FINDING THE
ANSWERS IN MANAGING YOUR FEARS AND ANXIETIES
by Stanley Popovich
Looking for all of the answers in how to manage your most
persistent fears and anxieties? I deal with fear on a personal level and I
found it difficult to find all of the answers in managing my anxieties. I
read some anxiety books and talked to various professionals, however I
still had trouble dealing with certain fears and anxieties. Eventually, I
wrote a book that presents all of the ways to help manage those hard to
manage fears and is located at
www.managingfear.com
Let me explain the process of how I found those answers.
I first went to my local bookstore to find those books that dealt with
fear and anxiety. I looked for those books that reviewed the techniques in
how to
manage certain fears and anxieties. As I read these books, I wrote down
some notes on those techniques that I found most useful in managing my
fears. I noticed that each book said something different and there wasn't
always a complete review of all the techniques to manage fear and anxiety.
As a result, I started a notebook and every time I found a technique that
was useful in managing my fears, I would write it down in my small
notebook.
Secondly, I talked to various professionals in the psychology and
religious fields and they provided me with additional information. Again,
I would
write down in my notebook the information that the professionals gave me
that I felt was most useful in managing my fears. Some of the techniques
that I was told to use was learning how to use positive self talk, using
thought stopping techniques, and breaking a overwhelming problem into its
smallest parts.
For instance, I was told that I should visualize a red stop sign in my
mind when I encounter a fear provoking thought. The stop sign would remind
me to stop focusing on that thought and to think of something else.
Another example, is when I conducted my job search. Instead of looking at
the job search as a whole, I broke down the job search into many different
tasks. I first developed my resume. When I completed my resume, I began to
look for companies that would hire me and I submitted my resume. After
sending out my
resume, I then focused on the job interviewing process. During my job
search, I performed each of these tasks one at a time which prevented me
from getting overwhelmed.
I made it a point that every time I would experience a fearful or anxiety
related situation, I would use the information in my notebook to help me.
After the anxiety would go away I figure out what techniques worked and
which ones didn't work. In every anxiety related situation I experienced,
I began to learn what worked, what didn't work, and what I needed to
improve on in managing my fears and anxieties.
At the same time, I would continue to talk to various professionals to
learn and to become better at managing the many types of fears and
anxieties. I
would review what I have learned with these professionals and they would
provide me with additional information so that I would be better able to
deal with my fears in the future. I did this research for around fourteen
years and during this time, I gained a lot of valuable information on how
to
manage fear and anxiety.
The main point of this article is that no matter how difficult it is to
manage your fear and anxieties, the answers are out there if you look hard
enough. It might take some hard work and persistence, but it is possible
to find those techniques that work for you.
BIOGRAPHY:
Stanley Popovich
endured his share of fear and anxiety over the years. Unable to find the
help he needed, the author decided to undertake his own research. The
result is "A Layman's Guide to Managing Fear Using Psychology,
Christianity and Non Resistant Methods" - an easy to read book
based on a combination of research and personal experience. For additional
information
go to: www.managingfear.com
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VIETNAM MAKING TV SPECIAL
On PTSD & The Healing Process
Allen Gandy
- the award winning digital artist and book cover designer who
himself is a PTSD veteran - has put together a team of veterans and
VA professionals to make a TV special on PTSD and the Healing that
comes through the arts. (Poetry, music, painting, photography, movie
making, writing etc.).
The production team is meeting in Kalamazoo,
Michigan in February to work together in a PBS TV station to
finalize the project. The VA has sponsored part of the production costs
and there is much interest from the Pentagon TV Network in the
finished product that they would like to show to all their troops in June.
Bill McDonald will be doing some of the moderation and his "Vietnam
Experience Support Network" is fully supporting this
project.
There has been no date yet set for the first showing of this TV special
and we are not sure at this time what stations may be caring it on the air
that will all be announced in this newsletter when it becomes available.
Examples of Allen's Digital Art
You can go to his other web site for more examples
alchemy.com
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"The Military Writers Society of
America"
The MWSA will be
selecting the best books on various subjects that are written for or by
veterans, for the year 2004. All books written up to 5 years prior to the
end of 2004 are being considered for this year's awards. In cooperation
with the Vietnam Experience these awards will be jointly selected
and posted in this newsletter. A formal partnership has be formed with the
MWSA for the next decade. (through 2015)
The MWSA will be given web space on this web site and their
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Stay tuned for a new section on this web site devoted to the authors and
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