http://easycalm.com/blog Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety and Panic Attacks Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:11:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en have heard it said that if you want to get along with people you should avoid talking about religion or politics. Well, I'm going to break that rule today and get into a discussion about the role of religion in the lives of anxiety sufferers. We'll see how ... http://easycalm.com/blog/anxiety-and-religion-the-role-of-faith-in-stopping-anxiety-attacks/ In my experience, if you have dealt with anxiety problems in your life, there is a 90% chance that you are a "sensitive" person. Sensitivity is a double-edged sword: it is usually accompanied by high intelligence, creativity and the capacity for self reflection, and all of these qualities are great, ... http://easycalm.com/blog/for-sensitive-people-attitude-is-not-optional/ Introducing the Fire Breathing Introvert! We've been pretty busy this year working on new programs. Now we're rolling out the first of these, a video/audio coaching series called 'The Fire Breathing Introvert. It's a specialized coaching series aimed specifically at introverts, and includes tons of techniques, demonstrations and coaching sessions to make ... http://easycalm.com/blog/cool-new-series-the-fire-breathing-introvert-watch-the-video/ My friend Kat gave me a great recommendation today to post a "warning" about the potential for the antibiotics known as Fluoroquinolones and Quinolones to cause anxiety and a host of related central nervous system issues.  Dr Jay Cohen published a study in 2001 demonstrating a link between patients taking the fluoroquinolone-class ... http://easycalm.com/blog/anxiety-causing-medications-even-some-antibiotics-can-cause-anxiety/ A while back I posted a blog about my experience with Ativan withdrawal, and the hell I went through trying to get off of those evil little pills. I never imagined how many responses I would get! Emails poured in from people all over the world dealing with withdrawal from Ativan, Xanax and ... http://easycalm.com/blog/benzodiazepine-withdrawal-part-two-dealing-with-ativan-and-xanax-withdrawal/ I've heard about lots of tricks for stopping panic attacks; but using math? Yep, an EasyCalm user from Denmark named Tom recently sent me this tip for stopping panic attacks (Takk Tom!). It involves doing math in your head, and believe it or not, Tom wasn't the first person to mention this ... http://easycalm.com/blog/what-does-math-have-to-do-with-stopping-panic-attacks/ Sometimes I am truly shocked how many good people become accidentally addicted to benzodiazepine medications such as Ativan (Lorazepam).  I seem to get many emails about this subject, and unfortunately, I've also been through it myself.  Even though Ativan and it's sister benzodiazepine meds are known to be dependency causing, ... http://easycalm.com/blog/ativan-withdrawal-symptoms-when-a-supposed-anxiety-cure-actually-causes-extreme-anxiety/ It's not unusual for anxiety sufferers to also experienced periodic bouts of depression.  Anxiety and depression are different psychological problems, but they sometimes overlap.  For example, dealing with an ongoing or chronic anxiety situation can easily lead someone to feel depressed.  But technically, anxiety and depression affect the mind and body ... http://easycalm.com/blog/do-anxiety-and-depression-have-in-the-same-cause/ Generalized anxiety is probably the most common type of anxiety issue in the world, and it's what I like to call a "lifestyle anxiety." That is to say that, generalized anxiety not only affects your lifestyle, but it is actually caused by your lifestyle... You see, generalized anxiety builds up over ... http://easycalm.com/blog/how-does-easycalm-work-to-stop-generalized-anxiety/ Everybody who has suffered with panic attacks and anxiety has wondered where these things come from. What is the cause of panic attacks?As an NLP practitioner, I tend to not focus on causes and symptoms, but instead focus on changes that bring positive results. In fact, NLP (neurolinguistic programming) is ... http://easycalm.com/blog/what-is-the-cause-of-panic-attacks/ Today I want to talk about how to stop panic attacks; and specifically, how to deal with the mental "loops" that both cause and sustain panic attacks. Psychological research suggests that as much as 95% of human thought is repetitive in nature -- in other words, it is loop-based.  This discovery ... http://easycalm.com/blog/how-to-stop-panic-attacks-understanding-loop-based-thinking/ The  "Instant Tranquility" NLP Hypnosis Session Today I'm proud to announce that we have updated the EasyCalm anxiety series to include a brand new NLP hypnosis session called "Instant Tranquility." The session works relatively quickly, using powerful linguistic "loops"  derived from NLP to calm anxiety and stress, and replace anxious and panicky feelings with ... http://easycalm.com/blog/easycalm-update-the-new-instant-tranquility-nlp-hypnosis-session/ Social phobia (also known as social anxiety) is a deceptively prevalent problem in society, particularly in the more "developed" nations of North America and Western Europe. Interestingly, social phobia is less common in many so-called "developing" or "emerging" countries of the world, where there is often a greater emphasis on ... http://easycalm.com/blog/the-politics-of-social-phobia-does-amercian-culture-contribute-to-social-phobia/ Many people are taking fish oil these days to help protect themselves from heart disease and a wide variety of other illnesses.  Research has shown that omega-3 fish oil could be of the most useful natural supplements known to mankind, promoting good heart health, easing joint pain and arthritis, and improving overall health. But new ... http://easycalm.com/blog/new-research-fish-oil-for-anxiety-and-depression-is-beneficial/ Well, the holiday season is upon us once again and I hope wherever you are, you and your family have a great time-- with a minimum of stress and anxiety!  I don't think I'm giving away any big secret by saying that many people find the holiday family get-togethers stressful. And ... http://easycalm.com/blog/minimize-your-holiday-season-anxiety/