Anxiety Looks Different in Men
About half of my practice is comprised of men dealing with anxiety. Which is a little surprising. Why? Not because men don't deal with...
Anxious Parents, Teach Your Children Well
Many of my clients are parents with children at home, and one of the first things that they'll tell me about their anxiety problem is...
Bibliotherapy: The Best Books for Anxiety
Most of my clients have spent a small fortune on self help books before turning to professional help. I'm not against self help at all. ...
An Anxiety Resolution
Recently, a friend said to me, “I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. They’re just an excuse to judge myself.” I really liked this...
Addiction and Anxiety
Anxiety and addiction tend to go hand in hand. Whether it’s alcohol, pills, food, or other substances, anxiety fuels addiction. When...
Anxiety After Tragedy
We live in anxious times. In Steven Pinker's 2011 book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined, the Harvard University...
Lonely with an Anxiety Disorder
Once a week, at a local retirement community, I run a support group for eighty and ninety year olds. I was asked to do it because of the...
Procrastination and Anxiety
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Nnenna Ijomah last week of The Shorthorn, UTA's student newspaper. Below is an excerpt from...
Don't believe what you think!
Once people understand they have an anxiety disorder, the most difficult thing to accept is that, essentially, their thoughts are lying...
How the Body Shows Anxiety
The physical symptoms of anxiety are sometimes the most frustrating. Sure, the constant rumination is no fun either, but more often than...
