Anxiety Archives | Tammy Rome, LPC

10 Exercises for Mental Wellness

by Tammy RomeMarch 21, 2020 Anxiety, Inspiration, Mental Health, Self-Care1 comment

Try these daily exercises to maintain mental wellness, make good decisions, and continue to look out for and support each other.

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Truth is the Remedy for Fear

by Tammy RomeMarch 14, 2020 Anxiety, Counseling, Mental Health, Self-Care0 comments

Truth is the remedy. Knowledge — accurate, relevant information — can help us make reasonable decisions in the face of so much unrest.

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Finding Our Wise Mind

by Tammy RomeMarch 6, 2015 Anxiety, Counseling, DBT, Mental Health1 comment

Wise mind is a blend of both emotional and rational minds. It is where experience peace, calm, and our inner truth, free from the opinions of others.

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Mindful participation is authentic

by Tammy RomeJuly 8, 2015 Anxiety, DBT, Mental Health2 comments

Participation is the last of the “what” Mindfulness skills. It is the natural extension of Observe and Describe. Anyone can sit on the sidelines observing an experience and describing it. Immersing oneself in the experience invites us to be authentic participants in our own lives.

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Understanding and Embracing Fear

by Tammy RomeJune 10, 2014 Anxiety, Migraine0 comments

The experience of fear is felt when chemicals are produced and released by the amygdala. The amygdala is a tiny, pea-shaped organ deep in the center of the brain.

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Our alarm system

by Tammy RomeMarch 22, 2015 Anxiety, Mental Health0 comments

We are all wired with an internal alarm system that alerts us to potential danger. Put in terms of mindfulness, sometimes Emotion Mind will take over without our consent. The biological structure responsible for generating Emotion Mind resides in the most primitive portion of the brain. The amygdala sits just on top of the brainstem and acts as a threat detection system. When threats are...

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List topper

by Tammy RomeJune 7, 2012 Anxiety, Migraine0 comments

I wish I had a nickel for every time someone tried to empathize with me during a Migraine attack by saying, “I had one of those once” or “I used to get those but ____ made them go away.” Both comments (if made by those not diagnosed with Migraines) are accompanied by a glib, non-chalant attitude, blank stare and a monotone voice. Authentic Migraine veterans turn off the...

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“Shaking in my boots”

by Tammy RomeJune 21, 2012 Anxiety, Migraine0 comments

Today’s Prompt: What’s your biggest Migraine related fear? How do you cope with it? To date, I have been unable to find a preventive medicine that is sufficiently effective with tolerable side effects. There are a few current options that hold some promise, but I have not used them long enough to determine their effectiveness. The only effective medication I have found is Zomig,...

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Mindfulness: observing what we experience

by Tammy RomeMay 22, 2015 Anxiety, Migraine0 comments

Achieving mindfulness involves HOW we focus and WHAT we focus on. This time we will be learning how to observe what we focus on with each experience.

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Sometimes medications cause psychiatric symptoms!

by Tammy RomeAugust 28, 2012 Anxiety, Mental Health, Migraine0 comments

It started with mild feelings of uneasiness that quickly grew into near constant anxiety and paranoia. I was irritable and short-tempered, easily taking offense, and quick to get angry. I’m no stranger to managing emotions. I make my living helping other people identify and manage their own. I knew exactly what I was experiencing and thought I knew how to manage it. But this was more...

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