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Hack Your Anxiety

Cultivating a more balanced relationship with anxiety, one choice at a time.

Relationships
Struggling to Get Over a Breakup?

Alicia H. Clark Psy.D. on February 12, 2024

Focusing too much on what could have been rather than what actually was can stall your healing. Here is my number one strategy for rebalancing your perspective.

Focusing too much on what could have been rather than what actually was can stall your healing. Here is my number one strategy for rebalancing your perspective.

Procrastination
Tired of Chronic Procrastination Ruling Your Life?

Alicia H. Clark Psy.D. on January 9, 2024

The continuing disconnect between what you think you can do and what you actually accomplish is a hallmark of procrastination, which can create an overwhelming anxiety loop.

The continuing disconnect between what you think you can do and what you actually accomplish is a hallmark of procrastination, which can create an overwhelming anxiety loop.

Anxiety
Remember, You Can Handle This

Alicia H. Clark Psy.D. on March 27, 2020

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety can spook you into thinking you can't handle it, even though you already are. Here's how to keep growing capacity and balance.

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety can spook you into thinking you can't handle it, even though you already are. Here's how to keep growing capacity and balance.

Anxiety
Curious When to Worry About Your Teen's Anxiety?

Alicia H. Clark Psy.D. on November 4, 2019

Raising teens isn't easy, especially angsty ones. Curious how much teen anxiety is normal and when you should start to worry? Pay attention to these 10 signs.

Raising teens isn't easy, especially angsty ones. Curious how much teen anxiety is normal and when you should start to worry? Pay attention to these 10 signs.

Anxiety
Can Good Stress Cause Anxiety?

Alicia H. Clark Psy.D. on April 5, 2019

We may experience good things that lead to stress. Can "good stress" cause anxiety? It turns out that anxiety is always a risk when stress is in the picture.

We may experience good things that lead to stress. Can "good stress" cause anxiety? It turns out that anxiety is always a risk when stress is in the picture.

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The Perfectionism Trap

When we fall prey to perfectionism, we think we’re honorably aspiring to be our very best, but often we’re really just setting ourselves up for failure, as perfection is impossible and its pursuit inevitably backfires.

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