Amanda Goldsmith

There's Nothing Simple About My Phobia

Changing jobs, moving to a new neighborhood, visiting relatives or joining a civic club are all positive experiences - yet each can bring about sweaty palms and that dry mouth feeling. As much as you wanted that new home, there's a surprising stomac... Read >

Diagnosing Your Stress Reflex

There are some days that just go terribly wrong. Your schedule gets thrown off kilter, you get into spats with the people you love, and like Murphy's Law - anything that can go wrong, will go wrong! When these kinds of days occur, how do you normall... Read >

What Type of Stress Do You Suffer From?

When you feel overwhelmed and up against the wall, do you notice the old familiar headache or backache that you get in response to a stressful situation? Before you let it upset you, take time to think about what type of stress you're feeling. The... Read >

Relaxation Training Takes Stress Away

Let's say you just returned from the doctor's office. When you dashed into the reception area, your heart was racing and pounding so hard that you thought you must be having a heart attack. Fortunately, it's not your heart, but it is a warning res... Read >

Get in Life’s Slow Lane to Let Stress Pass You By

Sometimes, you just have to pull over and slow down to get out of a stress mess caused by your anxiety. Yes, everything will back up behind you - someone might honk at you to "get a move on," but when it comes down to it - you have to look out for the ... Read >

Relax Already

All systems of stress-reduction, relaxation, self-help, and self-improvement share many of the same fundamental precepts and methods, among these: relaxation. The following are among the most practical and effective methods for inducing relaxation in an... Read >

Forget Managing Stress: Reduce and Eliminate It

For your enjoyment, we offer the following assortment of Stress Reduction Techniques: • Breaks: Take a break. step away from whatever it is you're doing. All it takes is just a few moments away from a stressful situation for you to regenerate and rep... Read >

Using Progressive muscle relaxation to cope with anxiety while driving

Anxiety while driving is a serious issue. There are people who have issues every day that they get into a car. There are multiple aspects of driving that can set off anxiety; some people feel anxious when they go over bridges. Others have anxiety whe... Read >

Panic Disorder – Yes, It's Real

It's a beautiful sunny day and all is right with your world when without warning you're hit with a panic attack while driving to work. There's no monster under your seat, no earthquake opening the road to swallow your car and no instant terminal illness... Read >

Does Stress Make You a Nervous Wreck?

Not everyone gets angry and filled with rage when they're feeling stressed. Some people wind up feeling an intense amount of worry in the pit of their stomach when they're driving or stuck in traffic. They can't stop fidgeting and feeling nervous abou... Read >

What it mindfulness and how can it be used to help people with a fear of driving?

The fear of driving can be an incredibly serious fear for those who have it. Some people simply have a fear of driving because of the accidents and problems that they hear about. Other people have a fear of driving that stems from an accident that they ha... Read >

Why does deep breathing help anxiety and how do you do it in the car?

When people think of anxiety, they often think of certain situations. While they realize that there are certain situations that can cause anxiety, like flying or public speaking, people tend to forget that anxiety can also happen while driving. Many peo... Read >

Do You Block Out Signs of Stress?

No one likes to admit they're on the verge of losing it. We let the daily stress in our lives build and build until we're fuming inside. Sometimes that anger and hostility works it way out, but for many, it remains hidden away inside, damaging your ps... Read >