Peace Over Fear

      A great many of us are in need of help when it comes to redirecting our thoughts during moments of inner turmoil and calming the emotions that arise when we are stressed out. Oftentimes, it can be difficult to whip out a journal on the go, and while writing out our thoughts is an effective method to reduce mental stress, it may not be practical to carry a journal around. It may also not be one's personal preference to do so. There is an application available for both iPhone and Android users called Nuna Companion that acts both as a personal, private mental wellness journal and a toolkit for calming one's thoughts and emotions. What Nuna Companion Is        In this fast-paced world, it can be beneficial to learn how to calm your thoughts, even minutely.  When anxious feelings arise, you can turn to old habits, or you can try to form new ones that can over time become a reflex into healthier thoughts and behaviors. The purpose of the Nun...

The mental and emotional state we call anxiety is not about a person, a place, or a situation. It is your response to the world, the way you have gotten used to responding. Perhaps it was a person, a place, or a situation that got to you in a negatively impactful way, so much so that you began responding this way as a precursor to all that is similar, or at least similar enough to your mind that is always ten steps ahead to try to, in its own strange way, protect you. Anxiety can be boiled down to three reactions, mental, emotional, and physical. This response was engrained in the person who has buried emotions that have not been properly dealt with. The death of these emotions, or their removal via release, is a key part of managing the symptoms of one's experienced emotional and physical anxiety.  Reviewing and remedying the mental patterns that tie into a person's anxiety requires a different approach. Oftentimes, the emotions that follow a certain mental pattern are strong,...