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Often, it’s only when our eyes have been washed clear with buckets of tears that we will ever get a handle on the larger vision for ourselves and our place in the world.
Growing Through the Storms
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | May 21, 2018
Answer These Questions to Determine Your Current Stress Level
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | April 19, 2018
To help you determine your current level of stress, answer the following questions based on the past six months. Keep a tally of the number of points for each yes answer.
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Identify Patterns of Worry By Answering These Questions
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | March 19, 2018
To help you identify your patterns of worry and what activities or thoughts they are most associated with, you need to answer the following questions. Take your time to answer these questions and rally think about your answers.
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Is Work Ruling Your Life?
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | March 12, 2018
Society places a great deal of value on not only what you do but also how well you do it. That’s a whole lot of pressure rolled up into a job.
Open the Door to Your Problems
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | February 12, 2018
To take charge of your life, you need to know what life is really about. You need to live your life in reality, looking for and acknowledging what is real and truthful, even if it hurts or is uncomfortable or triggers an anxiety.
Are You Paralyzed by Fear?
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | February 2, 2018
Anxious people can appear paralyzed by fear. They can go to extreme lengths to avoid anything that triggers their fear. They can make elaborate excuses and put off handling anything that produces anxiety.
When Alcohol is Chosen as a Relief Agent
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | January 26, 2018
Patty felt pretty keyed up, tense. Today, the plastic bus seat seemed harder than usual, and Patty shifted uncomfortably every few minutes. She felt like she was coming out of her skin and couldn’t wait to get off the bus and get home. It wasn’t that someone waiting just behind the front door for something. …
Conquering Negativity That Shapes Our Self-Dialogue
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | January 19, 2018
This soundtrack you’ve been living with wasn’t recorded overnight. Instead, it’s a compilation of messages you’ve heard, impressions and impacts you’ve assimilated, and conclusions you’ve reached over the course of your life.
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Desensitize Your Anxiety
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | November 6, 2017
Anxieties are progressive, so it seems logical that one of the answers to anxiety would be a progression of a different kind. When a fear starts out small and keeps expanding, the way to combat anxiety is to cut that anxiety down to size. Instead of trying to take on the whole fear, you start small, working your way up your fear, like climbing a ladder.
Acknowledging Your Painful Past
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | October 20, 2017
In the city of Carmel, California, there is a famous cypress tree, weathered and gnarled and growing out of solid rock on the edge of the rugged coast. If that cypress could talk, it might complain about the coastal storms that have battered it for so many years, twisting its branches. It might curse those who maliciously …
How False Guilt Leads to Stress
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | October 5, 2017
Guilt is an insidious reaction that contributes to stress. Guilt cries out, “Never enough!” When you feel guilty or ashamed, or you blame yourself for not being or doing all you think you’re supposed to be, you can never find peace.
The Cost of Survival in Childhood Abuse
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | September 28, 2017
Children who are abused may adapt by retaining a habit of constant vigilance—as though they’re constantly under a state of siege. Their worlds are populated not by security but by patterns of risk and attack.
