Dr. Claire Weekes was an Australian physician who pioneered a groundbreaking method for overcoming anxiety through acceptance. She wrote many books on this topic that are Continue reading “The Claire Weekes Method for Anxiety Recovery”
Category: Acceptance Method
Acceptance Method
When Anxiety Returns
One of the hardest things during recovery is to accept when anxiety returns after we have felt good for a while. It feels as scary as it did before, and our instinctive reaction is to fight it or run from it. But of course, that just Continue reading “When Anxiety Returns”
Dealing with Pain
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”
Expectations and Judgments
Preoccupation with the past and the future fuels our anxiety, and prevents us from Continue reading “Expectations and Judgments”
Vulnerability
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
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)
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
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
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”
Walk into the Storm
One of the visuals that I use to describe facing and allowing anxiety symptoms, is to “walk into the storm”. But what does this mean? What does Continue reading “Walk into the Storm”