Hooray for your free wisdom! I wish the social security administration would pay for a course of your counseling for a person when, they reject anxiety as a disability and leave you dangling, praying to find and afford a decent therapist.

I so appreciate how well your are able to break these concept down for the average person .Especially, when some one is experiencing high amounts of stress and not able to think clearly. This stuff needs to be taught in school.

Best advice I’ve seen on anxiety

Thanks for breaking this down! Also, the video quality and effects in this video are great! 🙌 hopefully, you know all the work that goes into getting your videos out is appreciated!

Thank you Barbara. This video speaks to me. I m going through a rough patch and I am pessimistic about almost everything. "Changing how you feel is the hardest, so start by changing your thoughts and changing your behaviors". I will bear this in mind. Looking forward to more CBT videos on anxiety.

@pam164

10 ай бұрын

I wonder if your born thinking the glass is half empty? Since i can remember i have always thought this way, and ive had a very rough life, so makes me think did i 'know' my life was going to pan out this way?

My husband can’t decide if he wants to stay together, it’s been over a month now I’ve been in “ limbo” it’s driving me insane , not knowing what will happen. He keeps saying he needs time but while he’s taking his time, I’m losing it. I’m so anxious and it’s stinks cause I need to seem nice and confident in front of him. I’ve begged, cried , pleaded and he won’t budge. So I realized to leave him alone. Every time I’ve cried and pleaded he moves even farther away. It starts out as me talking and by the end we’re both ticked off. My therapist said to keep praying 🙏🏼 on it but to not worry about it. She knows that’s easier said than done. He knows that I’ll take him back any time. So he can take his time. It’s all very confusing and leaves me drained. My counselor said to focus on me during this time. Work on my faults etc. i can’t make him choose to stay but I can work on me. Please pray for my husband and I to work this out together. God bless.

Changing the old thoughts, feelings, behaviour will create new path with new neurons. This is really good.

@BarbaraHeffernan

3 ай бұрын

Yes! Key point!!

Thank you so much. It's so easy to feel "defective" and at fault; it was amazing and so helpful to hear your explanation about the "superhighways".

I like watching massages on here that relaxes me.

@paulohlsson27

10 ай бұрын

Hi Pam, how's your day going with you?

Thank you very much for this incredibly well-explained information and since you ask the question in the video, I don't think you are being too technical when you explain how the physiology of the brain works and how it connects with the body and the mind! On the contrary, thank you so much, for honoring your viewers' intelligence by going through the bothering of explaining what happens to us and why when we struggle! To me personally, understanding why things are the way they are is part of the healing process itself! Last, but not least, thank you for your generosity in sharing so much for free: not everyone can afford therapy and this is such an injustice, because there is so much suffering in the world. So, God bless you for your generosity Barbara, and may He reward you abundantly as He always does! 🙏

@BarbaraHeffernan

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to write and lmk how meaningful this is. I truly appreciate it! Wishing you health and joy :)

Think off the good things coming up in the future is a good tip. When I feel stressed I remember of the railway events which are coming up. Yes that’s right, I am a massive railway fan

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Its great to have something you are super interested in. And that is a great way to apply the point! I hope it helps :)

Thank you for this. Your point about how our future mental projections are just stories is such an important one. I appreciate that reminder! And I appreciate YOU for sharing your knowledge with us. ❤❤

I like the content very much and I also like the way you make the videos. Thank you Barbara! ❤

@BarbaraHeffernan

Ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

That is so interesting when you break it down because my physical stimuli causes an instant anxious reaction like a Highway. Thank you for that explanation

Listen to this. It belongs to both of us. We have developed a super highway whereby if I do something you don't like, you punish me. As soon as I sense that, I retaliate and go into survival mode. And, it is getting worse. We have to stop it and act like adults, or we will wind up hating each other. Communication is the only answer. I'm willing, are you? ❤❤😊

That illustration of the worrisome thoughts is subtle but awesome!

Love the tools to help with each

Excellent. Thanks Not too technical

Well explained

Thank you for this helpful information. Much appreciated!

Loved the technical explanation

Thank you so much for this useful information!

BRILLIANT 👏🏻 👏🏻

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

Thanks! ☺

Thank you so much Barbara ❤ Your videos are helping me.

Top notch! Great content ❤ Thanks!! I'm glad I have found you 😊

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! Welcome to the channel 😀

Thank you so much Barbara! Very important points to look at and to work on our perception and change they way we look at things. God Bless you!

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Made me happy to listen to this

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear that!

This is super helpful. Thank you!!!

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! So glad it was helpful.

Thank you for this fantastic video. I’m going to listen a few more times.

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

Wonderful! I truly hope it is helpful!

Thank you! It is very interesting and the way you present it is amazing. Videos are really engaging!

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

So nice of you to let me know! I am so pleased you enjoyed this and I do hope it is helpful!

Could you, please, give us, atheist people, some tips to deal with the anxiety, dread, anguish and sadness about our aging and our death and about people around us aging and dying? Thank you very much from Spain.

I have health anxiety for a year now I had so many symptoms and now my mood is not good I just feel so weird and my hormones are not balanced it could be from this? I am not taking Medication just Supplements

This channel is so helpful. 🙏

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

I’m so glad you feel that way and thanks for letting me know!

@paulohlsson27

10 ай бұрын

Hi Lana, how's your day going with you?

Neurones that fire together, wire together

Barbara I did enjoy the little lesson in neuroscience. It's encouraging to know that we can exercise control over the direction of our mental health to a more positive place. It made me think of a word I learned recently, neuroplasticity🤗 We really can tap into our brain's capability with the right tools and strategy! Thanks for the great advice! I'm pleased to see your subscriber numbers rising nicely. 😃🐞🌻

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

Yes, neuroplasticity! I'm so pleased this was helpful, and thank you for letting me know. My free webinar is focused on neuroplasticity as a key part of changing to live a more joyful life. The link is in the description if you are interested :)

@ElizaBeth-fh6wy

10 ай бұрын

@@BarbaraHeffernan Thanks so much for your reply and encouragement. I have a ways to go, but you point me in the right direction. 🌻

@jenniferchamberlain1393

7 ай бұрын

Are you a supporter of medication for anxiety and depression?

I'm stuck on your beautiful voice and accent! Thanks for that!

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you for your kind words!

Can you address the vagal nerve connection?

@paulohlsson27

10 ай бұрын

Hi Mary, how's your day going with you?

Isn't gratitude the same as positive thinking

@BarbaraHeffernan

10 ай бұрын

I think gratitude is a type of positive thinking... i do feel there are other kinds as well. What do you think?

Anyone else very like NOTHING is working? 😫

@jangoodwin4196

5 ай бұрын

Measure your progress in increments. Try not to think in "black and white". There is so much help here on youtube and elsewhere on the internet. Don't give up!!

@zoeathomson4305

2 ай бұрын

Yes Learning one thing at a time this week or maybe next rumantion Barbara Heffeman is the one I've chosen on KZread. ❤

@o_b_wan

Ай бұрын

Yes I've developed a dependence on an anxiety drug lorazapam doctor wants me off it.