You feel powerful and strong. You feel an energy inside you that says "I am here to do something great!" You feel yourself walk into any situation, confident and at peace. You feel successful. Ah, how good it feels! Have you ever noticed that we ask each other, "How are you feeling today?" I have never met anyone who asked me, "How are you thinking today John?" Why is this? Perhaps it is because how we feel is how we live. If I feel miserable, my life reflects that misery. If I feel confident, then I act confident and I attract into my life that which I desire because I feel I deserve it. In every moment, you and I feel something. And these feelings we have shape our destiny. Notice I write "these feelings we have". Feelings do not have us; we have feelings. Most personal development focuses on thinking. Change your thinking and you change your life. I agree, but thinking arises from feeling. If I am holding tension in my body, if I feel tense, then my thinking is shaped by tension. And I react accordingly. That tension is the result of accumulated thoughts and feelings. And the more thoughts that accumulate, the greater the tension (also known as stress) until ultimately I make myself ill; both physically and mentally. Positive thinking is a great idea, but it has limitations, does it not? Can you tell me what your next thought will be? Not without thinking about it! And by the time you have come up with an answer your mind has already moved on to something else. Plus all thoughts are found in the past. One cannot think in this moment. One can only experience this moment and it is this moment and the succession of this moment that make your life. Right now, plus right now, plus right now, equal your life and the results you create. To make a change in how you experience and what you do with "right now" you must act on the feeling level to make true changes. And by changing how you feel right now, you change your destiny. We all know of this power. It is a power we are born with that becomes discarded when we are told to stop feeling and start thinking. All limitations exist only in our thinking, yet that is exactly what everyone is telling us to do! Get an education and learn your limits! If you have ever watched a young child develop, you will notice how they do not accept "no" for an answer. Failure does not stop us until we learn that failure means something bad. We then spend the rest of our life trying to reprogram our mind with clichés about how failure is the foundation of success, but do we really believe it? As children we fall, we hurt, we let the feeling go and we take off running again. As adults we fall, we hurt, and we tell stories about it for the rest of our life to anyone who will listen! If you want to achieve a breakthrough in any area of your life, stop trying to reprogram your mind and notice how you feel. When you set a goal, notice the feelings that arise for you. Fear? Anxiety? Doubt? They are nothing more than feelings; electro-chemical impulses. The good news? You can learn to let these feelings go and when you do, your potential has new life and it expands beyond the limits of thought. You feel a new energy when you realize all that prevents you from having all that you desire are these feelings which you have chosen to hold on to because you think, yes you think, they serve you in some way. No analyzing is necessary, nor programming or re-programming, nor words; just feelings. Powerful feelings. To re-learn how to access your natural ability to let go of any unwanted feeling discover the Sedona Method Course. Click here to order your free tape and subscription.
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by Michael Kahn, M.D., Harvard Medical School When I prescribe medication for a patient with a mental health problem, I'm frequently asked, "How long will I have to take this medication?" It's a good question. But for someone with an anxiety disorder, the answer is particularly complex. Here's some information from Harvard Medical School's special health report, Coping with Anxiety and Phobias. It's true that some anxiety disorders can be controlled with sporadic or short-term therapy. Sometimes a person does feel much better after just a few weeks or even days on an anti-anxiety medication. A specific phobia can be treated as needed, for example, just before getting on an airplane or giving a speech. But other anxiety disorders — for example, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder — commonly require ongoing treatment. Experience shows that when drug therapy is stopped, symptoms often recur. Only 25% of patients who stop taking antidepressants for anxiety have relief for two years or longer. Two studies found that one in four people with generalized anxiety disorder relapse within a month of going off medications. Similarly, most people with obsessive-compulsive disorder relapse within a month unless they either continue drug treatment indefinitely or undergo behavior therapy. There are no controlled studies showing how long drug therapy should last. But experience has led to this general guideline: For most anxiety disorders, medication should be taken initially for six to 12 months. If the symptoms vanish or diminish to the point that the individual is satisfied, he or she can take a "holiday" during which the drugs are stopped. If anxiety symptoms return, the individual should take the medication again. For people with two or more anxiety disorders, it's likely that treatment will carry on for more than a year. The more complex the condition, the more difficult it is to treat. Even if symptoms don't recur, anyone who has had an anxiety disorder should have regular checkups with a mental health professional, preferably every three to four months. Those who are still taking medication should check in with a psychiatrist every three to four months to evaluate its effectiveness. Regular checkups can ensure prompt treatment should the symptoms recur or new ones develop. It's also important to talk with your doctor before stopping any medication. Discontinuing medication too early or abruptly can trigger side effects. For example, stopping benzodiazepines too quickly increases the risk for withdrawal symptoms and can even result in a flare-up of anxiety, panic, or depression. Many patients stop taking their medicine because they develop side effects. If you're having trouble tolerating a drug, talk to your doctor. Side effects are more common with some medications than others. Your doctor may be able to suggest a different drug or offer advice on how to prevent side effects. Have you, or someone you know, ever decided to stop taking a medication for an anxiety disorder? What happened? How would you advise someone else in a similar situation? Dr. Michael W. Kahn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and is medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
