Tag: coping with anxiety
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Psychologists Explain How to Support a Partner with Anxiety
Dealing with anxiety is always an uphill battle. When you feel anxious, it can overshadow all beautiful things and destroy your mental and physical health. The good thing is we now better understand mental health issues. As a result, people are no longer stigmatized for struggling with mental health issues and can get the help…
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3 Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms (And How To Change Them)
How do you cope with difficult situations, sensations, feelings, and thoughts? Do you do your best to process and handle these events well? Or do you turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms that turn out to make matters worse? If you’ve noticed that the ways you cope aren’t particularly productive, it may be time to alter…
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9 Myths About Anxiety Everyone Believes, But Aren’t Really True
Anxiety is a common experience on a very long spectrum. If you’ve ever felt anxious, you know just how horrible it can be. It can even feel debilitating and all-consuming, fighting all logical thought that you know exists. For many, it’s a frightening experience. Sadly, as with many other issues pertaining to mental health, there’s…
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Psychology Explains How Daydreaming Reduces Anxiety
Sometimes you need to get away from it all. Daydreaming is a great way to do this if you can’t physically get away. Fantasizing about something that makes you happy…well, makes you happy. Sometimes it can be taboo – it comes with a notion that you’re wasting time or not being efficient. However, it can…
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15 Positive Affirmations for Anxiety Never to Ignore
Anxiety can be a devastating disorder that seems to kick in unexpectedly. It can continue affecting you as you go through your day, interfering with all aspects of your life. Luckily, there are many positive affirmations for anxiety that can help you get through. It is hard to explain how anxiety makes you feel, so…
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Therapists Explain 6 Ways To Calm A Stressed Partner
Everyone can get stressed out, and it can be challenging to know what to do when your partner winds up in a stressful situation. If they have unhealthy or less-than-ideal coping mechanisms, it can be even tougher to understand how to help them. Of course, with your heart going out to your partner, you wouldn’t…