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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Five Eating Patterns That Worsen Stress

Adapted from The Binge Eating & Compulsive Overeating Workbook: An Integrated Approach to Overcoming Disordered Eating

Stress is a natural part of life. Yet it seems that between the economic recession, multiple health crises, and other seemingly endless things, individuals are experiencing heightened anxiety. People often deal with stress by trying to find methods that will lessen their intense emotions. However, a number of eating patterns that people develop to cope during this time actually worsen the stress.

Here are some common eating patterns that you may fall into when under stress:

Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Cultivate Patience

Excerpt from Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind by Jeffrey Brantley, MD, and Wendy Millstine, NC

.... Cultivating patience involves being tolerant of life’s temporary, unsolved predicaments and uncertainties while you wait for a solution or opportunity to emerge. Patience requires trust. You nurture your ability to trust that the natural flow of life has moments that cannot be controlled or easily fixed. Life has an uncanny way of working itself out, with or without you.

Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Thursday, July 02, 2009

Monday, June 01, 2009

Using Music to De-Stress

While this book is directed toward students, the following piece, as well as the entire book, can be applicable to anyone. MUSICAL RELEASES Music is recognized for its therapeutic value everywhere from the operating room to the counselor’s office. According to the American Music Therapy Association (2006), music helps alleviate pain and promote wellness, expression of feelings, and memory. Whether it’s punk rock on your mp3 player, singing in the shower or playing classical guitar in the dorm room, consider all of the ways that music can help you release stress. Learn a new instrument. Why not? Take a piano or guitar class. Maybe you took piano lessons as a kid and gave them up. Wouldn’t you love to pound away on something from Coldplay or Ben Folds? What about the guitar? It is never too late to form your own band. Join a musical group, or form one. Once you’ve learned an instrument, or found friends who share your passion for sound, take it up ...

Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Monday, June 01, 2009

Monday, May 18, 2009

Urge Surfing - A Mindfulness Skill to Cope with Self-Harm Urges

Find a quiet place where you will be relatively free from distractions and unlikely to be bothered by anyone. Sit in a comfortable position. Write down how strong your urge is on a scale from 0 (no urge at all) to 10 (the strongest urge you’ve ever had). Then, write down how much you feel as if you can handle your urge on a scale from 0 (can’t take it for one more second) to 10 (could handle it for ten hours straight if you had to). Imagine that you’re standing on a surfboard on the ocean in a warm, tropical place. You can see the white, sandy shore in front of you, there’s a slight breeze, and you can smell the salt of the ocean. There are a few fluffy, white clouds overhead, and the sun feels warm on your back. Really transport your mind to this scene. Now, imagine that your urge to harm yourself is the wave that you’re riding. Really notice what the urge feels like in your body. Zero in on the sensations you feel (for example, tightness in your muscles). Now, imagine that you’...

Posted By newharb / 12:00 AM / Monday, May 18, 2009

Monday, May 11, 2009

Two Boats and a Helicopter: Thoughts on Stress Management

Hold this thought gently as you read on: despite centuries of science, technology, and evolution; regardless of the miracles of medicine, psychology, and social development; irrespective of progress in all its forms, how you feel today probably has as much to do with whether the sun came out as anything else. Okay, continue. An old joke has stuck with me since I heard it, what? Twenty-five years ago, now? It goes like this: A storm descends on a small town, and the downpour soon turns into a flood. As the waters rise, the local preacher kneels in prayer on the church porch, surrounded by water. By and by, one of the townsfolk comes up the street in a canoe. "Better get in, Preacher. The waters are rising fast." "No," says the preacher. "I have faith in the Lord. He will save me." Still the waters rise. Now the preacher is up on the balcony, wringing his hands in supplication, when another guy zips up in a motorboat. "Come on, Preacher. We need to get you out of h...

Posted By troydufrene / 12:00 AM / Monday, May 11, 2009

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