The Gift of Anxiety
One year, when I was just a teenager, my grandparents gave me a very special Christmas gift. While I can’t remember exactly how old I was…
Stop … Worry Time!
I never wore parachute pants, but I remember them being popular in the late 1980s where I was living. When I think of them, I think…
New Function, New Name, New Look — Same Great Content!
If you have been following my blog, you will notice a number of changes to it in the coming days. In today’s post, I am going…
Thanks, Not Angst
This week, many of us will be celebrating the U.S. holiday that we call Thanksgiving. On Thursday, November 22, we will gather together with family and…
Lions, and Tigers, and Bears … Oh, My!
In The Wizard of Oz (1939), as Dorothy, Scarecrow, and Tin Man make their way along the yellow-brick road through a forest that Dorothy describes as “dark…
Don’t Believe Everything You Think!
If you have ever been in the market for a new car, you might have noticed how, once you started thinking about what kind of car…
Anxious Thinking — Personalization
One of the premises of a cognitive-behavioral response to problems with social anxiety, shyness, or performance fears is that certain ways of thinking fuel the experiences…
