Tag: Anxiety

  • “Wait to Worry”

    This morning I was listening to Zig Ziglar’s book, “Better than Good,” and he made a good case for why we can “wait to worry.” He didn’t say “DON’T worry.” Why not? Because it sounds too hard and we won’t listen. We’ll worry anyway. I mean… DON’T worry? NEVER? I’m…

  • Goodbye, Perfectionism!

    It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t perfect. Something went wrong! It was only 95% good. The other 5% was bad. It was a failure! What on earth makes us think things like this? It sounds so silly when you step back and read it. But that’s what goes…

  • Springtime Blues

    I’ve had trouble in the springtime for as long as I can remember. While most people were happily loving the warmer air and the increased hours of daylight, I was often increasingly depressed and anxious. Sometimes I would take more naps just so I could skip part of the day…

  • Control, Anxiety, and Learned Helplessness

    For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been going back and forth between listening to a motivational speaker and reading a book about how our human desire to control everything leads to a great deal of anxiety. Think positive. If we want to do anything in life, we must believe…

  • Are You Insecure Over Stuff That’s All In Your Head?

    My husband and I had been married for just a couple of years when we decided to attend a one-day marriage seminar. I was hoping that I would see a certain friend and her husband there. But when they didn’t show up, I thought, “Well, why would they attend a…