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after looking things over here at emotional feelings,
try out "the layer down under," (part of the emotional feelings network of sites) & read a special "i
just gotta say it" column concerning porn addiction by clicking here! Be sure to scroll down towards the bottom of the right hand column to find it!
another important suggestion... visit
this homepage to learn more about the features included within the emotional feelings network of
sites!
I was personally very touched by this inspiring story as I watched it on
television last night (2/27/07); especially after I experienced a life altering injury which took me 2 years to recover from.
What I want to ask you is...
If you can't help out with the helmets, below for our military men, can
you volunteer or help our returning soldiers who are recovering with extreme traumatic brain injury?
Here are some links!
Check them out, I know that my family will be searching for a way we can help!
Remember - extreme or traumatic physical injuries can have a deep impact on mental health!
What is Operation Helmet?
Founded in 2003 by Dr. Robert H. Meaders whose grandson is an active duty Marine in Iraq, Operation Helmet is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated
to providing safer helmet pad upgrade kits to the troops in Iraq & Afghanistan.
To date, more than 6,000 kits have been shipped to the troops in the field.
  How this site works best for you!
You'll
notice that there are many underlined link words in each article below. The reason for this is that you have reached not only, "emotional
feelings, the home site," but the emotional feelings network of sites. There are
many sites included within the network that'll be visited by clicking on these underlined link words.
If you can't find what you came
here looking for, visit the homepage for the emotional feelings network of sites by clicking above & read the options on
the homepage for the networks index of sites. Try to be specific when looking for an emotion or feeling word & click on the site you need!
It's very simple & very
interesting to follow your way thru the layers of your buried or stuffed emotions & feelings that have accumulated throughout the years!
when you've reached this point, or this website, you know you're making
progress!!!! this part gets difficult because now is the time to look within & become emotionally honest with yourself!!!
Best of luck & if you're
still stuck, send me an e-mail anytime, by clicking
here & I'll be glad to send you an immediate personal response!
Sincerely,
Kathleen
 Anxiety or tension is our body's way of telling us that something is going wrong & we need to correct it. It's an absolutely essential signal, necessary for survival & well being.
what is anxiety?
Everybody
knows what it's like to feel anxious:
- the butterflies in your stomach before a
first date
- the tension you feel when your parents are angry
- the way your heart pounds if you're in danger
Anxiety
rouses you to action.
It gears you up
to face a threatening situation. It makes you study harder for that exam & keeps you on your toes when you're making a speech.
In general, it helps you cope.
Anxiety is a normal reaction to a stressful or dangerous situation.
When faced with a threatening situation, the body reacts, causing the heart
to beat faster, the palms to get sweaty & the mind to race.
Normal
anxiety is actually
helpful in many of the situations we face daily. i.e., getting out of the way of a car, completing projects on time etc.
doom
-
Inevitable destruction or ruin.
- Fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one.
A decision or judgment, especially an official condemnation to a severe penalty.
Judgment Day.
Anxiety
produces an increase in various physiological & mental processes. That increase can motivate us to more thoroughly prepare for performance situations like tests & athletic competitions.
Isn't it wonderful that we have a built-in automatic warning system?
Yes, except when the system goes awry.
Sometimes the expectation of trouble or danger is wrong; we exaggerate
the problems or become tense for no good reason.
At other
times, the warning is accurate but nothing can be done & we fret
needlessly about our inability to change the situation.
Sometimes,
we have this stress alarm going off, but we don't know what's wrong.
In each
of these cases, we're psychologically & bodily all tensed up to run or fight an enemy, but the real enemy (the creator of the scary
situation) is us.
How do I distinguish bad
anxiety from normal
anxiety?
It's important to understand that anxiety isn't a "defect."
People
who lack the ability to experience fear & anxiety would probably be injured.
People who experience fear & anxiety without the threat of danger, also suffer. Anxiety is considered abnormal when it's so severe that it interferes with your enjoyment of life.
This overwhelming sense of dread & fear for no apparent reason or excessive worry is considered an anxiety disorder. Interestingly, many people know when their response is excessive, but they find it hard to talk about & control it.
How does anxiety present
itself?
Anxiety brings on a whole series of "fight or flight" physical reactions. They include:
- pounding heart
- nausea
- diarrhea
- feeling dizzy or faint
- difficulty breathing
- chest pain
 
The worse
you feel, the more worried you become.
Understandably, people with anxiety tend to self-diagnose & unknowingly exaggerate their
symptoms. They often assume the worst.
It's very important for you & your physican to discuss ruling out other medical causes of your symptoms if your
anxiety seems to be out of control.
Anxiety is treated successfully with either counseling &/or medication.
The reasons that so many kids & teens, as well as adults,
are feeling so anxious these days has to do with
many of the factors that we're faced with in our environment (&/or lifestyle).
Our environment is where we live,
who we live with things that happen in school, what's happening in the lives of our best friends & every thing that we
need to cope or deal with on a daily basis.... read the first article under "articles," below to read more about how your environment affects your feelings of anxiety.
Anxiety can
also make us feel:
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overall
uneasiness
-
discomfort
-
worry
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-
frequent
urination
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shallow
breathing
-
edginess
-
trouble
concentrating
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Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though
it's hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character & we must learn that the setbacks & griefs
which we endure help us in our marching onward.
Henry Ford
Restoring the Inner Self A New Psychiatry Emerges, Albeit Slowly, to Aid Older Persons
Grappling w/Stresses
Americans 65 & older have the highest suicide rate of any age group; they account for about 13%
of the population but nearly 19% of all suicides.
Description & Prevention of Anxiety
As unpleasant emotions go, anxiety is the sketchiest. It's
a vague, pit-of-the-stomach dread that sneaks up on you. That unease you get when your boss says that she needs to talk to you right away, when the phone rings at 4:00 a.m., or when your dentist looks into your mouth & says "Hmmmm"
for the 3rd time.
Ditch the jitters.
Lingering anxiety can keep you up at night, make you irritable, undermine your ability to concentrate & either ruin your appetite or precipitate Olympian eating binges.
The constant state of readiness generated by anxiety:
-
adrenaline pumping
-
heart racing
-
palms sweating
may contribute to high blood pressure & heart disease, says Susan Heitler, PhD, a clinical psychologist in Denver.
Meditate. Maybe you're just high-strung. If so, meditation is worth a try. It cultivates a calmness that eases anxious feelings & offers a sense of control.
A study at the Univ. of Massachusetts found that volunteers who took an 8-week meditation course were considerably less anxious afterward.
"People who are high-strung find that they're dramatically calmer with 20 minutes of meditation in the morning & another 20 minutes after dinner," says Dr. Heitler.
If you've never done meditation, try this technique:
Sit quietly in a comfortable position & take a few deep, cleansing breaths to relax your muscles. Then choose a calming word or phrase. (Experts suggest either a word or short phrase w/religious significance, or the word one.)
Silently repeat the word or phrase for 20 minutes.
As you find your thoughts straying, gently return your focus to your repeated word & continue to breathe deeply.
Jog, walk, swim, or cycle. If you can't make time
for meditation, be sure to make time for regular exercise, says Dr. Heitler. "Exercise can have the same calming effect as meditation, particularly if it's something repetitive like running or swimming laps."
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