How anxious are you right now? Are you anxious most of the time? All of the time? Did you sleep well last night? Or were you unable to shut off your worrisome thoughts? Does it feel like you are constantly on edge or pushed into overwhelm by the slightest upset? Anxiety is fine when it performs the way it is meant to: as a life preserver, an alarm bell, or wise internal advice to fight or flee. But your anxiety is controlling much more than...
Internet Addiction: Knowing When It’s Time to Unplug
You know you should get up. The clock on your screen was supposed to remind you to only spend a few minutes surfing, gaming, posting, clicking, and chatting. Instead you barely glanced at the clock and now you’re alarmed to find that letters on the clock are no longer the same: “PM” is now the wee hours of the “AM”… and you still want to keep going… just a few more clicks. That’s internet addiction. You know you should get up, log off, unplug....
Overcoming the Shame of Sex Addiction
Do you wonder how you could have gone so far? Looking at the havoc wrought on your life, your relationships, and your self-esteem by your sex addiction, are you struggling with devastating shame? How in the world can you get through this? You probably knew that, eventually, your double life would catch up with you. But you might not have known how intense the shame would be. To go on, you’ll have to learn tools to manage shame as part of your...
Leaving the Black Clouds Behind: 10 Ways to Ease Depression
Is your depression blue? Possibly, but it’s probably darker than that. Maybe it’s gray and stormy. Maybe it’s black clouds, hovering over everything. Depression blocks out joy, pleasure, and most of the things you once found meaningful. It’s as though the distinct, vivid details of your life are blanketed in a dull, heavy haze. How long has it been since you had a light-hearted, cloudless day? It’s time to clear things up. Ease your depression...
8 Signs You’re a Facebook Addict
Check the clock in the corner of your computer screen. How long have you been on Facebook? Two or three hours? All day? Is your smartphone in bed with you? Are you constantly “liking” posts or scrolling through fabulous selfies of countless “friends”? How much time have you spent composing yet another carefully-crafted status, designed to show your wit and depth of thought? Close the Facebook tab, if you can. Now, take a look at the following...