A WORD FROM Dr Veronica…
You’ve seen “We’re in a mental health crisis!” everywhere—but what is mental health? Like physical health, it’s about functioning well: the ability to think, feel, relate, and stay grounded in reality. In short, it’s handling life’s hard moments. When we struggle to do that, we may fall into depression, anxiety, or numbing behaviors. Our newsletters offer tools to help you face that pain and move through it—not be controlled by it. If that resonates, give us a call.
Feeling Anxious??
Peace is possible.
Here are some tips to help you on your path.
Avoid caffeine and recreational drugs
- This is a FREE method that can reduce up to 70%of your anxiety symptoms. Did we mention that it’s free??
Calm your body
- Slow your breathing to four counts in, four counts out. Slowly tense and then relax different muscle groups (for example, hands, biceps, chest, abs, toes etc.). This tricks your brain into thinking you’re less anxious.
Approach whatever you are avoiding
- Avoiding situations, people, emotions, or memories may be a relief in the moment, but ultimately it increases your anxiety. Allow negative experiences to happen. Learn that you can handle difficulties.
Catch anxious thoughts
- Notice them. Label the thoughts as anxiety, not reality. Here are some examples of anxious thoughts:
- Thinking about the what ifs, assuming the worst.
- Taking one worry and attaching other worries into a huge worry snowball.
- Making excuses for why you can’t do or feel something.
- Fair warning, these excuses seem REALLY reasonable.
Hold onto eternal truths
- Meditate on Scripture that is not dependent on circumstances.
- The Lord will be with you wherever you go (Joshua 1:9b)
- God is love (1 John 4:16)
- Christ accepted me (Romans 15:7)
To discover and resolve the anxiety’s root causes, make an appointment.
We are here for you – call today to get on the schedule!
