You feel anxious and don’t know why. Someone says something to you and you respond, “I’m sorry, what did you just say?” Have you ever had this experience? Your emotions have taken over and you can’t think. You find yourself overreacting to stress. When that happens, your emotions guide your thinking and behavior. In fact,…

You are probably familiar with the crowdsource term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), but how about FOGO or FONO? During the pandemic, a few new terms have arisen based on fear and apprehension. One of those terms has to do with feeling anxious about going out again. Even for the masked vaccinated person, the idea…

  As we come out of the pandemic and resume a more interactive life, there is a lot to think about when it comes to our mental health. So many people experienced  fear, uncertainty, anxiety, sorrow and loneliness. Loneliness is a real problems for so many people. We were not used to the isolation and…

Megan was anxious. She interviewed for a new job and was sure she wouldn’t get it. When I asked her why she felt this way, she interpreted the interviewer’s reactions to her as negative, “I could just tell she didn’t like me. She looked bored. She looked at me like she was judging me.” Megan’s…

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