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An anxiety attack can feel frightening, intense, and hard to control. Your heart may race. Your breathing may change. Your body may shake. You may feel dizzy, trapped, detached, overwhelmed, or scared that something serious is happening. In the middle of an anxiety attack, it can be hard to think clearly. That is why simple, …
If we let our habits get out of hand, they can have negative impacts on our lives and eventually turn into addictions that impede relationships, productivity and in some cases, our health. Here are five steps to breaking a bad habit.
Life can get busy quickly. Work, school, relationships, parenting, family responsibilities, finances, health concerns, and constant notifications can all compete for your attention. Before long, it may feel like your mind is always planning, worrying, remembering, reacting, or trying to stay ahead of the next thing. That is one reason mindfulness has become such a …
Life can feel difficult to navigate when change, stress, uncertainty, grief, conflict, or pressure arrive all at once. Even when you are doing your best, life’s challenges can leave you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, frustrated, stuck, or unsure what to do next. Sometimes the challenge is external, such as work stress, relationship strain, family conflict, health …
Parenting can bring out a level of love, patience, fear, frustration, guilt, and overwhelm that many people do not expect. One moment you may feel connected and calm. The next, you may be repeating yourself, raising your voice, shutting down, or reacting in a way you regret. Mindful parenting is not about being calm all …
If you find yourself looking to start a fight, trying to find issues with your partner or being over-sensitive about things that normally wouldn’t upset you, you may be engaging in a destructive behaviour.
Feeling depression near ovulation can be confusing, frustrating, and sometimes frightening. You may feel fine for part of the month, then notice a sudden shift in mood, energy, motivation, anxiety, irritability, or emotional sensitivity around the middle of your cycle. For some people, these changes feel mild and manageable. For others, they can feel intense …
Anxiety does not only affect your thoughts. It can affect your whole body. Many people first notice anxiety through physical symptoms such as a racing heart, tight chest, shallow breathing, stomach discomfort, muscle tension, sweating, trembling, dizziness, fatigue, or trouble sleeping. These symptoms can feel alarming, especially when they appear suddenly or seem unrelated to …
Anxiety and stress can affect your thoughts, body, relationships, sleep, work, and everyday routines. Sometimes anxiety shows up as racing thoughts or constant worry. Other times, it feels physical: a tight chest, upset stomach, restlessness, fatigue, headaches, muscle tension, or trouble sleeping. If you are searching for how to manage anxiety and stress, you may …
