Anxiety and stress

It seems we all feel pressured to fit more into each day. Whether it’s at work or at home, there don’t seem to be enough hours to get everything done. But if you think you can get more done by ignoring the needs of your brain and your body, think again. The constant pressure catches up to you at … [Read more...] about A simple recipe for a good night’s sleep

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 Strategies to stop a Panic Attack

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 Learn what triggers a Panic Attack

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 Panic Attacks: Why they make sense from an evolutionary perspective

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 How psychologists diagnose and treat Panic Attacks

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

My brother a bad experience travelling on Christmas Day. He had a flight booked to Mexico. He hadn’t looked at an email that arrived the week before from the airline. Unbeknownst to him, his departure time had been moved forward from 1.30 pm to 7.00 am. … [Read more...] about Don’t let poor customer service impact you negatively

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

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

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