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10 Calming Affirmations to Reduce Anxiety Naturally

10 Calming Affirmations to Reduce Anxiety Naturally 0

Anxiety can sap your energy and distract your mind. It can get in the way of your health and happiness. 

Positive affirmation statements can be used throughout your day to calm and relax your anxiety naturally, and cheer you on through challenges big and small. 

Click to read 10 affirmations that can help reduce your anxiety and decrease your stress. 

Self-Esteem Definition and How to Get Self-Esteem

Self-Esteem Definition and How to Get Self-Esteem 0

Self-esteem is about how you see yourself.

It has nothing to do with the mask you show to the world or how other people see you. It is an interior thing. It is how you feel about yourself. 

Healthy self-esteem is “I am lovable” and “I am capable of handling myself in my environment.”

When you don't feel lovable or capable, it's hard to feel good about yourself and it's hard to have strong self-esteem.

Getting healthy self-esteem is an inside job.

Click to learn:

  • The definition of self-esteem.
  • What healthy self-esteem is.
  • 5 ways to boost your self-esteem. 
The Link Between Perfectionism, Anxiety and Depression

The Link Between Perfectionism, Anxiety and Depression 0

Perfectionism creates anxiety and depression.

Not all people who have anxiety are perfectionists, but many people who are perfectionists are anxious and/or depressed.

Perfectionism is a tough taskmaster. The drive to be perfect and have everything around you be perfect is a ball and chain that holds you back and bogs you down.

The truth is, you can’t be perfect. Other people can’t be perfect. Things can’t go perfectly.

Fish show link between anxiety relief and probiotics

Fish show link between anxiety relief and probiotics 0

Evidence that probiotics offer natural anxiety relief has come in a surprising way—a study about anxiety in fish.

A fascinating new study from the University of Missouri (MU) shows that fish anxiety levels are impacted by the bacteria in their gut. And there’s good reason to believe it’s the same for us humans.

Click to find out what the study tells us about anxiety and your gut. 

What is anxiety?

What is anxiety? 0

Simply put, anxiety is heightened fear.

Anxiety can be fleeting, long lasting and debilitating, or it can fall somewhere in between.

Other words that label fear are panic, nervousness, and worry. Any of these levels of fear may also be felt as, or labeled as, “stress.”

It’s important to understand fear in order to better understand and deal with anxiety and stress.

In this post:

  • Fear’s message
  • Fight, flight, or freeze
  • Types of anxiety
  • Anxiety-related disorders and conditions
  • Anxiety resources
What are Anxiety Symptoms?

What are Anxiety Symptoms? 0

We feel anxiety emotionally and we feel anxiety physically.

Anxiety symptoms can be both emotional and physical.

It can drive you to act in a demanding or irrational way as you attempt to get relief from the fear. Or it can narrow your world as you reduce your exposure to situations that stimulate the fear.

Click "Read More" to increase your understanding of anxiety and find out about the emotional and physical symptoms of anxiety.