Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Anxiety”
He has a brain tumor!!! My first thought as I examined the lump behind his left ear. “Did you bump into anything? Hit your head on a cabinet door? Is it tender?” I peppered him with questions, trying to identify a logical explanation for the bulge. My husband had been experiencing sharp intermittent pains in his left ear for a …
Most of us are oblivious to our repetitive thoughts until we experience the consequences of our actions.
Do you have an emotional vocabulary? Do you use a wide range of words to describe how you are feeling or do you rely on “fine” and “okay?” In our environment of rapid change and clipped conversations (verbal and through technology), most of us rely upon the expedient answer of “fine” when queried by someone, especially in a non-intimate environment …
This week I’ve been struggling with doubt. Self-doubt. I was sitting in a meeting a few days ago and I wondered, “am I really contributing here?” “Am I the right person with the right skills to help? There is so much this organization needs and I feel so inadequate to help it move forward. Am I the right person? …
Have you ever noticed that you think differently at night? I’m not talking about the early evening hours say 7:00 or 8:30 p.m. I’m talking about the night hours, after midnight and before 6:00 a.m. Those hours in which most of your world is sleeping (except for the cats and other nocturnal animals, of course). When I was young and …
Hafez (or Hafiz), the 14th century poet said, “The words you speak become the house you live in.” I was reminded a few weeks ago, of how powerful our words (and our actions) can be. I started Thriving Thursday (newsletter/blog) because I wanted to share my thoughts, fears, and ultimately, my learning journey of life. It was (and is) a …
My computer was hacked! Being hacked brought back those anxious thoughts that sat in the back of my mind and would come wriggling to the surface like those huge worms after a rainstorm. “Will I get hacked? How does it happen? How will I know I’ve been hacked? How do you deal with it?” Well, my wriggling worries, came to pass. Luckily, …
