Writing or “journaling” is a wonderful strategy or coping skill to get out the emotions (good or bad) that we may feel at any certain time. I often suggest this to clients and it has more often than not proven successful!

I’m glad you have found this a positive release for yourself! It’s also great that you like to share your writings with others you trust. Often times, I have suggested that people share their words, and other times, we decide the best route is to just write it all out and rip it up and throw out the paper. It’s almost like they are throwing away their bad thoughts and change then begins for the better! Both can be very powerful therapeutic tools.

Thank you for the resource you included in your comment. It should be helpful to anyone reading this post.

Thank you again for writing and please keep reading and posting.

Dr. KC
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I find that we are usually our own worst critics and that keeps us from discovering all that life has to offer. Have you ever read the book, “Mindset”? It is great at looking at the effects of a fixed mindset compared to a growth mindset. It is work to change your mindset but totally worth it. There are reasons people are hard on themselves and it is not always easy to shake.

Thank you so much for this incredibly insightful and informational comment! You have shared truly great strategies for decreasing stress, anxiety, and fear, and increasing energy levels. You even speak to decreasing symptoms of depression. This information is much appreciated!

Reading these strategies is one thing. Sometimes people need help executing them and that is what I hope I can provide for others who may need the help.

Thank you again for your comment and please keep reading.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com

#1. Build your energy levels then create a plan or goal to tackle these problems. Building your energy levels is the first step.

Nourish yourself with foods that increase energy, take a multi vitamin.

Too many people complain of low energy, they get depressed
and cannot do the things they want to.
They get tired fast, lose energy and get depressed
when they cannot complete their goals.

#2. Vision, spiritual vision, plan or goal is necessary to apply your energy effectively where it counts without wasting your energy on fruitless endeavors.

#3. Learning to think effectively while removing thoughts that hinder
you and your goals. Creating a haven of positive thinking will accelerate your goals. Negative thinking will way down the mind, create problems and deplete your energy.

#4. Pay close attention to what works for you.
You will know by the way your body responds to anxiety and depression. Keep you eyes open to the warning signs and work to counteract them.

#5. Soul search and ask yourself why you feel bad or helpless about
the situation that keeps you depressed and find ways to counteract it
and/or take steps to defeat it.

Ok, so we have depression and anxiety reducing foods covered. I would love links to those articles to share here. I wish I knew the culprit neurotransmitters that make one have low self esteem so that we can figure out how to boost self confidence through natural means (foods) but of course we know it’s just not that easy.

My hypothesis is that the same culprits that cause us to feel badly about ourselves are the ones involved in causing depression. My belief is that once we have control over the intrinsic factors a bit more, we will begin to be able to handle or cope better with the extrinsic factors in our lives that cause us to feel badly about ourselves. Feeling self assured from the inside, helps us to “fight” the people, environmental, or social forces that bring us down, sometimes into states of true sadness or even depression.

Sometimes there are true chemicals in our brain to blame and other times, it’s our “stinkin thinkin” and THAT is controllable by only ourselves. IT’S ALL IN OUR THINKING!

Thank you for your comment and please keep reading.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com

So, we’ve got depression and anxiety reducing foods covered and I would love to have links for my readers for those. I have often wondered what neurotransmitters are responsible for making one either self assured or lacking in self esteem. Wish it was that simple to find out. Again, I’d be rich if I knew!

Low self esteem is, in my opinion a mixture of intrinsic and extrinsic factors and the way we think. Like I’ve said before, it’s all in our thinking! That one will take a bit more work. And my hypothesis is that low self esteem or “stinkin’ thinkin’” about ourselves comes from the same devils in our minds that cause depression.

As we become strong enough to fight those intrinsic factors (the way WE think about ourselves), it becomes easier to fight the extrinsic barriers that bring us down, such as those in our lives that may put us down, doors that close in our faces, auditions or interviews we go on and not get the job, etc.

Thanks for your comment and please keep reading.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com

As for the depression and anxiety I am all over that like a rash!!

I will certainly take a look at that article. I’d love the top five depression fighting foods too. Top five foods to increase self esteem. Top five foods to decrease anxiety. Then I’d move to an island and just sip margaritas and enjoy…well, you know I’d still be bringing my laptop to try to help people. What can I tell ya!

Thanks for your comment and please keep reading.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com

My colleague Dr. Psenka just wrote a fabulous article on the top five cancer fighting foods if you care to read http://kitchentablemedicine.com/top-five-foods-for-preventing-cancer/

In a world where there is so much harshness, we definitely have to be extra gentle to ourselves. Taking one day at a time is sometimes necessary too. Even one step at a time! Time, patience and perseverance will get us to where we want/need to be when we work hard enough to get there.

Thanks for your comment and please keep reading.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com