CHANGING THE WORRY HABIT Stress, anxiety and reactions such as worry and fear can be caused in 3 different ways: 1.  Scary thoughts that move through the mind. 2.  Repressed emotions that are chained to present day events. 3.  Bodily reactions such as a pounding heart, clenching stomach or muscle tension. There are many different

Small Changes Make Big Differences Have you found yourself procrastinating on things you want to do?  If so, you are actually using your creativity, unfortunately in the negative direction.   A creative mind can come up with all sorts of reasons and examples of: scary outcomes, why it won’t work, or how it isn’t the right

If you’ve been reading my posts in the last few weeks, you know that one of the goals I set for the New Year was to provide useful information for people who want to stop the distress of anxiety, fear, worry and panic.   Each post starts with information I think you’ll find helpful.  

Excerpt from Articles in the Quieting the Mind Series: Action Step Three: It is possible to learn to use your mind to stop uncomfortable, automatic reactions to stress.  In this step and the ones to follow you’ll be learning how to use your mind in a very different way.  One that creates feelings you want rather

Thank you for being a part of the Anxiety Control Center Community.  One of my goals for the New Year is to offer my followers a series of articles and reports that will provide step-by-step instructions for relief from anxiety, fear, procrastination, worry and panic.  Each report will have techniques that can be put to

A.  Feeling Panic, Worry, Fear or Anxiety: Start with these action steps:   1.  Gather more information. 2.  Recollect what was going on just before you felt the symptoms: fear, panic, worry, sadness, depression. Note for people who have sent in questions about the need to binge on food or alcohol.   3.  It is

The “stress reaction” probably started as far back as in cave man days.  Yet it is the one of the most misunderstood issues. Most people associate it with aggravation, anxiety and dis-tress. When the reaction to stress seems to come out of the blue,  or when there is a situation where no stressor can be seen,

We had a wonderful group for our last workshop. We answered many questions and gave some tips for stress relief. If you’d like to see a short clip from the More Than Stress Management Workshop, click on the link below.

Here is the first in our series of weekly posts to answer your questions.  Keep sending your questions to askdraudrey@gmail.com or go to www.anxietycontrolcenter.com to find more tips and techniques. (Excerpt from email) Dear Dr. Sussman, I thoroughly enjoyed your seminar this Saturday and would love to meet with you for a consultation. . .

The 60 Seconds to Calm exercise works great to quiet a racing mind, and to reduce anxiety and fear.   The detailed written directions are below. We also have an easy to follow video. We recommend watching the free video the first time you do the exercise: 1.  It is easier to follow when Audrey leads