IFS for Anxiety

If you are suffering from anxiety, you might be affected by one of the following well-known forms of anxiety disorders

  • Panic Attacks

  • Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Obsessive thoughts

  • Chronic worry

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Body image problems

  • Work-related stress

  • Social anxiety

What is in common between all these forms of suffering is that there is a deep sense that "something is not right and something is wrong with me". You might worry a lot about the future, think about the worst-case scenario all the time, have intrusive thoughts and feel pressure to perform certain behaviour or to avoid certain things.

Here are the articles on anxiety I have written so far

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Three steps to deal with intrusive thoughts with IFS (Internal Family Systems)
IFS, protectors, Parts, anxiety, OCD
Three steps to deal with intrusive thoughts with IFS (Internal Family Systems)
IFS, protectors, Parts, anxiety, OCD

Learn what intrusive thoughts are and 3 steps to deal with them from an IFS (Internal Family Systems) perspective

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IFS, protectors, Parts, anxiety, OCD
3 steps to change your relationship with Anxiety Symptoms using IFS
anxiety, IFS, protectors, Self
3 steps to change your relationship with Anxiety Symptoms using IFS
anxiety, IFS, protectors, Self

Learn how to begin healing anxiety symptoms with IFS in 3 steps.

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anxiety, IFS, protectors, Self
Productivity stress - the anxiety of overachievement from an IFS perspective
IFS, anxiety, protectors
Productivity stress - the anxiety of overachievement from an IFS perspective
IFS, anxiety, protectors

IFS helps us understand the stress we feel when we cannot stop being over-productive. This article talks about polarised protective parts and explain how IFS offers a way forward to reduce stress.

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IFS, anxiety, protectors
How to heal anxiety with IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy
anxiety, IFS, Trauma, procrastination, ambivalence
How to heal anxiety with IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy
anxiety, IFS, Trauma, procrastination, ambivalence

Learn how IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy can give you the tools to deal with anxiety, procrastination and ambivalence by accessing your “inner system”

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anxiety, IFS, Trauma, procrastination, ambivalence
Why you haven’t healed from anxiety yet and how IFS can help you
anxiety, IFS, Healing
Why you haven’t healed from anxiety yet and how IFS can help you
anxiety, IFS, Healing

Learn how to heal anxiety with IFS (Internal Family Systems) and who you have not healed from anxiety yet. Time for a change!

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anxiety, IFS, Healing
OCD - what is it and what is in common among people suffering from it
OCD, anxiety
OCD - what is it and what is in common among people suffering from it
OCD, anxiety

OCD creates incredible suffering. Here is what I have discovered after years of work on it.

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OCD, anxiety
Covid-19 anxiety for people living away from their family
coronavirus, covid-19, anxiety, hope
Covid-19 anxiety for people living away from their family
coronavirus, covid-19, anxiety, hope

This is what is means to live away from home during the spread of Corinavirus (Covid-19). The key is to hold on to hope and to care for each other.

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coronavirus, covid-19, anxiety, hope
Corona virus (Covid-19) Anxiety
anxiety, coronavirus, covid-19
Corona virus (Covid-19) Anxiety
anxiety, coronavirus, covid-19

We are going through unprecedented times. We have never been so connected to each other. It has never been easier to travel, share and communicate from one point of the globe to another, and this means it has never been easier to spread a virus.

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anxiety, coronavirus, covid-19
Brexit Anxiety
anxiety, Brexit
Brexit Anxiety
anxiety, Brexit

Learn how to face the uncertainty of Brexit. Understand what is causing your anxiety about Brexit.

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anxiety, Brexit
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Somatic, Somatic Symptom Disorder, OCD, anxiety
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Somatic, Somatic Symptom Disorder, OCD, anxiety

Somatic Symptom Disorder treatment and features

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Somatic, Somatic Symptom Disorder, OCD, anxiety
Can we really get rid of anxiety?
anxiety
Can we really get rid of anxiety?
anxiety

It is usually difficult to pinpoint what anxiety is about, and this is exactly the point. Anxiety is a state of apprehension about something important that we think is likely to happen.

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anxiety
Acknowledging our difficulties can turn anger and anxiety into self-compassion
anger, anxiety
Acknowledging our difficulties can turn anger and anxiety into self-compassion
anger, anxiety

Following our fast-spinning thoughts does not lead to any improvement of anger and anxiety. If we take an imaginary step outside of ourselves and look at what is happening to us from an outside point of view, we might realise how distressed we are.

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anger, anxiety
Why anxiety is real
anxiety
Why anxiety is real
anxiety

When it comes to anxiety, depression, jealousy, anger, discomfort, we seem to forget what these things really are, and we invest all our efforts on eliminating them from our lives…

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anxiety
Would you follow an anxiety and stress reduction diet?
anxiety, stress
Would you follow an anxiety and stress reduction diet?
anxiety, stress

We, more or less, agree on the fact that, to be healthy, we need to keep our weight under control through diet and exercise.

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anxiety, stress
Why anxiety happens
anxiety
Why anxiety happens
anxiety

At times we feel anxious for no particular reason and it is difficult to pinpoint what is going on. Instinctively we want to find out why anxiety happens, but where do we start from?

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anxiety
Anxiety cure – do we have one? Can anxiety be cured?
anxiety
Anxiety cure – do we have one? Can anxiety be cured?
anxiety

Many people suffer from anxiety, and to find an anxiety cure we need to look at both the medical and psychological worlds.

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anxiety