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How to Survive a Panic Attack | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

How to Survive a Panic Attack

Anxiety, Panic Attacks /

Panic attacks are super scary – so scary that many people even go to the hospital for evaluation to make sure they’re not having a heart attack! When they get evaluated, they often get an anticlimactic diagnosis that sounds like, “It’s probably just anxiety.” Even if it’s “just anxiety,” panic attacks are debilitating, and it’s useful to have some strategies for getting through them. In this week’s article, discover: – What a panic attack is – What not to do when you’re having a panic attack – What to do when you’re having a panic attack – How to know when to seek emergency help – Resources for panic attack survival Dive in here!

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How to Manage Anxiety with the Anxiety Equation | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

How to Manage Anxiety with the Anxiety Equation

Anxiety, Panic Attacks /

No math skills needed! There are lots of different types of anxiety, but they all have certain things in common. We can summarize those things into a simple equation. The equation is handy because when anxiety is high, the equation can point us to what might be causing it to be high — and then we can focus our coping in that direction. That means we can get to the coping stage more quickly and more effectively. 

In this week’s article, discover:
– The anxiety equation
– How the equation tells us which coping skills to use
– Resources for coping once you decide which coping skills you need

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge: Part IV

Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Purpose & Meaning, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

It’s the last part of your 30-day mental health challenge!! This mental health challenge is designed to help you – Move from thinking about changing to actually changing – Practice the skills you’ve picked up from all your research – Discover new strategies for managing your mental health – Establish a habit of focusing on your mental health on a regular basis This week includes challenges related to soothing your mind, managing stress, overcoming procrastination, and more! Dive in here!

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge: Part III

Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

It’s week 3 of your 30-day mental health challenge! This challenge is designed to help you – Move from thinking about changing to actually changing – Practice the skills you’ve picked up from all your research – Discover new strategies for managing your mental health – Establish a habit of focusing on your mental health on a regular basis This week, dive into challenges to target worrying, self-talk, stress, burnout, and more! Dive in!

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge: Part II

Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Purpose & Meaning, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

Last week, you launched into a 30-day mental health challenge. This mental health challenge is designed to help you – Put all the strategies you’ve been researching into practice – Make actual changes in your mental health – Discover new strategies for managing your mental health – Establish a habit of focusing on your mental health on a regular basis If you’re ready for Part II of the 30-day challenge, dive in here!

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30-Day Mental Health Challenge | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

30-Day Mental Health Challenge

Leave a Comment / Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Purpose & Meaning, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Self-Esteem, Stress /

For the next 30 days, join me in trying one new technique or coping skill each day.  By the end of the month, you’ll have experimented with a variety of new strategies to master your mental health, and you’ll have an idea of what works for you, where you need more practice, and what just isn’t a good fit for you.  In this week’s article, discover: What to keep in mind as you start this 30-day challenge – How to make the challenge a success for you – What to do for each of the next 7 days – All the resources and worksheets you need to really dive deep into each day’s strategy Dive in here!

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10 Ways to Calm, Soothe, and Center Your Mind (without meditating!) | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

10 Ways to Calm, Soothe, and Center Your Mind (without meditating!)

Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Stress /

When your mind is a restless mess of anxiety or stress, you’ll feel overwhelmed and end up spending much of your time spinning your wheels (remember all those strategies you learned about how to stop self-sabotaging?). To actually move forward in your life, it helps to have a calmer, more peaceful mind. In this week’s article, discover: – 10 proven strategies to calm, soothe, and center your mind (without meditating!) – Examples of how to use each strategy – Resources for putting the strategies into practice Dive in here!

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I Can't Relax: Here's Why It's So Hard to Relax & Some Tips to Relax When You're Feeling Stressed | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

I Can’t Relax: Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Relax & Some Tips to Relax When You’re Feeling Stressed

Anxiety, Burnout, Panic Attacks, Stress /

You know when you’re anxious or stressed that you’re “supposed” to relax. But when you slow down and try, your mind keeps running, you feel tense, and you spend the whole time not relaxing. It seems like such a waste. Today, we’ll dive into why it’s so hard to relax, and I’ll give you some tips for relaxing when it’s hard. In this week’s article, discover: – Why it’s so hard to relax – Why you should practice relaxing, even when it’s hard – How to relax when you can’t relax – Free resources loaded with strategies to relax when you’re stressed – What to keep in mind as you get started relaxing Dive in here!

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When You Always Fear the Worst, Here's What to Do | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

When You Always Fear the Worst, Here’s What to Do

Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks /

Last week, I gave you strategies for organizing your stressful thoughts. Certain thoughts can use some extra TLC, though, because they cause enormous stress, like fearing the worst. Ssome of us have been perfecting worst-case scenario thinking long before the world turned upside down in 2020. Today, let’s develop some strategies for shifting those worst-case scenario thoughts. In this week’s article, discover: – What’s helpful about fearing the worst – Step-by-step how to shift those thoughts – Free resources for changing the way you think – What to keep in mind as you put the steps into practice Dive in here!

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10 Strategies to Stop Self-Sabotaging | Iowa & Arkansas Center for High Functioning Anxiety | Hayden Finch, PhD

Sick of Getting In Your Own Way? 10 Strategies to Stop Self-Sabotaging

Alcoholism & Substance Use, Anxiety, Blog, Burnout, Depression, Panic Attacks, Procrastination, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Stress /

In this week’s article, discover: – How to figure out what behaviors you’re using to sabotage yourself – How to replace those behaviors with healthier alternatives – 10 strategies to stop self-sabotage – Tons and tons of resources for putting those strategies into practice

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