Anxiety Road Podcast

On one of the BBC web pages is an video about a man who started walking to control his panic attacks . it turned into a mission and career.  I admire his determination and his ultimate goal of doing that in other countries of the world.  I'm trying to hold my space in the here and now. Not as easy as it sound. But it is important. Find your peace where you can.  In this episode a quick look at bur...

I get a little long winded but in this episode, I needed to explain what are medical apps and what isn't. That breathing app on your phone probably isn't a medical app. That is the topic of this weeks episode. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text "START" to 741-741. Resources Mentioned:  U.S. Federal Fo...

You can be sitting in a doctor's office.    The doctor tells you that there is nothing physically wrong. Based on your symptoms, you fit the profile of a person having an anxiety condition.    The doctor may or may not prescribe medication.   The doctor may or may not give you are referral to a behavioral health professional like a therapist, psychologists or psychiatrist.   Maybe, if you have a r...

There are different types of anxiety journals and workbooks for different needs. There are books that you can use by yourself, and others that are best used working with a behavioral health professional.   And you'd think I wouldn't have to define what a journal or workbook is but in this case, I do. Because there are the bound type of books that you can find anyplace from the 99 Cents Only store...

We can get caught in a vortex of life responsibilities and obligations. However, there are times when we must pare it down to what is essential.   So let's get specific. Your physical and mental health are essential. This is not debatable.   Your treatment is important. You do have the option to stop or start your treatment at any time but there is a cost to that decision.    That cost isn't alway...

A mistake is an act or judgement that is misguided or wrong. It isn't always a bad thing. You do the best you can with the information available. Sometimes you find out that what you thought would work, has problems. Or you are not in the right space to accept what you are being told. Or there is so much noise in your head that you grab on to the first thing you see. Sometimes that works. Sometime...

This week, a look at three audiobooks that talk about using food or nutrition as a way to deal with an mental health or anxiety condition.    There are a lot of resources when it comes to finding materials about treating the various forms of anxiety. Finding authoritative and viable resources is a lot more difficult.    Then there are books with ok content but with poor or non-engaged readers. I c...

Food can be one of the many paths to healing. There are essential minerals that the body needs to function. Run low on them and you might have problems sleeping, focusing and functioning.   In this episode, a look at the mineral magnesium, what it can do for you and some of the foods and products you can access to get you up to proper levels.   If you need support contact the National Suicide Prev...

Hi folks, I'm going into virtual vacation mode. This episode is the inspiration I need to take a break. The brain is mush.   And not the good kind either. I'll either skip a couple of weeks or make short episodes. If you are new to the podcast, there is plenty of topics in the archives for you to check out.. Decision Fatigue is about thinking exhaustion. At some point you can't make a decision or...

I was viewing CBS Sunday Mornings Jane Pauley about her journey regarding depression and bi-polar depression. And how people will come up to her and start talking about their issues with the illness. There are a lot of foot soldiers who are trying to do the right thing about sharing reliable information about mental health treatment.   I make no secret that I am on the same journey as other people...

This is a pebble in the road about the fear of change. Specifically, the phobia about the fear of change. It has a name. Metathesiophobia. It is much easier to say the fear of change. That is the topic of this episode.  There is a lot of fear romping around these days. I think it is important to know what you are dealing with but that is just me. I can see that for a lot of people, getting back to...

Some of the people with an anxiety disorder have excessive negative thoughts. They come at you like a Tommy gun. Obsessively repetitive negative thoughts.    The kinds of things that would get a birth pessimist shook up. There isn't one type of negative thought. These things have a pattern or an intensity that can internally terrorize person in their own body.   The good news is that there are way...

There was a news story about people putting on the masks. People mentioned symptoms about heart palpitations, can't breathe and feeling disorientated. Those are some of the symptoms of an anxiety or panic attack.    You might have to go through a process to be comfortable wearing a mask. There are a lot of things you can do. In this episode, a look at some of the things you can do to make peace wi...

When you have certain types of anxiety conditions, you could experience an increase in the number of negative thoughts.  Or you already have an abundance of negative thoughts and the anxiety or depression is make it worse. In this episode, a look a three types of thoughts that could be romping around in your head. And some of the resources that might help you to understand and bring order to the c...

If you are curious about sound bath and sound meditation and want to know if this is something that could help you maintain sleep, be comfortable in your body or need a soothing sound sensory experience, then this might be an episode of interest to you. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text "START" to 74...

In this episode, a look at a particularly pesky symptom of depression, hopelessness. And a look at some of the resources you can use to help you understand what is going on and resources for treatment.   When you have depression as part of your anxiety condition, being told to think happy thoughts probably isn't gonna do much for you.    You may have to process that info in a different way that do...

When I read some of the posts and articles about how to deal with depression, I often encounter content that states that "if only you would change your thinking." Or the reader is being told to employ positive thinking techniques. Or is being given the f*ck up bunkie, nobody cares but you pep talk. Or "Pour more faith into it, that will fix it." I have no doubt that some of the above works for a s...

Yeah, best laid plans and cucumbers. You know for certain what you are gonna get with cucumbers. But not to leave you totally in the lurch, I have three resources that you might be interested in checking out.  First is a free meditation resource and then two books, one is a short e-book on Worry and Anxiety and the other is about having an anxiety condition and a relationship. If you need support...

It is like waiting for the other shoe to drop. I enjoy the rest period, but I'd just assume we'd all get instant enlightenment and be done with it.    Since that isn't going to happen, I do have actionable resources for you to help get a grip on your symptoms and your condition.  If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488...

I tried to write through it. I tried to be pity or intelligent or something.  For 10 hours I tried to try to communicate something that would not be a waste of time.  I couldn't do it. So, I had to step back and look for some of the help I needed. That is what I want to share in this episode.  If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Projec...

Agoraphobia is not just the fear of going outside; many agoraphobics do just that. It is the constant feeling of fear and possibly, but not always, the fear of having a panic attack in public.  In this episode, a look at treatment resources for those that have this condition. There is a strong link between agoraphobia and a panic disorder. If you need support contact the National Suicide Preventio...

I feel like I am between a wall and a hard place. I want to describe options that you have when it comes to treating the diagnosed version of an anxiety condition or disorder.  I really don't want to tell folks what to do with two exceptions, don't give up and don't kill yourself.  But this is a bad week in a string of bad weeks. We need some re-enforcement. So here are some emotional self care ti...

We don't just talk the talk about these parts, this is a living on-going learning process about how to exist in this time with an anxiety disorder.  In this episode, how I headed off a panic attack with a can of frozen orange juice. And more to the point, adjust your symptoms management to the situation. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Tr...

In this episode, a look at a disorder that is commonly mistaken for shyness. It isn't about shyness or being bashful. Social Anxiety Disorder (aka Social Phobia) affects a lot of people.   According to the Andrew Kukes Foundation, that is 1 in 8 people or 15 million people.    Social Phobia is an irrational believe that a person is being observed and judged. The belief is so strong there are physi...

Perhaps there is a better way for both of us to have what we want, occasionally, and eat better 90 percent of the time. We gotta pay attention to both mental and body systems. We have to focused on taking care of the brain and brain functions. One of the ways we do that is by making better food and nutritional choices. So in this episode, a really simplistic definition of oxidative stress and some...