Copyright 2005 Sharon Lowell Letting go I'd like to throw out the question to us both "what do we needlessly hold on to?" Interesting question, isn't it? This question seems simple on the surface to answer, but upon investigation into the deepest secret parts of our minds, and that being extremely complex. I desperately hung on to guilt, hurt, rage, disappointment and especially pity for...

Most of us through out our lives have experience stress or just feeling anxious. Sometimes when we are so worried about something in our lives in ends up we have an anxiety attack over it. That feeling when you first have one is such a horrible experience we don't know what is happening to us which makes us feel even more anxiety because we panic and don't understand what's happening. Some...

The poet, W. H. Auden, dubbed our time as "the Age of Anxiety". It is predictably certain, that in a post 9/11 world that is becoming aware of inconvenient truths like global warming and pandemics, general and pervasive anxiety will continue to grip the hearts and minds of growing numbers of people. As I do training and speaking in dozens of companies, associations and government organizations...

Depression is a disorder that does not get nearly enough attention. Depressed people are often told to "cheer up" or to "look at the bright side" of things, and may spiral even deeper when they are unable to simply snap out of the mood that has such a hold on them. While depression can often lead to fatigue and listlessness, it has a close cousin by the name of anxiety. Anxiety causes the...

Panic attacks used to stop me in my tracks. When it came to public speaking, I just froze up. When you suffer from anxiety and have panic attacks, it can be an overwhelming experience. I don't know about you, but if I have to speak in public, I'm starting to worry and panic weeks before the event even takes place. It's a frustrating experience. Public speaking is a very common fear. When...