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The Two-Headed Beast of Successful Habit Change
by guest
2 Feb 2012 at 9:20am
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Tyler Tervooren of Advanced Riskology. I used to have a lot of bad habits. I still do, but I used to have a lot more. Here?s just a small sampling: I woke up late and went to bed early. I procrastinated on my most important work. I [...]
Create the Habit of Meditation, & the Zen Habits Premium Membership
by Leo
31 Jan 2012 at 3:03pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. It’s something I should have created a long time ago: the Zen Habits Premium Membership, and a mini-course that’s included with it called Create the Habit of Meditation. The membership is a monthly subscription of $19.99, but really it’s a commitment to changing your life, and the tools needed to [...]
Creating Silence from Chaos
by Leo
27 Jan 2012 at 3:20pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. We are often afraid of silence, because its emptiness feels idle, boring, unproductive, and scary. And so we fill our lives with chaos, noise, clutter. But silence can be lovely, and therapeutic, and powerful. It can be the remedy for our stress and the habits that crush us. If we [...]
The Habits That Crush Us
by Leo
23 Jan 2012 at 11:26am
‘Don’t panic.’ ~Douglas Adams Post written by Leo Babauta. Why is it that we cannot break the bad habits that stand in our way, crushing our desires to live a healthy life, be fit, simplify, be happier? How is it that our best intentions are nearly always beaten? We want to be focused and productive, [...]
Learning to Sit Alone, in a Quiet Empty Room
by Leo
17 Jan 2012 at 1:49pm
‘All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.’ ~Blaise Pascal Post written by Leo Babauta. Think about some of the problems of our daily lives, and how many of them would be eased if we could learn to sit alone, in a quiet empty room, with contentment. If [...]
Life as a Conscious Practice
by Leo
13 Jan 2012 at 9:15am
‘Everything is practice.’ ~Pele Post written by Leo Babauta. When we learn a martial art, or ballet, or gymnastics, or soccer ? we consciously practice movements in a deliberate way, repeatedly. By conscious, repeated practice, we become good at those movements. Our entire lives are like this, but we’re often less conscious of the practice. [...]
Your Top 10 Clutter Questions, Answered
by Leo
11 Jan 2012 at 11:33am
Post written by Leo Babauta. Decluttering is a skill that you learn with practice, just like any skill. And just like other skills, there are many little questions and problems you need answered and solved as you get started. Those of you taking the Clutterfat Challenge this month are facing these problems, and I’m here [...]
Clearing Your Life for a New Year
by Leo
9 Jan 2012 at 12:55pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. Every January, people rush out and get a gym membership, set a list of goals or resolutions, and get ready to take on a new year of frenetic activity. Unfortunately, we don’t often clear space to make room for all this new stuff. The beginning of the year is a [...]
How to Tackle Your Clutter
by Leo
6 Jan 2012 at 12:19pm
Post written by Leo Babauta. So you’ve been putting off tackling your clutter for months, maybe even years. Papers pile up on a counter, shelves are crammed full of books and magazines and other things, closets are stuffed to the point of spillage, clothes pile up on the floor or furniture, boxes and furniture and [...]
How to Have the Best Year of Your Life (without Setting a Single Goal)
by guest
5 Jan 2012 at 9:15am
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Jeff Goins of Goins, Writer. This new year, do something different: stop setting goals. If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, then making resolutions for another year is a sure-fire way to drive yourself crazy. I did [...]


Anxiety Attacks

Here is your Saturday STORY on: SOLVING PROBLEMS: I personally have a problem with jealousy and consistently fight its effect, as I guess does everyone. If I could help diminish its effect, would you be impressed? Opportunities arise regularly to dissolve big issues in life, but we forget to take them. Let me explain... What I have always endeavoured to do with a subject is to turn it on its head. Instead of jealousy being a problem, I've tried to view it from beauty. What is jealousy telling you? It is saying in a relationship for example that you are selfishly in love with your partner. But love is a beautiful thing! Being too selfish is where the trap is! In every aspect of your life, being too selfish can destroy what is good. As jealousy can often damage a relationship, isn't it then beautiful when you notice the moment a jealous thought enters your head, this is an opportunity to put things right? Today's story is about selfishness and to what extent you can take it. When you think you are right, you become so self-indulged that no other person can offer a better solution. The story although amusing and often used as a joke, has a stark reminder how selfish we can all be at times. THE FLOOD It was a day of heavy rain and the flood-waters came, a man, a religious man, was trapped on his own roof. As he saw the waters rise he prayed for God's assistance. "I know he will come and save me, " the man said. Two men came by in a small boat, "Hop in old chap, we can take you to dry land, " they said. "It's okay, " he replied, "God is coming to save me." A speed-boat then passed. "Jump in quick, the water is rising, " said the driver. "It's okay, " he replied, "God is coming to save me." As the waters began to rise a helicopter flew by. "Climb onto the rope ladder, we can still save your life, " said the rescuer. "It's okay, " he replied, "God is coming to save me." Eventually the man drowned. As he got to the gates of heaven, he was annoyed. "Where is God, I want a word with him, " he said in a raised voice. "I am God, what can I do for you?" The man continued, "You of all people should answer prayers, I drowned as a consequence of you!" God replied, "I sent a rowing boat, a speed boat and a helicopter, what else could I have done!" Opportunities are presented to you if you choose to take them. As soon as you see a jealous moment arrive, you have an opportunity to improve and thus lessen the grip it is likely to take. QUOTE: "Bad times have a value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss." (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Author & Philosopher).


What do these feelings mean?
So i dated my ex for nearly 4 years and there was a little overlap with my current girlfriend whom i have dated for 2 years. That was a mistake juggling two girls but i worked through it with one of them. But I'm not sure if i still have residual feelings about my ex and what they mean. When i see my ex i feel like i nearly have an anxiety attack. That feeling is so foreign to me as i am always chill. I have dreams about her, I think about her somewhat frequently. But i can't talk to her if I want to keep the relationship i am in. So i have know way of talking this through with my ex or bringing it up to my current gf. None of my friends will really help me because they all know i can get a better looking girl than my ex. I know that too, but i don't necessarily want that. If i am happy isn't that what matters? Anyway, as far as my current gf, i do care about her. I say i love her but that was originally forced (by ultimatum) and i'm not entirely sure if it is true. I would really hate to hurt her again though, and i really do enjoy spending time with her. This is way too broad to nail down to one question. But your thoughts are greatly appreciated and I do want to know what the feelings might mean. If they are just residual or if they really mean something. Just realized what section this was posted in. Sorry about that, i'm a guy they are girls. Still would like thoughts.

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is my extremely high level of anxiety related to my heavy alcohol consumption mixed with taking my medicine?
about a month ago i was coming off an anti-depressant called anafranil, which was taken for anxiety/depression and ocd. but about a week into the weening off period i experienced a serious bout of depression, which caused me to drink very heavily for about a couple of weeks as i was still weening off my medication. and now after i have stopped taking my medicine, and stopped drinking i have been experiencing symptoms of vertigo, and extreme levels of anxiety, so extreme in fact i'm to the point of having an anxiety attack every day. so i'm wondering if the heavy drinking as i was weening off my medication has anything to do with this.

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Overcoming fear of intimacy?
Well I basically have a fear of intimacy. My boyfriend wants to have sex and we've spoken about it. He's the person im closest to but I still flinch every time he touches me. I feel like I trust him enough, love him enough and feel like im ready to have sex with him. He knows im terribly afraid of sexual intercourse which is why we haven't done anything yet besides kiss and hug. He talks about our first time how he'll be careful, listen to what I want and how we can keep the lights off and stuff.. I don't want to be like this forever and flinch whenever he touches me. I've been abused and he's the only person who knows about it so he understands but I find it's not fair for him to be in a relationship with me when I cannot sexually satisfy him. It makes me feel like a bad girlfriend. He says he loves me and can go without sex but I still want to overcome my intimacy issue. I don't let ANYONE else touch me and whenever they do I have an anxiety attack, so he really is the person im closest to. Any way to overcome this fear without going to talk to a professional?

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17 Jun 2011 at 12:00am  Some 400,000 current and former American soldiers suffer from traumatic brain injuries, which can cause memory loss, lack of concentration, depression, anxiety attacks and other problems. In some cases symptoms last only weeks or months; sometimes they persist indefinitely. Finding any sort of treatment, much less a cure, has not been easy. But...

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