Anxiety is inner conflict. Here are three ways we can protect ourselves from anxiety, and reduce our sense of inner conflict.
Tag: Mental health
Becoming less self-focused
Selfishness is one of the great causes of suffering, and learning to value others can be a great source of happiness.
Managing depression: finding rungs on the ladder
When we are depressed, we find it hard to see how things could improve. Sometimes it helps to lower our sights, and start with small steps.
Frustration and quiet action
We all experience brief tensions when life doesn’t go our way. What determines our mental health is what happens next.
Giving up control
If you get frustrated every time your wishes are blocked, you are setting yourself up for misery. To be happy, it helps to develop alternative responses.
Dependent victim, helpless friend
Sometimes a helpless, unloved role has become a second skin, so that we cannot imagine there is another way to live. But there is. We are all able to initiate and negotiate help for ourselves, and love for ourselves.
