Dear anxiety, I must admit, you are a formidable opponent. Your fight is strong, your will to steal unyielding and persistent. You are not satisfied with a portion, always hungry for more, thirsty for blood, and greedy for every moment that I am free from…
So much has changed since the introduction of the Corona Virus. We at I&A have watched the incidences and intensity of anxiety, fear, and depression skyrocket. Not so much because of the virus itself, but because of the unknown. Because of how people have begun…
What does it mean to be empowered? What keeps you from feeling empowered? How do others seem to be so self-confident? What will it take for you to be a strong decision-maker? What is the secret to becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling…
Many of the clients we have been treating actually claimed to enjoy the quarantine…at first. So many drawers and garages and filing cabinets were being organized. Rooms were being painted and patios pressure washed. Books were being read and movies watched. At first it was…
In this current COVID-19 environment, we must have strong and powerful principles for navigating through the crisis. What we are witnessing can be seen as panic when people begin to forget their fellow man, the community, and begin to hoard the supplies that we all…
Dear Shame, I am writing this letter to tell you that it is time to pry your sharp claws out of my brain and sever this unhealthy relationship between you and I. In the past, when I have tried to move away from you, those…
This letter was a therapy activity given to a young woman who suffers with anxiety. The assignment was to write a letter to her anxiety. She did such an introspective and well-written job with it that I asked for her permission to share it with…