CIRS affects people with a history of developmental trauma, whose nervous systems are dysregulated. If you have been diagnosed with CIRS, you can benefit from learning how to regulate your nervous system. If you haven’t already charged down the path, please don’t spend a boat load of money chasing … [Read more...] about Diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS)? Fear is driving your condition
Ending panic attacks: Effective tools for immediate relief
Use simple physical and cognitive strategies to stop a Panic Attack. When a person has a Panic Attack, the level of adrenaline, which is a stress hormone, increases in their bloodstream. Adrenaline is responsible for the physical symptoms you experience during a Panic Attack, including accelerated … [Read more...] about Ending panic attacks: Effective tools for immediate relief
What causes panic attacks? Understanding the triggers
Most people are unable to identify the trigger when they have a Panic Attack. Most people that experience Panic Attacks try to identify what triggers the attacks, especially if they have had several and want to be able to avoid the next one. The majority of people, however, are unable to identify … [Read more...] about What causes panic attacks? Understanding the triggers
The evolutionary roots of panic attacks: Why they make sense
Many people visit the Emergency Room when they experience their first Panic Attack. Many people that experience a Panic Attack for the first time visit the Emergency Room at the nearest hospital because they fear they are having a heart attack. The Emergency Room physician assesses them because … [Read more...] about The evolutionary roots of panic attacks: Why they make sense
The path to recovery: How psychologists diagnose and treat panic attacks
A Panic Attack is an adrenaline rush: Your body believes it has seen a grizzly bear and reacts accordingly. Years ago, when I worked directly in physicians’ offices, I was asked to see five or six new clients each week that presented with Panic Attacks. At least 10 percent of people experience … [Read more...] about The path to recovery: How psychologists diagnose and treat panic attacks
Emotionally hijacked? Effective ways to manage distress
Feel calmer immediately using these simple techniques. People use several different words to describe feeling distressed. They might say they feel emotionally hijacked, or triggered, or activated. They might say they have a lot of energy, or juice, in their system. They might say they are … [Read more...] about Emotionally hijacked? Effective ways to manage distress
Get over your fear of cats
Psychologists are taught to help their clients get over a fear of snakes during their first year of graduate school. This topic of taught in undergrad psychology classes, too, because the theory is pretty straight forward. Few of us get the opportunity to help people get over their fears of snakes, … [Read more...] about Get over your fear of cats
Give yourself time and patience when facing tough problems
Some problems are tougher to solve than others. Knowing when you’re up against a difficult one is helpful because you can be more patient with yourself as you look for a solution. Knowing you have a tough problem on your hands lets you adopt a more forgiving philosophy that centres on the knowledge … [Read more...] about Give yourself time and patience when facing tough problems
You have a better chance of winning the lottery than dying in a plane crash
I can understand why some people are afraid to fly. I personally don’t like turbulence when I’m in an airplane. It’s easy to let my imagination run wild and think that the plane will somehow fall out of the sky. But here’s the thing. Planes don’t crash. Not statistically. … [Read more...] about You have a better chance of winning the lottery than dying in a plane crash
The link between stress, muscle tension and chronic headaches
A significant number of the clients I counsel experience muscle tension and neck pain, and can benefit from seeing a physiotherapist. A physiotherapist that I work closely with recently shared that all the clients I refer to him from my practice have the same problem with muscle tension when they … [Read more...] about The link between stress, muscle tension and chronic headaches