coping with anxiety
A few nights before I was supposed to give a group presentation on a topic, I was informed that I would, in fact, be giving the presentation by myself. I began feeling nervous and felt a sense of impending doom. I imagined myself failing and making a fool of myself. Every time I sat down to prepare, my heart raced, I began to sweat, and I even found myself trembling. I had trouble concentrating, and the worry was ever present. I didn’t find any relief when I tried to sleep, and found myself up all hours of the night. I … More
Virtual Reality to help with Grief and Anxiety
Grief. Anxiety. Main ingredients in the cuisine of human suffering. How much of our collective energy is focused on eliminating or understanding these primary fears? Scientists, thinkers, artists, healers, and anyone seeking to better understand these shadow parts of our psyche have offered innumerable ideas, songs, medicines, and rituals in an attempt to solve, or at least reduce, these challenging elements. One of the more interesting efforts in recent history is called the Psychomanteum, which is being re-popularized Marilyn Schlitz and Dorote Lucci at Sofia University (formerly Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, where Arthur Hastings laid the pioneering foundation for this … More
