ARP 344 Diabetes and Anxiety Resources

If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes and anxiety or depression, you have to deal with both conditions at the same time.It is a challenge but not impossible. There are resources and options to help you deal with treatment. This is just a quick mention of some of those resources that could be of...

ARP 343 Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families and Anxiety

In this episode, a look at adult people that grew up in an addictive or dysfunctional family. Because if you did, there is a good chance you might have an anxiety condition or a related mental health problem.How do you get to be an adult child of a dysfunctional family. There are many pathways. Many...

ARP 342 Adverse Childhood Experiences aka ACEs

I did an episode about ACEs a long time ago. It was okay but I know a bit more now. At the time I said something to the effect, "Childhood isn't easy even in the best of families, but what if your family of origin contributed to your current condition? I'm not saying that it has, but what if it...

ARP 341 Sour Candy and Symptom Management

So in this episode I wanted to put a bit more context as to why sucking sour candy could work to stop panic attacks. Or not. Or not for the long term.Here is how it started. I have news feeds for anxiety. This story popped up.Delish is a food recipe and kitchen gadget website. I've seen videos on YouTube....

ARP 340 Cannabis and Cruising Do Not Mix

I don't know if I'll ever go on a cruise ship. The only part that really interest me is tasting a wide variety of food in a short amount of time.Plus my anxiety about riding on a human petri dish would get the best of me and cause all kinds of embarrassment. Not to mention that there are hundreds of...

ARP 339 - You Need to Change Your Ways

You made it over the first hurdle. You know you have a problem. You might have even gone to the doctor or your health provider to obtain help. They might have set you up with pills or talk therapy.And that is a far as you got. You take the meds but you are still drinking.Or eating high sugar or...

ARP 338 Anxiety in Your Guts and Symptom Tracking Apps

There is a term called visceral anxiety. According to various sources, it isn't a medical term but more of a description of feeling anxiety in the lower center of your body. We are talking about the gastrointestinal track. For some with anxiety it is a persistent problem of pain in the stomach,...

ARP 337 - When the World Is Crazy We Worry

Worry is powerful, it can dishearten you and have you see nothing but shades of gray. There are techniques that even anxious people can use to reduce the amount of worry and get on with the business of the day. I've been around a few spins around the sun. There have been very few times when things...

ARP 336 Anxiety Symptoms and Nicotine

You can be a smoker that has anxiety or a person with an anxiety condition who smokes. Either way it is a bad deal that can not only make your symptoms worse but cause long term harm to your body.In this short pebble in the road episode, some resources to help educate yourself about the problem but...

ARP 335 Beans or Knowledge

I try to keep episodes short and to the point. But sometimes I need to talk about conceptual things that at first, doesn’t seem to have anything to do with anxiety treatment options.  But it does.I need to talk about beans or knowledge. Or the do before the why. Which I like better but it isn't...

ARP 324 - Explaining Depression via Games

The American Psychiatry Association defines depression as loss of interest of activities once enjoyed, and that the symptoms must last longer than two weeks before an official diagnosis.There isn't just one kind of depression and they don't all generate from the same source. For people that have...

ARP 333 Two Simple Meditation Techniques

When things go wrong and you need a break, like when none of your audio software will record and you have to use your phone, you need to take a moment. Or two. Maybe have dinner as well. Some days you have to find ways to roll with it. A meditative break can help. That is the topic of this...

ARP 332 - Dealing With Jaw Clenching aka Bruxism

Many of us hold our tongues or clench our teeth to protect ourselves from saying what you really want to say. Or feel.And for most of us, that works and we go about our day. But if you are clenching and grinding your teeth on a daily basis there is going to be a problem. Sometimes with your jaw....

ARP 331 Medication Options for Generalized Anxiety Disorder 2023

I’ve done a couple of episodes on generalized anxiety disorder, sometimes referred to as GAD. However, there have been changes to some of the medication treatment options.And there are new options that did not exist in 2016 or 2018 so I thought that I’d catch everyone up on what is going to be current...

ARP 330 - A Quick Look at the Pulsetto VNS Device

I try to stay off of sites like Kickstarter and Indigogo. Too much temptation and even more disappointment. Back in the day, I use to support the up and coming companies. But I got tired of waiting sometimes month before the product arrived. I have been burned by companies that found out it was...

ARP 329 Cat Coloring Book as Meditation Practice

The TLDR version: What I do know is that a coloring book could be an opportunity for those who have trouble with some of the traditional concepts of meditation or mindfulness practice. But be careful about making a purchase. When possible, buy from a human creator.The much longer version: I insist...

ARP 328 Breathing and Humming Resources for Anxiety

I'm on the summer slow down vibe, but there are lots of interesting ways to handle and reduce symptoms. One of those ways is combining a breathing practice with humming. To be clear, I'm talking about the sound that humans make with their mouths. Usually involves the sound "hum". Take the human body,...

ARP 327 - Is it Always Going To Be Like This?

As I mention in the podcast, it is the eight anniversary of the podcast. The need to connect people to the various mental health services  is still necessary.There have been times that my symptoms were stable and I could crank out an episode, no problem.But there are times when I'm at high tide,...

Show 326 - More About PTSD Resources

It is the start of the summer slowdown where I'll post less often as I try to catch up on my sleep and elocution skills. I've been talking a lot lately and I can hear multiple imperfections. Really a bad idea to do five things at the same time. Anyway, last week's error has created this episode....

Show 325 - Minding the Line Fly Fishing Movie and PTSD Resources

After missing last week, I was determined to get an episode up.  I recording and edited it.The SOS software decided to garble my speech. And then it stopped working.So I turned to my phone and made something happen.This is a quick look at the new movie called Minding the LIne, which is a fictional...

Show 324 - Dealing With Symptoms

It has been a while since I’ve mentioned this; the focus on the podcast is for folks that have been medically diagnosed with an anxiety condition or disorder. However, all are welcome. The over-stressed, the somewhat anxious or those that are up against it and don’t know what to do.Everybody has...

Pebble in the Road - Acceptance

There are days when we muck it up. And spend hours berating yourself that you were not perfect or you did not catch one of the dozens of bug a boos that you handle in a day. On this day, I would like to suggest that you stop being mean, nasty or hyper-critical about being fallible. Practice your...