by John Ballew | Feb 22, 2012 | Emotional health, Overcoming anxiety
“Don’t be so….sensitive.” Some people hear that a lot. It can be uncomfortable at times if you’re a woman. If you’re an emotionally sensitive man, life can be pretty tough, because our society expects men to be in control of their emotions. Sensitive people... 
by John Ballew | Feb 5, 2012 | Emotional health, Overcoming anxiety, Uncategorized
Find yourself troubled by anxiety? You’ve got lots of company. By some estimates, 40 million Americans suffer from anxious emotional states. While there aren’t good year-to-year statistics about whether that is increasing, there’s no denying we live in stressful... 
by John Ballew | Jan 28, 2012 | Emotional health, Overcoming anxiety
Psychotherapists often ask questions like “What’s going on inside of you right now?” or “what are you feeling as you talk about this?” We do this not because we are sadistic, but because paying attention to what’s going on inside is often an important step in... by John Ballew | Oct 9, 2011 | Emotional health, Overcoming anxiety
Good news for people with social anxiety: research published last month suggests that embarrassing moments may actually draw people closer to you. More information is available here. People with social anxiety dread standing out in ways that make them look bad: ...