by Lynn Busch Counseling | Jul 27, 2018 | Anxiety, Blog, Emotional Challenges
We all want peace, especially when we are plagued by anxiety. When that happens, it is tempting to think peace is the absence of anxiety. That peace would be how we felt if we weren’t afraid to leave our house, or pay our bills, or get on the airplane, etc. (By the...
by Lynn Busch Counseling | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog, Emotional Challenges
There are, of course, many ways to deal with situations, difficult or not. This is only one way. First, think of a difficult situation. Write it down. An example would be that your child is not unloading the dishwasher, and it is creating a logjam in the kitchen,...
by lynn | Oct 13, 2015 | Anxiety, Emotional Challenges, Life Strategies, Marriage Counseling
I heard the other day that if you are depressed, you are thinking about the past, and if you are anxious, you are thinking about the future. Many times, that is true. So, what do you do if you find yourself battling depression and or anxiety? One thing I tell my...
by lynn | Jan 7, 2015 | Anxiety, Emotional Challenges, Life Strategies, Marriage Counseling, Stress
We live in a society that is increasingly reactionary. We are encouraged to have strong, intense opinions and to defend what is “right”. We live in a society that has become polarized, and in which we must “pick sides”. We live in a society that values making quick...
by lynn | Oct 27, 2014 | Emotional Challenges, Life Strategies, Marriage Counseling
Or for you people who don’t carry purses, it could be like saying goodbye to an old, ugly, uncomfortable pair of shoes. Allow me to explore the purse analogy for a bit. I can choose to keep the purse, maybe because it was expensive, maybe because it was a gift, maybe...
by lynn | Oct 6, 2014 | Anxiety, Emotional Challenges, Life Strategies, Marriage Counseling, Stress
This advice goes against the grain of our entire society, but it is guaranteed to help you reduce your anxiety in record time. Stop trying to make yourself happy. That’s it. Just quit the job of trying to create a life that you like. Don’t ask yourself if you are...
