An anxiety episode prevents us from doing many things, one of which is committing to plans. If you or someone you know keeps cancelling plans with friends and family members because of anxiety, you can end up disappointing those around you. While you have a right to cancel if you don’t want to, some people […]
Anxiety and Depression: Will a clean home help?
First, it is just about feeling blue, and then you don’t want to go out and meet your friends; you come up with excuses, you call in sick, and when you scroll through Facebook you see how much fun the others had, and you can’t just stop but feel sorry for yourself. It all become […]
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Keeping Anxiety Levels Low When Moving Home
If you thought that moving home was a source of joy for most people, think again. The Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, an authoritative list of major life stressors that can affect health, lists changing residence, having a major mortgage, and having to face the foreclosure of a mortgage as some of life’s biggest challenges. […]
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Does social isolation affect the brain? Here are the 5 tips to overcome social isolation
A warm welcome to our guest blogger, James Crook, who is a frequent visitor of Anxiety Boss and wanted to contribute his article to our platform. Foremost, let’s begin by clarifying the difference between social isolation and solitude. Being in a state of solitude is different in a sense that it is by choice. The […]
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Anxiety at Work: What Do I Do When I Can’t Handle It?
Today, work is challenging enough. You show up to a boss looking over your shoulder. You wonder about your co-workers and whether they are as sincere as they seem. You brave a stressful commute, both to and from work, only to find you forgot today they would be doing performance reviews. One thing most people have […]
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Changing How I Defined Abnormal Helped My Anxiety
Like many of you, just a few short years ago, my life was defined by anxiety. Anxiety had become for me a constant companion. It was there when I woke, followed me through my day, and kept me from going to sleep at night. I had been on high doses of a benzodiazepine for many […]
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How To Deal With Anxiety When You Want To Buy or Lease A New Car
I know that many of you feel that buying a new car is a waste of money, but this is primarily how to get a new car. You can also use a lot of the advice I give here to purchase a used car. Not everything is always set in stone. Stress and Anxiety of […]
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Emotional anxiety after your husband’s affair
Infidelity in marriage is like a tornado. Once it passes over, it leaves a trail of devastation in its wake. Anxiety is normal after you have experienced a betrayal or a marital conflict. This stress trigger is the body’s natural response to danger. When you feel threatened, your body turns to a fight or flight […]
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Can Caffeine Cause Nervousness?
Yes, caffeine can cause nervousness. In fact, too much caffeine can lead to anxiety and physical symptoms. When you take more than 250mg of caffeine per day, and you take it every day, then it can lead to caffeinism, which is characterized by nervousness, anxiety, irritability, tremulousness, restlessness, rapid breathing, muscle twitching, flushing, palpitation, gastrointestinal disturbances, and problems with […]
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How Competitive Sports Increase Your Adrenaline, And What You Can Do To Wind Down
On the radio, I heard an interview with the son of the late “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who was a well-known professional wrestler who died in 2015. The son recounted his childhood, and growing up with his father who was away frequently due to his wrestling circuit tours. Roddy Pipper made a name for himself by […]
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