Do you find yourself worrying all of the time Do friends and family consider you a worrier Chronic worry is a form of anxiety, and although everybody worries at one time or another, worry can become problematic when it becomes uncontrollable over an extended period of time...

The concept of awareness is what separates the unconscious sleepwalker from the consciously manifesting individual When you walk in awareness, you lose the filters of judgment and conditionality, and open your eyes to the light of day You come out of the fog and see your path clearly...

Recently a woman hit another person’s car in a parking lot here in LA The funny thing is that the person who actually hit the car happened to be famous and decided to look at her own car and move along...

When you want to buy a new house, what do you do Do you go through the real estate magazine, close your eyes and point your finger And wherever your finger lands is the house you are going to buy...

Attaining a successful mindset is just like building the foundation for a house If the foundation is strong, you can build whatever you like above ground But if the foundation is weak, even the best house in the world is destined to collapse...

The fundamentals of success are the same no matter what industry you’re in, what characteristics you have, what lifestyle you live, etc Fundamentals are fundamentals If you want to achieve anything significant in your personal life and career, you must be willing to do what significant achievers do in their personal lives and careers...

Some top professionals and executives cannot abandon their work responsibilities, even to get needed help with addiction and drug or alcohol abuse The occupational realities of higher level executives may also cause a reluctance to reveal a need for treatment, lest others perceive weakness or incompetence on the job Executives can feel powerless over their addiction Because of these dual realities, many very successful people feel that they cannot get needed addictions treatment, and watch helplessly as addiction intensifies, and the social costs of drug or alcohol abuse mount by the day...

Drug and alcohol rehab is big business, and some drug rehab sites would have you believe that everyone needs a period of residential care, if only to boost their bottom line But not everyone needs or will even benefit from a period of residential rehab, and yet for some people, nothing less will do So how can you know if you need drug or alcohol rehab...

It can be quite a challenge to stop smoking If it were easy then there wouldn’t be so many products on the market that claim to help you quit If you’ve decided that now is the time the quit smoking, then you may find it helpful to learn everything about smoking cessation that you can...

Every day you are bombarded with stimuli Every day your head is filled with thoughts Every day you must make decisions about what thoughts to pursue and what thoughts to ignore...

Each of us has within us the same powers and abilities as the creator of everything that exists, seen and unseen We are made of the same stuff We are one...

When we're tired we get irritable and stressed; and it's far easier to give into temptation in a moment of weakness Clinical research supports what logic tells us, and sleeping problems are significantly correlated with greater rate of relapse Why we get insomnia during long term alcohol withdrawal Part of the problem is that insomnia can linger for months or even years after we quit drinking, depending on the history of abuse, and such long term sleeping problems and the cravings they inevitably create, is a big problem...

The two emotions from which all thought originates are love and fear Actually it all comes down to love, because fear would not exist except as the polar opposite of love Fear was created when God made this physical world so we could experience love...

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) can be useful in helping people to overcome shyness and social anxiety At my Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) practice in Edinburgh, I have found that seemingly confident people often present for treatment because they are fed up with dreading social events and feeling tense during situations that are supposed to be enjoyable Often the people that I see for Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Edinburgh that have problems with social anxiety aren’t stereotypical wallflowers...

One of the best places to affirm your positive intention is right in front of the bathroom mirror every morning It’s a guaranteed way to take control of your goals, boost your confidence and push your dreams one step closer to reality This simple act of standing in front of the mirror every morning, appreciating your magnificence as an incredible human being and repeating aloud your positive affirmations will do wonders for your journey to unlocking your true potential...

We've become a culture of multi-taskers: We apply make-up while driving, talk on our cell phones while shopping for groceries, eat breakfast while watching the news We've packed every moment to get the most we can into the minutes we have But are we really doing ourselves a favor...

The first step in utilizing the law of attraction in your own life, I have learned, is first by taking ownership of prior mistakes Next is identifying what exactly it is that you really want while keeping out all thoughts about what you do not want Identifying what a person wants as opposed to what they do not want is a major difference when taking the imperative steps towards happiness and well-being...

Stress is something that is almost incessant in today’s busy world Most of us wake up in the morning wishing we didn’t have to The desire to go back to bed or just avoid the oncoming work day can set off the first round of negative emotions, which research has shown actually causes a chemical reaction in the brain and the body that is damaging to you in large doses...

The period after the end of drug rehab, and for a few months afterwards, is a very risky time for relapse and continuing abuse Even those people determined to maintain sobriety and committed to change too often find the temptations overwhelming and what seemed so clear while in the sheltered walls of rehab, suddenly murky and inapplicable to the realities of the outside There is no denying the risk of the initial days, weeks and months of abstinence once removed from the sanctuary of rehab, but there are ways that recovering addicts and alcoholics can minimize these risks; and the single greatest way to increase the odds of long term sobriety is simply by maintaining a long and committed participation in offered aftercare therapies...

Marijuana is addictive and there is a syndrome of withdrawal that will occur whenever a dependent person attempts to quit their habit Marijuana is not terribly dangerous over the short run, but the consequences of long term use and addiction are a greater risk for certain cancers, some cognitive and learning deficits, and certain social deficits People using marijuana heavily are not as able to realize their full potential, and heavy marijuana usage can detract from quality of life...