For most of us, the end of June means getting our tax back and spending it on a wardrobe update at the end of financial year sales. Or is that just me?
I spend my days as a therapist teaching people to be more present. To get their head out of the fears of the future, out of the depths and pains of their past - to be able to feel the peace in the now.
That makes this article a slight contradiction, but I felt to write it because it is something that I found helps, in particular, your future and the anxieties that our future can bring.
Anxiety is part of life for many people. We often feel anxious when we are faced with a problem or a stressful situation of some kind, and this is normal. However, many people feel more than just temporary anxiety. They have prolonged periods or intense bursts of anxiety on a regular basis.
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Blaming is so destructive, yet so hard NOT to do.......why is this??
This is a battle many females and males experience as adolescents and becomes more severe moving into young adulthood.
It stems from that nasty voice inside your head that tells you;
Depression as we know it, is a mood disorder that is characterised by a sad, blue mood that goes above and beyond normal sadness or grief and features not only negative thoughts, moods and behaviours but also specific changes in bodily functions like eating, sleeping, energy and sexual activity, as well as developing aches or pains.
We all face times of sadness, hurt, guilt, fear and other ‘negative emotions’ at some point throughout our lives. For some of us those emotions pass quickly and occur infrequently whilst for others it may feel as though it’s a never ending cycle that they cannot break free from.
WHAT ARE THE 3 COMMON THREADS WE'VE FOUND IN TREATING PEOPLE WITH ADDICTION, ALCOHOLISM, DEPRESSION & ANXIETY?
Depending where you are on your journey, here are a couple of key questions to ask yourself which can help you to start to understand and shift the underlying causes so you can start thriving instead of just coping...
Is it being with friends? Working out at the gym? Maybe your job?
Not the typical substances you thought I was about to list off like alcohol, ice or marijuana hey?
That’s because an addiction can come in so many forms and half of them we seem to overlook.
Everything we do in life is ultimately in the pursuit of happiness. It’s a common goal we all share regardless of our age, sex, culture or background. But there is a common misconception about how to get there.
Here are just a few ways to help you manage your anxiety naturally.
The following are some suggestions for approaching a loved one with an Ice Addiction.
If you are already looking at ways to be able to give up your addiction, then that is the first crucial step and you have to be congratulated for that.
Cravings are powerful emotions that underlie habitual behaviours. We all
experience them, whether they are cravings for food, alcohol, cigarettes or other very addictive substances.
ICE ADDICTION IS A KEY ISSUE IN AUSTRALIA WHICH NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT DIFFERENTLY IF WE ARE ABLE TO RECOVER FROM IT.
I remember thinking well if I’m not *insert job title* then who am I?
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It is true that I journal to enable my stationary addiction but it also has some very positive side-effects.
Shame is the great divide between how we are behaving and how we wish we would behave - the space that occurs when we either don't live true to ourselves and our values or are so disconnected from both ourselves and our values we don't know what they even are.