Chronic worriers often tell themselves that worry is beneficial. The following is a short list of popular beliefs about the supposed benefits of worrying. 1) Worry helps me find better solutions to problems. 2) Worry motivates me to get things done. 3) Worry protects me from negative emotions. 4) Worry helps prevent negative outcomes. 5) … Continue reading Beating Anxiety: don’t kid yourself, worrying is not beneficial
Author: Eric Hyde
When life gets overwhelming just remember, you're going to die.
Beating Anxiety: how mindfulness affects the worrying brain
Far from being the latest advance in big-gym yoga, mindfulness has been an ancient bedrock of mental health since there was such a thing as mental health. It is perhaps the most historically ubiquitous and thorough-going practice used in combating anxiety and increasing emotional well-being. This being the case, I am fascinated that mindfulness had… Continue reading Beating Anxiety: how mindfulness affects the worrying brain
3 Tips for New Dads: things that will make you a better man, if they don’t kill you first
Some men look forward to having kids all their life. Not me. The thought almost never crossed my mind for 35 years. At 25 I was married and content with life. The wife and I traveled a ton and went where we wanted when we wanted, spending ungodly amounts of money doing it, and answering… Continue reading 3 Tips for New Dads: things that will make you a better man, if they don’t kill you first
The Noble Line: a psychology of ancestry and the quest for roots
Something I’ve been thinking about lately is the notion of what I call "the Noble Line,” i.e. the psychology of ancestry. It used to be that growing up a person had a sense of family roots – roots not limited to one’s immediate parents or grandparents, but roots extending back for generations. When a man… Continue reading The Noble Line: a psychology of ancestry and the quest for roots
Taming the Emotional Tsunami: Self-Analysis vs. Self-Awareness
What is one to do when emotional pain comes on strong and unexpected? Many people regularly experience a chaotic mixture of pain and pleasure, joy and despair, that makes them ask what the hell is going on? Why do I feel great one moment and completely blitzed by painful emotions the next, and for seemingly… Continue reading Taming the Emotional Tsunami: Self-Analysis vs. Self-Awareness
