I have a lousy clothes dryer. When I load it with wet towels, they tumble around for hours and hours, but nothing especially useful happens. The anxious mind works like this. Worrisome thoughts spin round and round, round and round, but they never really get “dry.” More thinking is rarely the answer. Identifying Categories Anxious… CONTINUE
You Worry Too Much — But What if You Didn’t?
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC Are you a worrier? Do you stress about money, health, your relationship? Do you suffer from chronic pain or high blood pressure? Do you experience panic attacks or social anxiety? Most people deal with some kind of recurring stress or concern. These issues tend to limit our experience in various… CONTINUE
What would happen if you just let things be?
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC When you lose a baby tooth, your body begins a conversation with itself. Throughout the day, your body checks in with itself and says, “Wait a minute. Something’s not quite right. Please investigate.” So you investigate. Your tongue taps around blindly in your mouth until it lands on the socket… CONTINUE
Why Worry?
by James Robbins, M.A., LPC, You worry too much. 90% of the things you worry about will never happen. As for the other 10%, there was never any real chance of preventing these things anyway. Like they say in twelve step programs: If you worry yourself crazy about a feared outcome, then the feared outcome actually happens,… CONTINUE
Recognize the Difference between Troubleshooting and Worrying in Your Life
Troubleshooting versus Worrying It’s important to recognize the difference between troubleshooting and worrying. If you want to stay afloat in the uncertain currents of day-to-day life, effective troubleshooting is essential. Worrying, on the other hand, is useless, a self-inflicted injury to mind, body and spirit. Authentic troubleshooting always results in clear, decisive action. Suppose you… CONTINUE