I love New Year’s! I love the feeling of infinite possibilities and a fresh start. It’s the perfect time to reflect on what is important to me and the type of person I want to become. In honor of 2020,…
If you are looking for a natural remedy for anxiety, a good night’s sleep might be what you need. According to a new study from Berkeley, not only does anxiety keep us up at night, lack of sleep itself can cause anxiety and increase levels by up to 30%. Getting a full night’s sleep can lower anxiety and may treat many anxiety disorders.
I’m a pretty logical person, and yet when in the thrall of one of my health anxiety episodes, all my reasoning capacities seem to disappear. The result? I drive my family crazy seeking reassurance that “I am going to be okay”, desperately trying to feel safe again.
In coping with the stress of juggling work, family, and self-care, writing can be one of the best resources we have to work through our feelings and keep ourselves balanced. For those of us who struggle with health worries, studies show that journaling for health anxiety can be an amazing tool to help bring some much-needed perspective.
Adult coloring books have been very popular recently! Full of intricate designs and patterns, these books claim that coloring reduces anxiety, promotes mindfulness and helps us “stress less”. I always enjoy a good coloring session with my daughter, but do these new coloring books really live up to the hype that publishers would like us to believe?
I can’t help it – whenever I have a new symptom I head online ‘just to make sure’ it’s nothing serious. But then I end up with even more things to worry about! Discover how using the internet for health information can lead to ‘cyberchondria’ and what I’ve learned to do instead.
You might groan when you see the dishes piled high, but did you know that cleaning lowers anxiety and is a great way to give your mood a boost? Find my favorite tips that helped me break the clutter-anxiety cycle with lessons I learned from Marie Kondo’s “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”
As I started to open up about my health anxiety, I was amazed at how many people I knew had the same difficulties controlling their health worries. I was astonished! I would never have guessed that these friends, who seemed so calm, cool and collected were quietly suffering.
Do I worry too much about my Health? It’s natural to be concerned when we notice health changes. A little anxiety might be a good thing if it warns me about a change that I should follow up on with my doctor. But if you’re like me, worrying too much can become a problem.
My health anxiety started when a colleague passed away from oral cancer just 6 months after his diagnosis. He was only 25 years old. How could that happen? It seemed so wrong.
