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The Deep Tragedy of Chronic Anxiety

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2024-08-20T22:24:32+00:00August 20th, 2024|Categories: All, Psych Matters|Tags: anxiety, coming to terms, distraction, Grief, noxious emotions, preoccupation, worry ruminations|

Today I highlight the loss of life engagement that occurs with chronic anxiety. In addition to the distress that arises [...]

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The Wages of Anxiety

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2024-04-09T21:15:01+00:00April 9th, 2024|Categories: All, Burnout, Career, Happiness, Health|Tags: acceptance, anxiety, dread, maladaptive coping, stress, worry|

An erroneous expectation I often hear from anxious persons is that to maintain happiness and safety, a large degree of [...]

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How to Understand and Treat Worry

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2022-03-25T03:18:50+00:00March 23rd, 2022|Categories: Health, Psych Matters|Tags: acceptance and commitment therapy, anxiety, CBT, cognitive biases, mindfulness-based therapies, ruminations, threat assessments, worry|

I’ll start with my take-home message: chronic worriers do not want to stop worrying. Instead, they want to stop feeling [...]

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Worry. Why it is So Compelling and So Harmful

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2022-05-13T20:35:42+00:00March 3rd, 2022|Categories: Patient Stories, Psych Matters|Tags: acceptance and commitment therapy, anxiety, CBT, Fear of Chaos, Fear of Death, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, worry ruminations|

We have evolved to survive. One survival strategy that has been selected is based on our capacity to anticipate the [...]

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Focusing Questions for Deeper Life Engagement

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2021-10-19T21:50:31+00:00April 6th, 2021|Categories: All, Psych Matters, Success|Tags: anxiety, coming to terms, confronting death, confronting uncertainty, coping, covid-19 disruptions, daily praxis, engagement, future pacing, journaling, life meaning, malaise, memories, realistic risk-taking, worry ruminations|

Too many people live in a state of chronic lack, experiencing prominent dissatisfaction, emptiness, disenchantment, estrangement, directionlessness, pointlessness, or lack [...]

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The Deep Tragedy of Chronic Anxiety 2021

By Dr. Jack Krasuski|2024-08-20T18:38:38+00:00February 9th, 2021|Categories: All, Psych Matters|Tags: anxiety, coming to terms, distraction, Grief, noxious emotions, preoccupation, worry ruminations|

In today's post, I highlight the loss of life engagement that occurs with chronic anxiety. In addition to the distress [...]

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