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If you are someone who has been searching for answers for years, if you feel hapless, please don’t give up. Know you are not alone. There are answers. There is help. Lots of it. Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to live with your anxiety or panic attacks. You don’t! Don’t worry that you are losing control. You’re not. You just feel as if you are.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
There are a host of physical symptoms associated with anxiety disorder. Some of the more common symptoms would include:
- Strong episodes of anxiousness and panicky feelings
- Racing heart and chest discomfort
- Dizziness or lightheadedness
- Feelings of bewilderment and unreality
- Inner nervousness
- Scary, uncontrollable thoughts
- Nausea, upset stomach, diarrhea
- Hot and cold flashes
- Numbness or strange aches and pains, muscle tension
- Feelings of depression or hopelessness
- Restless feelings, insomnia, or sleeping too much
- Difficulty in breathing (hyperventilation)
- Uncontrollable bouts of anger
People who suffer with anxiety disorder tend to worry and obsess about some or all of the following:
- Having a heart attack
- Going insane
- Losing control
- Embarrassment
- Death
- Illness
- Hurting themselves or someone else
- Fainting
- Difficulty in breathing
The irony here is that these fears actually create the above symptoms and the above symptoms can create these fears.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Today is the beginning of a special week, for it is Thanksgiving this Thursday. I am thankful for so many things in my life that God has blessed me with. First and foremost are my wonderful children and my health, but I am also thankful for the career path that has enabled me to reach out to so many individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD and other illnesses concerning mental health.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Today’s post is a particularly special one. I want to share a small excerpt with all of you from my new book Truth Be Told, coming out March 2013. I thank all who have supported and believed in me over the years, and allowed me into your life to help you through your struggles with depression, anxiety and agoraphobia. I am continuing my work helping others as a grief coach.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Anxious people share certain types of personality traits, which are responsible for a good deal of their anxiety. Such people are often analytical worriers who dwell on things and obsess about their fears. They want things to be a certain way and have extremely high expectations. As a result, they are often disappointed and anxious. Winning the approval of others is important to them, and at all costs they must appear to be in control.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
