ARP 381 - Smiling Mind App for Meditation and Mental Fitness
Anxiety Road Podcast
After a few minutes of an life update, I talk about the Smiling Minds app, a free resource designed to help practice meditation and also helps to build mental fitness. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned: The can help you with finding the right sound for your needs, that could be a frequency noise or a sound of nature. Windows users can go to the of the website and select the items that will give them an audio...
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Pebble in the Road - Journaling Memory 2002
Anxiety Road Podcast
A brief update. I'm still going through chaos. I'm having to throw away a lot of things and re-organize my life. This is a brief pebble in the road on a memory that I wrote down in 2002. It was a bad time. There are ups and downs with having an anxiety condition. I was scraping cement at that time. I'm grateful that is this a memory. I'm going to shred this page but I've memorialized it so there is no loss. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text...
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ARP 380 When Panic Hits Home
Anxiety Road Podcast
In this episode, I talk about my process on handing a problem and four resources that might be helpful to those with panic attacks and panic disorder. Some of the resources are informative but dry. Other offerings are written in a more conversational form, accessible but might not explain a concept or two. I get a little more personal than I like but I wanted to share with you my panic response to some bad news. There are a lot of changes that I'm experiencing at the moment. Those changes need attention. I'll do the best I can but it...
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ARP 379 Drinking Water Temperature
Anxiety Road Podcast
The three main point I want to make are drink water, build and refine your information gathering process and for goodness sake, find ways to have fun, relax or grab a giggle. That last suggestion is not in the show but bears repeating. Don't let them steal your joy. In this episode, a response to two commercials about drinking water temperature and word or two about how to find viable, authoritative resources. This could help you confirm if the information is factual. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor...
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ARP 378 Gatophobia or Fear of Cats
Anxiety Road Podcast
We all have that thing that gets under our skin. The thing we can't stand and won't abide in any form. That at best is an irritation. But for some of us, it can be a problem if it impacts the quality of life. Those four-legged poof balls called cats can be a problem for people with a phobia about cats. In this episode, what it is, the symptoms and treatment resources. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned: The Cleveland Clinic has a page on...
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ARP 377 - Stress Management Tips
Anxiety Road Podcast
There are forces that have us in a state of stress and unbalance. It is intentional. Our stress levels are way too high. In this episode, I'm talking specifically about stress but those of us with anxiety still need to pay attention. We still have the ability to decide how we want to go forward. You might need a personal support system to help you deal with the days, months or however ever long we survive this moment in time. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text...
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ARP 376 Quick Look at Book How to Be Yourself
Anxiety Road Podcast
Social anxiety is not about being shy or people not wanting to be social. People with social anxiety beats up on themselves before others get a chance to do it. It is a condition where an excessive amount of fear is generated by the anticipation of rejection. Either way, it can be harmful to the spirit. In this episode, a quick look at the book How to Be Your Self by Ellen Hendriksen, Ph.D. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned: ...
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ARP 375 - News Anxiety and Surviving the Infodemic
Anxiety Road Podcast
Yeah, it is a real thing and we are existing in it. From the looks of things most of us are struggling and that is never a good thing. An infodemic is a smash up between too much information and a pandemic. I didn't invent this term. Goes back to 2001-2003ish. There is a pandemic of bad, worse and toxic levels of disinformation. People are getting sick or at risk of ingesting poor quality information sources. I'm not being hyperbolic here. I stopped monitoring local and national news. All of it and cut back on social media too. And I actually turn off my phone at...
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ARP 374 - CBT and AI Apps
Anxiety Road Podcast
In this episode, a brief explanation of cognitive behavioral therapy and then an overview of the mental health apps that claim to provide treatment or support resources. There are a lot of companies that are trying to convince insurance companies, private businesses and consumers that their app is the one to help treat mental health issues. Just one problem. There is only (at this time in January 2025) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows the smartphone Rejoyn app to be recognized as a treatment for depression. And you need a prescription for it. ...
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ARP 373 Jaw Clenching aka Bruxism
Anxiety Road Podcast
The medical term for this is called bruxism. It is when a person grinds, gnash or clench your teeth and jaw bone. We are going to have a lot more people doing this in the year to come. This is a pebble in the road on the condition and resources you can use to help you make decision about your health. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned: The Johns Hopkins Medicine site has an that talks about who is at risk, the causes and...
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I have to be honest, it isn't for everybody. There are people that have weaponized the terms. Or feel that it isn't strong enough for what they are going through.
If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741.
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Image Comics page on the trade paperback on A Haunted Girl, you can get a sense of the graphic novel and if you want to dip your toes into both horror and depression.
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