by Sheryl Paul | Jun 30, 2019 | Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts |
The topic of world and eco-anxiety seems to make the rounds in my practice every few months, and last week was one of those times. Between longterm clients, new clients, and course members, the theme was flooding the room. I’d like to break it down for you using... by Sheryl Paul | Jun 16, 2019 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts |
“Probably the next important evolution of Western humankind is to find a proper container for religious life so that we do not unrealistically expect another mortal human being to carry this high value. In short: don’t ask a human to be God for you.” * Robert Johnson,... by Sheryl Paul | Jun 9, 2019 | Anxiety, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts |
Anxiety insists, “You don’t love your partner!” Anxiety declares, “You have a terminal illness!” Anxiety whispers, “You’re going to hurt your baby.” (Anxiety doesn’t always yell; sometimes it’s a quiet,... by Sheryl Paul | Jun 2, 2019 | Anxiety, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
Like all forms of anxiety, health anxiety is on the rise. With information about our health more available than ever, the anxious mind that seeks control at all costs can easily latch onto health as a hotbed theme that invites this mind to shift into overdrive. You... by Sheryl Paul | Apr 21, 2019 | Anxiety, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts |
A significant and essential component of any healing process is learning to feel the emotions that were shut down and stuffed away in the dark recesses of childhood long ago: The tears that were squelched under the message of “too sensitive”; the fears... by Sheryl Paul | Feb 7, 2019 | Intrusive Thoughts, Open Your Heart, Relationships |
Anxious people aren’t typically the most easy-going people on the planet. Because our high sensitivity wires us for hypervigilance, which then causes us to scan the horizon for danger, we’re physiologically primed to have a more tightly-wound nervous... by Sheryl Paul | Nov 18, 2018 | Anxiety, Break Free From Relationship Anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Relationships |
People often ask me why they’re struggling with relationship anxiety or social anxiety or any other kind of anxiety when other people seem to glide through life more effortlessly. The subtext embedded in the question is, “Is there something wrong with... by Sheryl Paul | Oct 28, 2018 | Anxiety, Anxiety Collection, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts, Trust Yourself |
Our era has been called the Information Age, the Technology Age, and the Digital Age. But it could also easily be called The Age of Anxiety, for anxiety is rampant and can manifest in so many ways: social anxiety, test anxiety, work anxiety, relationship anxiety,... by Sheryl Paul | Sep 23, 2018 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Health anxiety, Highly Sensitive Person, Intrusive Thoughts, Loss and Uncertainty Collection, Relationships |
At the core of anxiety – whether health anxiety, death anxiety, relationship anxiety, or generalized anxiety – is the need for safety. As I’ve been writing about in my last few posts, left to our own unguided minds, the ego will latch onto our... by Sheryl Paul | Sep 16, 2018 | Anxiety, Dying/Death, Health anxiety, Intrusive Thoughts |
The Google search terms “how do you know if you’re in love” or “not in love with my partner” are some of the most common ways that people find their way to my work. Because our culture has sold us the bill of goods that romantic love is...
