Many athletes and sportspeople are superstitious. They wear lucky socks or carry around a special bottle cap to help them win a match or a medal. It may sound silly, but there is some wisdom to back up their habits. Research shows that rituals can be useful for soothing anxiety. That is important because stress feels… Continue reading Ritualistic Path to Soothing Anxiety
Category: Self-Care
Implement Self-Help Strategies into Your Life
It is easy to read a self-help book and get excited. It is a wee bit more challenging to implement those ideas into your life. Where do you start? How do you make time to act upon what you learn? It is important to apply the information because nothing changes just because your knowledge changes.… Continue reading Implement Self-Help Strategies into Your Life
Are You Living in Denial?
Ostriches don’t really bury their heads in the sand. However, that is an apt image for what happens when we try to deny our troubles instead of dealing with them. Denial is a common defense mechanism for avoiding facts that make us uncomfortable. In the short term, it can be constructive if it helps us… Continue reading Are You Living in Denial?
Top Tips to Cope with Anxiety
If you struggle with anxiety regularly, you may find yourself using unhealthy methods, such as overeating or using drugs or alcohol, to cope. For obvious reasons, this is not the best approach, but what is? …Click here to read the full post.
Experience Joy in the Everyday Things
Since when did life get so complicated? What happened to the days of running wild and not having to worry about anything? Even as we have gotten older, it is still fun to reflect upon how things were in our past and the simplicity of life. But truth be told, you can still have that feeling.… Continue reading Experience Joy in the Everyday Things