Here’s a bold claim — one worth sitting with for a moment: True happiness is self-acceptance.
Not — achieving the next goal — earning more money — finally getting anxiety under control — waiting until Continue reading “Self-Acceptance: The Key That Unlocks Everything”
Category: Recovery
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Social Anxiety – How to Tackle It
Social anxiety is one of the most common anxiety disorders. An estimated 1 in 10 people may be affected by it.
I struggled with social anxiety for most of my life, but eventually recovered.
It can be a particularly Continue reading “Social Anxiety – How to Tackle It”
Recovering from Anxiety – The Truth (and Why It’s Worth the Wait)
Recovering from anxiety is not just possible—it’s better than you imagined. In this post, you’ll learn what real recovery looks like, why temporary relief is not Continue reading “Recovering from Anxiety – The Truth (and Why It’s Worth the Wait)”
Situations are not the Source of your Anxiety
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”
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”
The Anxiety Cycle
Anxiety occurs in a very predictable cycle. Understanding the anxiety mechanism is the foundation for recovery. Here is Continue reading “The Anxiety Cycle”
Fear that Nothing will ever Change
The fear that “nothing will ever change” can be a major stumbling block to recovery from anxiety. It is a very convincing fear, and can cause us to Continue reading “Fear that Nothing will ever Change”
Things I Told Myself
We have almost constant mental chatter in our heads. When we are in the anxiety state and highly sensitized, this chatter is loud and negative. If we wish to recover, then we must Continue reading “Things I Told Myself”
The Acceptance Approach
I have covered the acceptance approach to the recovery from anxiety on this website in the section titled: “The Method”. However, this is a very superficial explanation. Even though the principles of this approach are very simple Continue reading “The Acceptance Approach”