addiction & anxiety

Anxiety, Reactivity, and the Breaking Point

Anxiety, Reactivity, and the Breaking Point

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This journal entry  explains that while human reactivity has many complex roots, snapping ultimately comes from accumulated anxiety overwhelming the nervous system, and awareness is the key to interrupting that...

Anxiety, Reactivity, and the Breaking Point

marcus antebi

This journal entry  explains that while human reactivity has many complex roots, snapping ultimately comes from accumulated anxiety overwhelming the nervous system, and awareness is the key to interrupting that...

When Awareness Removes the Safety Nets

When Awareness Removes the Safety Nets

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As awareness grows and addictions fall away, the work feels harder because we must finally meet anxiety directly using real tools instead of old distractions.

When Awareness Removes the Safety Nets

marcus antebi

As awareness grows and addictions fall away, the work feels harder because we must finally meet anxiety directly using real tools instead of old distractions.

Is It Addiction or Is It Normal

Is It Addiction or Is It Normal

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A life lived in chronic anxiety turns nearly all behavior into unconscious, compulsive coping, while the return to presence restores choice and restores health.

Is It Addiction or Is It Normal

marcus antebi

A life lived in chronic anxiety turns nearly all behavior into unconscious, compulsive coping, while the return to presence restores choice and restores health.

Anxiety, Chemistry, and the...

Anxiety, Chemistry, and the...

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Chronic anxiety operates as a self reinforcing loop between thought, breath, body, and chemistry, and the moment we recognize that loop and consciously regulate our breathing and attention, we regain...

Anxiety, Chemistry, and the...

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Chronic anxiety operates as a self reinforcing loop between thought, breath, body, and chemistry, and the moment we recognize that loop and consciously regulate our breathing and attention, we regain...

The Foundation of Character

The Foundation of Character

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Understanding anxiety is only the beginning; true growth comes from developing character through honesty, humility, and self-regulation. Character is the courage to face our flaws, evolve beyond inherited pain, and...

The Foundation of Character

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Understanding anxiety is only the beginning; true growth comes from developing character through honesty, humility, and self-regulation. Character is the courage to face our flaws, evolve beyond inherited pain, and...

The Hidden Meaning of Forgiveness: Regulating the Nervous System

The Hidden Meaning of Forgiveness: Regulating t...

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Forgiveness may actually be the process of calming the nervous system after feeling resentment, shifting from anxiety back to a relaxed state through practices like breathing and self-awareness. True healing...

The Hidden Meaning of Forgiveness: Regulating t...

marcus antebi

Forgiveness may actually be the process of calming the nervous system after feeling resentment, shifting from anxiety back to a relaxed state through practices like breathing and self-awareness. True healing...