Does visiting the dentist make you feel anxious, worried, or nervous? Do you avoid scheduling check-ups, or does it cause you extra stress in the weeks and days leading up to your appointment? If so, fear of the dentist could be preventing you from getting the dental care you need….
Everything is coming at us so quickly these days. Emails. Voicemails. Twitter. Facebook. Texting. Everything that you would ever want to know can be found on the Internet. Everything is so fast. And we feel like we can’t get even get a breath. Or at least a good breath. Many…
“How can you stand all this traffic!” My close friend, Lisa, visits Austin frequently for her job. And with every visit she notices the increasingly more difficult traffic patterns. We have all heard about the 110+ net arrivals moving to Austin every day, per the Austin Business Journal. Our roads…
The Entrepreneur’s Nerves are not Made of Steel Building and sustaining a business is a day-in, day-out war between uncertainty and perseverance. Make few bad decisions or take your “eye off the ball” for just a minute, and it could be “game over.” As an entrepreneur, your ability to persist…
What makes a person excited? How is it that excitement is one of the most effective tools against stress, anxiety and public speaking? Here is our full guide to the science and psychology behind one of our mind’s most powerful resources — enthusiasm — and how you can actually utilize it.
According to a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, participants in a study who at first could not bring themselves to get within 10 feet of a terrarium containing a tarantula, experienced dramatic relief from their phobias. After a two or three hour session of…
Maladaptive anxiety affects approximately 19 million U.S. adults—or up to 25% of the general population—and is distinct in that it progresses to consume one with overwhelming fear, panic and dread. In many instances, symptoms are intense to the point they cripple one’s personal relationships, career, and quality of life. Anxiety…
