Occlumency: How to Manage Anxiety Like a Wizard
In the wizarding world, there’s an obscure form of magic — Occlumency — that shows us how to better manage our anxiety. We dive into it here.
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Why Anxiety and Visualization Don’t Mix
Anxiety and visualization can make for a destructive duo. Come find out why we’re better off ditching the latter when it comes to the former.
Coronaphobia: Making Sense of COVID Fears Once More
With cases spiking again across the country, it’s time to determine how to proceed with a new phobia we’re encountering: Coronaphobia.
Medusa and Anxiety: How Our Fears Turn Us to Stone
There are many parallels between Medusa and anxiety. Come find out what they are and how our fears often have the same dreaded effect as this monster’s gaze.
What Is Toxic Positivity and Just What’s So Toxic About It?
Toxic positivity tells us to stay optimistic no matter what happens to us. Here’s why we might not actually want to do such a thing.
Chewing Gum and Mental Health: A Novel Way to Regulate and Reduce Stress
A recent study shows us that chewing gum and mental health are at least somewhat connected. Come see how doing the former can improve the latter.
Reopening Anxiety: 4 Ideas for Reframing Lingering Coronavirus Fear
The prospect of getting back out into the world after a pandemic can be a scary one, so here are some thoughts for dealing with Coronavirus reopening anxiety.
Why “It Is What It Is” Actually Isn’t a Passive Mental Health Strategy
We often think of the phrase “it is what it is” as a passive, defeated pronouncement. But it’s really not. Come find out why.
Engineer Away Anxiety: What Software Development Teaches Us About Mental Health
Though we can’t yet push a button to alleviate our fears, we can leverage the parallels between software development and mental health to engineer away anxiety.
Einstein Applied to Anxiety: The Case for A New Approach to the Problem
The idea that we can’t solve our anxiety through perpetual questioning or thinking is the epitome of “Einstein applied to anxiety.” Here’s what I mean by that.