur when we have a powerful reaction to anxious symptoms and feelings. We add a lot of second fear, and, believing we are in grave danger, our sympathetic nervous system Continue reading “Panic Attacks, Avoidance, and Agoraphobia” →

Expectations and Judgments

January 31, 2024February 4, 2024 ~ Carl

Preoccupation with the past and the future fuels our anxiety, and prevents us from Continue reading “Expectations and Judgments” →

Vulnerability

December 17, 2023December 17, 2023 ~ Carl

We’re all vulnerable to one degree or another. Those of us who are more sensitive and compassionate than most feel this vulnerability more strongly. It becomes a problem when Continue reading “Vulnerability” →

Life is Messy – Accept It

November 29, 2023December 3, 2023 ~ Carl

Things don’t always go the way we would like. Life is messy. People around us frequently behave in ways we find Continue reading “Life is Messy – Accept It” →

Unable to Let Go (Surrender)

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 ~ Carl

Why do I seem unable to let go?

In very simple terms, you are afraid to surrender. You think it is unsafe to do so, and, that if you let down your defenses, anxiety will Continue reading “Unable to Let Go (Surrender)” →

Staying Recovered

August 20, 2023August 20, 2023 ~ Carl

After so many years of suffering, I was determined to recover and stay recovered.

I came across many sufferers during my recovery who thought they had recovered, only for Continue reading “Staying Recovered” →

Up and Down Emotions

April 30, 2023July 12, 2023 ~ Carl

One feature of anxiety is how our emotions can change so radically and so quickly; often with no apparent reason. This dramatic fluctuation in our mood just Continue reading “Up and Down Emotions” →