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4 Steps to Stop Stress Eating | Hayden Finch, PhD | Psychologist/Therapist | Little Rock, Arkansas

4 Steps to Stop Stress Eating

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If I’m honest, I’m just like you, and sometimes I fall victim to emotional eating, too.  That’s why, in our pantry at all times, my husband keeps an emergency supply of what he refers to as “anxiety brownies.”  Being a psychologist, I’m loaded from head to toe with the world’s greatest mental health tips and strategies, so fortunately, I seldom need to grab those emergency anxiety brownies.  So I’m here today to share with you what I know and tell you how to stop emotional eating.  

 

HOW JUNK FOOD AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN

HOW YOU’VE TRIED TO STOP STRESS EATING BEFORE

SOMEONE FAMOUS TELLS US HOW TO STOP EMOTIONAL EATING

STEP 1 OF HOW TO STOP STRESS EATING: STIMULUS

STEP 2 OF HOW TO STOP STRESS EATING: RESPONSE
STEP 3 OF HOW TO STOP STRESS EATING: SPACE

STEP 4 OF HOW TO STOP STRESS EATING: CHANGE

ALL TOGETHER: HOW TO STOP STRESS EATING

 

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7 Key Differences Between Everyday Anxiety & an Anxiety Disorder| Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

7 Key Differences Between Everyday Anxiety & an Anxiety Disorder

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Anxiety is a normal part of everyday life.  Fear and anxiety and even panic have evolved as useful survival tools.  If there’s a threat to our survival, it behooves us to be able to activate our fight or flight system and GTFO.  Know what I mean? But fear and anxiety and panic that bleed into our everyday lives can sometimes push beyond what’s normal and become a disorder.  How do you know whether what you’re experiencing is anxiety or an anxiety disorder? I’ve got 7 key differences between anxiety and anxiety disorders for you.

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4 Differences Between Social Anxiety & Introversion| Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

4 Differences Between Social Anxiety & Introversion

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How do you know if you have social anxiety or if you’re introverted?  Do you prefer to stay home by yourself because you just like that life better…or because you’re scared of a different life…or both…or neither?  If you consult the internet, you’ll probably just get a confusing mish-mash of interesting but not really accurate information. But the distinction is important because introversion is just a personality trait like any other, so we’ll embrace its pros and cons, whereas social anxiety is super treatable with cognitive-behavioral therapy.  So I’m here to break it down.  Here are 4 of the main differences between social anxiety and introversion.  

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10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Stop Overthinking| Hayden Finch, PhD | Psychologist/Therapist | | Des Moines, Iowa | Little Rock, Arkansas

10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Stop Overthinking

Anxiety, Blog, Imposter Syndrome, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism /

Overthinking is a real issue for many of my clients.  They tell me that they think about the same issues, problems, fears, or worries far too much or for far too long, and they realize it creates unnecessary anxiety.  But they’re not sure how to stop it.  Today, I’ve got 10 questions to ask yourself to stop the overthinking.  

 

In this week’s article, I’ll share with you 

  • 10 questions to ask yourself to stop overthinking
  • A free worksheet to help you put the questions into action and really take control of your overthinking
  • A complete example using the worksheet to work through one of the issues my clients overthink the most….see how to use the questions in action

 

Dive in here!

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15 Coping Mechanisms That Are Keeping You Stuck| Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

15 Coping Mechanisms That Are Keeping You Stuck

Alcoholism & Substance Use, Anxiety, Blog, Burnout, Depression, Imposter Syndrome, Panic Attacks, Procrastination, Self-Criticism & Perfectionism, Stress /

Hey, we’re all doing our absolute best to just get from day to day and from week to week.  And over the years, we develop coping mechanisms to help us do just that. Sure, not all of those coping mechanisms are healthy, and we know it.  Of course smoking and drinking and spending too much are helping us feel “better,” and we know they’re not actually fixing the problem. But today, we’re diving deep into 15 coping mechanisms that you might not even realize are keeping you stuck.  Have you adopted any of these habits?

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The 4-Part Spiral That Creates Panic| Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

The 4-Part Spiral That Creates Panic

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Recently, we’ve been chatting a lot about anxiety.  I brought you 9 of my personal favorite ways to manage anxiety without medication and told you about 6 things that trigger anxiety.  Today, we’re chatting about the 4-part spiral that creates panic.  Panic attacks are super scary and bothersome, but knowing what creates them can help us stop the spiral and learn to master our panic.  

 

The spiral is kickstarted with a trigger.  True panic attacks often seem to occur out of the blue, but they’re frequently actually triggered by some sort of unusual physical sensation.  Once the attack has been triggered, a four-part spiral creates panic.  

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6 Triggers for Anxiety So You Can Stay Ahead of It | | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

6 Triggers for Anxiety So You Can Stay Ahead of It

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Knowing what triggers your anxiety can help you predict when it’s going to flare up so you can double down on your healthy coping strategies (I brought you 9 of my personal favorites last week) and hopefully prevent a meltdown, breakdown, or shutdown.  Today, I’m bringing you 6 triggers for anxiety so you can stay ahead of it.

 

Everyone has their own idiosyncratic anxiety triggers.  For some people it’s being away from home, for others it’s public speaking, and for some it’s spiders or balloons or even puppies.  This post isn’t about listing every single thing that could trigger anxiety (that’d be impossible)…it’s about listing the general life factors that trigger just about everyone’s individual brand of anxiety.  

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9 Ways to Manage Anxiety Without Medication | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

9 Ways to Manage Anxiety Without Medication

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Whether you’ve got occasional anxiety or it’s an all-day-every-day part of your life, having some high quality strategies for managing it is key to keeping it from taking over.  Medications can be helpful for some people in some situations, but some people prefer to keep things natural or don’t have anxiety that’s severe enough to warrant taking medication…and most people who take medications still have occasional anxiety.  So just about everyone who experiences anxiety needs a healthy repertoire of all-natural coping skills to maximize their wellness. Today, I’m bringing you 9 of my personal favorite strategies to manage anxiety without medication.  

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Anxiety vs. Fear vs. Panic: How to Tell the Difference | Psychologist Dr. Hayden Finch

Anxiety vs. Fear vs. Panic: How to Tell the Difference

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Anxiety, fear, and panic are such similar emotions and experiences that we often assume they’re just the same thing. But actually they’re different, and knowing the difference can help you communicate better with your doctors, know what information to actually be researching on your own, and hopefully finally find the right strategies to manage your mental health. In this week’s article, I’m telling you the key differences between anxiety, fear, and panic. Plus, I put it all together in a chart in case you’re a visual learner like I am. Charts are the best.

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