Linden Method for Anxiety?
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Lots of methods work. The key is actually doing the workbook assignments and practicing awareness of our thoughts. then making the decision to replace the anxious or depressive thoughts as soon as we notice them.
Alot of people want to shop around and find some "magic" method. I actually know alot about the amygdala. It is essentially the emotional center of the brain. A pea sized organ. And it is part of our instinctual response system. Sort of an early warning system that can become over-reactive if we do not stay aware that our emotions have been triggered and take action.
Regardless of all the biology and neurochemistry. It still comes down to making a decision to change and do the work. It does pay off.
Good luck,
Mitzy
Alot of people want to shop around and find some "magic" method. I actually know alot about the amygdala. It is essentially the emotional center of the brain. A pea sized organ. And it is part of our instinctual response system. Sort of an early warning system that can become over-reactive if we do not stay aware that our emotions have been triggered and take action.
Regardless of all the biology and neurochemistry. It still comes down to making a decision to change and do the work. It does pay off.
Good luck,
Mitzy
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I have the Linden Method also...it is very informative and has very good info. on the cd's...again the bottom line isas mitzy said to do the work. There is no "magic" potion or product that will fix this, but alot of hard work.
Charles Linden was agoraphobic and was housebound and unable to leave his couch at one point he says. I do believe anxiety becomes conditioned just as we salivate when thinking of a pickle. He talks alot about distraction and it being the key to oevrcoming anxiety, also not to search for answers and revisit dr. after dr. once you are given a good bill of health as this only fuels the fire. I used to come here alot awhile ago and myself wondered if I was just making things worse by hearing symptoms and such, even though I wanted to help I had to detach myself. I absolutely love his relaxation cd...I have several and they are good , but could not bring me to the state I could get into with htis one. You know how we all have certain things that will relax us while they do nothing for others..this was mine. I found the wind is my relaxation trigger.There is also the panic elliminator(sp)cd which you play while having a panic and it will tell you to just let it come, to try and make it as bad as you can, the point is when you do this you find it loses it's steam because it loses power when you are not afraid of it. He makes you really understand that you really aren't losing your mind. Distraction is huge.....something to occupy your mind other than your miserable thoughts and it is hard at first, but if you can really let something envelope your mind it works. Good luck with it. Michelle
Charles Linden was agoraphobic and was housebound and unable to leave his couch at one point he says. I do believe anxiety becomes conditioned just as we salivate when thinking of a pickle. He talks alot about distraction and it being the key to oevrcoming anxiety, also not to search for answers and revisit dr. after dr. once you are given a good bill of health as this only fuels the fire. I used to come here alot awhile ago and myself wondered if I was just making things worse by hearing symptoms and such, even though I wanted to help I had to detach myself. I absolutely love his relaxation cd...I have several and they are good , but could not bring me to the state I could get into with htis one. You know how we all have certain things that will relax us while they do nothing for others..this was mine. I found the wind is my relaxation trigger.There is also the panic elliminator(sp)cd which you play while having a panic and it will tell you to just let it come, to try and make it as bad as you can, the point is when you do this you find it loses it's steam because it loses power when you are not afraid of it. He makes you really understand that you really aren't losing your mind. Distraction is huge.....something to occupy your mind other than your miserable thoughts and it is hard at first, but if you can really let something envelope your mind it works. Good luck with it. Michelle