Words are important. Words matter. Somewhere along the way, you were taught the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” While this childhood phrase can be a defense against verbal bullying and name-calling, they carry a great irony.

When I am working with people who struggle with anger, often in our sessions, I invite them to bring into their awareness a recent situation where they felt angry.

The final factor that fuels the myths of anxiety is reason giving. As you think about your anxiety and fear, and its presence in your life, you probably have lots of reasons about why you can or cannot do certain activities in your life.

One of the most common strategies used to deal with these threatening thoughts and feelings related to anxiety is to avoid them. This is a common strategy because, first of all, it seems to work.

Anxiety and worry can also be triggered by the known as well. Some studies suggests that this kind of anxiety happens a lot in the fall. There are lots of things that you know will happen as autumn approaches.

In a previous blog I, shared four myths about anxiety, as described in The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John P. Forsyth and Georg H. Eifert. Then, I began to look at some of the factors that fuel these myths and keep them alive.

In a recent post, I shared four myths about anxiety, as described in The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John P. Forsyth and Georg H. Eifert.

Recently, in a series of blogs, I described some of the common anxiety disorders: panic disorder, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Each of these disorders has specific criteria that have to be met in order to make a diagnosis.

It is a good thing to be organized. There is nothing wrong with being neat and orderly. Following rules can give direction to your life. And yet, any of these behaviors can be carried to the extreme, to the point where it seems to take over a person’s life. When this happens, you can struggle with OCD.

. I’ve never had anyone say, “Yes,” when I asked if they enjoyed their outburst of anger or holding in their anger. When we let the anger take control, you are not acting in ways that fit with your picture of how you want your life to be.