Anxiety is not just a fear response; it’s a fear response that is excessive and irrational. Anxiety is not just worrying about a stressful situation or event; it’s pervasive worrying that extends for a long period of time.1Anxiety is excruciatingly painful, and it interferes with a person’s ability to perform those activities that constitute what […]
All of us have stress in our lives, but in the world today, the pressures of measuring up and the disappointment of unmet expectations often result in unhealthy levels of anxiety. Sometimes anxiety even leads to depression. In this environment, it is critical that we take time to relax and rejuvenate. I am spending time […]
Some say mental illness is just like any illness, and the more I learn about the subject, the more I agree. Yet while there is an abundance of information readily available about physical ailments, mental illness is still shrouded in mystery. Have you noticed that people don’t hesitate to share what they know about all […]
It’s hard to read—the stinging accusations Boomers, Xers, and Millennials hurl at each other practically every day. That is not helpful. Before we criticize, let’s first understand. Napoleon Bonaparte said, “To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty,” and he was right. Recent and ongoing […]