Identify your coping strategies for managing strong feelings and anxiety (1 minute read)

This post “Increase your self-esteem by managing exaggerated fear” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by understanding your feelings.   Increase your self-esteem by managing exaggerated fear: This post is about exaggerated fear. Fear can be connected to stimuli or situations that are not per se dangerous – i.e. the reaction is disproportionate…

There are many anxiety inducing patterns often called cognitive distortions or thought traps. These are ways of thinking that seem true but are in fact not reasonable, realistic or relevant to the situation. Noticing when we are using thought traps and countering them is an important part of traditional CBT-exercises that also can reduce symptoms…

This post is about how you can increase your self-esteem by understanding your feelings.   Increase your self-esteem by facing your fears: Here, the post continues with important reflections to be made when doing an exposure to manage fear. Important strategies to handle possible strong reactions during an exposure are: – Regulate stress-level through mindful…

This post “Increase your self-esteem by understanding the difference betweeen anxiety and fear” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by understanding your feelings.   Increase your self-esteem by understanding the difference betweeen anxiety and fear: This post is about the difference between fear and anxiety. Some think that fear and anxiety are versions…

This post “Increase your self-esteem by using the strategy ‘escape reality’  ” continues with how you can increase your self-esteem by managing your thoughts and feelings. There are several mature defense mechanisms that are helpful strategies for: -Managing unwanted impulses and anxiety -Resolving underlying issues or problems -Getting a more peaceful mind and relationships   Increase…

The main thesis of Csikszentmihalyi’s flow-concept is that happiness is not a state but can be developed through learning how to achieve flow in our lives. He describes it as: “…a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will…