Tag: audrey sussman
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Grief and Sadness
After the death of my very favorite and loved uncle just 2 weeks ago I found myself thinking, and grieving and sobbing and then . . . beginning to move towards healing. And it went back and forth between terrible pain of loss to uplifting feeling of connection. I’ve decided to talk about my…
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Dealing with Fear and Anxiety
It’s amazing the things I hear every day in such common places as restaurants, bookstores, or even in the doctor’s waiting room. There are so many people out there who suffer from panic attacks or know someone who does. Just the other day, I overheard a conversation between a few women, one of whom couldn’t…
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Stress Reduction Using NLP: 3 Part Exercise
Hello again, as I was getting this post together I realized that it was going to take me a bit longer to give you the step by step method that is important for success. So this post is broken down into 3 Parts. The first part is important. You will learn to rate your level…
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The positive intent of Worry
Before I talk about techniques to stop worry in its tracks, let’s look at the positive purpose of worry. It can alert you to things that need to be taken care of, or of consequences of certain actions. Worry can keep you watchful for symptoms that indicate a possible life-threatening problem, or it can motivate…
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Are Some People More Prone to Worry Than Others?
1. Are some people more prone to worry than others? There are many reasons for the different ways people respond to the world they live in. An event that hardly creates a ripple in one person’s life, can completely distress another person. People react differently because of the filters, beliefs and the way they interpret…
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Worrying Less for Parents of Special Needs Children
Have you ever been watching your child at play, feeling love and joy and all of a sudden find your thoughts spinning off into all sorts of worry? Has one worrisome thought ever brought on a terrible cycle of more fearful thoughts? If this has happened you are not alone. Sometimes worry is a fleeting…
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Two steps to change negative thinking
Whenever you find yourself stuck or indecisive, and your are beating yourself for procrastination, use these two tips to break the cycle of negativity. I was working with a client the other day and she told me that she was so anxious that even the simplest decisions were exhausting to her. It had gotten so…