The Anxiety/Panic Attack Journal

Has anyone ever accused you of being “too sensitive?”

Many people who experience anxiety also have a high degree of sensitivity. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Sensitive people tend to be more self reflective, and unfortunately, more self-critical. This critical inner voice and tendency toward inward focus can often contribute to anxiety problems.

But if you happen to be one of the “sensitive ones,” how can you turn down your obsessive inner dialogue?

Obsessively self-critical thinking is a habit. It’s a “thinking habit” that works in the same way as other, more conventional habits. You develop the behavior gradually over time (and often unknowingly). And you overcome this habit the same way – with time and persistence. In fact, the easiest way to overcome a habit like this is to refrain from dealing with it at all, and instead, develop a few new habits that can effectively block the old one.

The EasyCalm series is largely based on this concept of using new, more productive habits to replace old, unproductive habits, the kind that lead to anxiety and panic attacks.

There’s also a lot you can do on your own to use this method of overcoming anxiety and panic. The key is to begin “installing” new habits, especially “thinking habits,” that will more or less replace the old unproductive ones. And when I say “old, unproductive habits,” I’m primarily talking about three issues: a tendency to over-control situations, obsessive thinking, and excessive inward focus.

All these habits can be diminished or even eliminated by shaking up your routine, your day-to-day life, and establishing new habits that have nothing to do with the old ones, and are much less likely to “feed” the anxiety. You have to take a look at what you are doing, thinking, watching and reading in your day-to-day life; and then recognize that, whatever it is,  it’s not working for you. Seriously.

Anxiety problems are a clear indication that your life is out of balance; and often, one of the best ways to restore balance is to begin making changes (both big and small) in your everyday routine. Of course, it helps if you have a clear “map” to follow from where you are now to where you are going. Or perhaps I should say a clear GPS signal. =) That’s where EasyCalm comes in. It gives you the right focus, and keeps you on track as you begin the process of making changes in your life, and moving beyond anxiety.

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“Getting Unstuck” has been called the “post-anxiety series.” It’s about moving forward and creating a new self image, something that is critical after overcoming anxiety and panic attack issues.

But it’s actually about a lot more than getting on with your life after anxiety. The Getting Unstuck video coaching series is a blueprint for increasing self esteem, and re-defining who you are and what you are capable of (because we’re always capable of about 10x more than we realize!).

Since debuting last November, Getting Unstuck has won many die-hard fans, and helped many re-claim their life. Many of the most vocal supporters are people who had just come out of a traumatic time, like a divorce, job loss, physical illness, etc. And yes, quite a few have relied on this series to help put their lives back together after overcoming anxiety and panic attacks too, hence the nickname, “the post anxiety series.” =)

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In my experience, if you have dealt with anxiety problems in your life, there is a 90% chance that you are a “sensitive” person. Sensitivity is a double-edged sword: it is usually accompanied by high intelligence, creativity and the capacity for self reflection, and all of these qualities are great, of course. But sensitivity also has a downside — sensitive people tend to have more emotional issues and self esteem problems than their less sensitive friends or family members.

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