Also On Wellness

Tagged as Mental Health

Overcoming The Fear That's Holding You Back
In James Allen's timeless masterpiece, “As A Man Thinketh," he describes fear like this: - “Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body, and lays it open to the entrance of disease;...
December 9, 2014
Green With Envy: Now What?
An emotion that is universal to the human experience is envy. It is also for the most part considered shameful. People generally see this feeling as ugly, try to hide and deny it, and pretend it doesn’t exist. Envy can feel toxic, it can balloon to be all-consuming, so powerful at times that one can feel eaten alive by the intense emotional experience. I see envy as exemplified in the following thought...
June 5, 2014
A Case for Emotional Honesty
We all experience emotions that we are told at some point are ugly and shameful, that society or our family tells us we “should” eradicate. Some of us are emotionally inhibited, afraid to express any emotion. Others of us are emotionally disinhibited, and feel ruled by our emotions. A common response to experiencing certain emotions is shame and frustration with oneself. Such a reaction typically fuels...
April 30, 2014
How Do You Achieve Wellness?
So how do you achieve wellness? The technical definition of wellness can be described as: - “Optimally balanced health across multiple dimensions.” - The top level dimensions are commonly viewed as physical, mental, spiritual, social and lifestyle. Striking an optimal balance of health in each dimension can be confusing and too many people misunderstand the objective and generally fail to achieve Wellness...
April 26, 2014
How to Stop The Self Sabotage Game - Right Now
It is finally spring and you are charged up.  This is the year you are going to lose the twenty pounds that have been slowly - creeping up. Good for you for making the commitment. So why does it often feel like failure before we can even get out of the gate? I imagine you know this game well.  It's called self-sabotage and you very well have been on this hamster wheel for a long time. Let's look at...
April 14, 2014
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders, which have some symptoms in common with major depression and sleep dysfunctions, develop from a complex set of factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events. Over 20 million adult Americans suffer from anxiety disorders, which are treatable, yet only about one-third receive any treatment. Anxiety disorders can often be effectively controlled with psychotherapy...
February 28, 2011