Tired of Being Anxious? Get Out of Your Head!
“I drink to stop feeling anxious.” “I take pills to dull the pain.” “I snort cocaine to numb everything.” See a pattern here? So many people struggling with addiction either drink or use drugs to disconnect from their bodies. Over...
When Telling Yourself “Not to Drink” Doesn’t Cut It Anymore
Don’t think about an elephant. Stop thinking about the elephant. You’re not thinking about the elephant, are you? You’re a bad person if you think about the elephant. Right now, the chances are pretty high you’re picturing an elephant in...
Coping with Your Coping Mechanism
What do you do when a person becomes defensive about their coping mechanism? It can be difficult to hear someone struggling with an eating disorder say, “I love how thin I am.” Or a person over-using sleeping pills say, "I...
How Facing Your Anxiety Can Set You Free
The Unending Cycle of Anxiety Most of us don’t realize how much anxiety we have on a daily basis. And more importantly, how much that anxiety is ruling our lives. When we stay stuck in this anxious cycle, we continue...
How to Be Happy in Any Situation
Are you daydreaming about finding happiness in life, but you don’t really make the conscious choice or know how to be happy? Or, are you perhaps drifting through life without direction seeing happiness as a destination somewhere in the future?...
