Time to turn off the news and get something done By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Time to turn off the news and get something done Discuss this column and podcast We all know its bad out there right now. We already know this. Yet, every day we are beaten over the head with story after story about how everything is “going to hell in a handbasket.” It seems the media, in all its forms, is doing its best to drive us mad with worry. To what end? Ratings? Public Service? Money? For me, the time has come to turn the damn thing off. Constant reiteration of our troubles only deepens our anxiety and drives us closer to the point where we can no longer function for all the doom heaped upon our shoulders. So, turn off the television (or watch something fun), stop reading the daily newspaper and trim your Internet reading of anyone who seems determined to turn this downturn into the end of the world. Am I telling you to bury your head in the sand? Of course not. What I am telling you to do is to stop dwelling on these problems, many of which are out of our direct control. Instead take all the time spent on the angst, the worry, the panic, the obsessive checking of the Dow Jones and do something productive with it. Do some hard thinking, as I am always asking of you. Take concrete actions towards your goals. Make connections. Talk with your friends. Start a business. Write a book. DO SOMETHING…ELSE! Much of my current problems with the press and the government come from the fact that they don’t seem to understand one great lesson of the Great Depression. They trot out the Depression for comparison to today’s trials. They make nice charts and graphs showing this correlation or that, but they never say the most important thing about it…we recovered. We made it through the Great Depression. We have made it through countless smaller challenges over the years. Today, though, we are infected with an overwhelming sense of apocalypse. I refuse to buy it and anyone who tries to sell you that message should be looked at for ulterior motives. Growing up in a small town in the 1970’s you wouldn’t think that I worried much about the economy, but the 1970’s was one of the low points of my life. We had an energy crisis with gas lines, odd/even gas station fill-up schedules, furnaces turned low, even during the most bitterly cold months. I know what it is like to have a parent lose their job as the sole breadwinner in the family with no hope for full time employment for years. I know what it is like to drop from a nice middle class existence into poverty. I know what it is like to look into the cupboards and find nothing there, even though you are still hungry. I know what it is like to realize that you suffered form malnutrition, even if you didn’t realize it at the time. Yet, after living through that, I am still optimistic. Why? Because just like its big cousin, the Great Depression, we came out of that 70s economic downturn. Was it fun? Was it easy? Will we bounce right back in a few months this time? Of course not. It is going to be hard. There will be pain and suffering. Some of us will have our lives damaged more than we might like, but most of us, many of us will come through this a bit older and (hopefully) a bit wiser, but relatively unscathed. We must remind ourselves constantly of the words of an ancient tale about King Solomon, “This too shall pass.” 1 So, today…right now…turn off the news — set aside the newspaper — and take some action to move forward with your life. We all have much more life left to live and this economic downturn is not going to stop the days from passing. Life goes on and it is truly what you make of it. The power to move forward and to thrive comes not from Wall Street, Silicon Valley or Washington DC. It comes from action. It comes from taking one step after another after another. It is time to stop feeling sorry for ourselves. Time to stop bemoaning our bad luck. Time to stop fearing each new day. It is time to get something done! 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_too_shall_pass Join me on these networks Join the new Career Opportunities Community site! Follow Douglas on FriendFeed | Follow Douglas on Twitter | Douglas on MySpace | Douglas on Facebook | Douglas on LinkedIn Become a Facebook Fan of Career Opportunities Support Career Opportunities: iTunes Review | Career-Op Forums | Digg.com | Podcast Alley Reader/Listener Line @ 818-804-5049 From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. 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Podcast Here (Clip from episode: K5307) This podcast is brought to you by the Foundation of Human Understanding: http://www.fhu.com This is Part 2 in a podcast series on “Tips for Panic Attacks.” Part 1 can be found at http://roymasters.blogspot.com . Is it possible to avoid fear and anxiety through a proper state of mind? Can anyone cure panic attacks by overcoming the root cause? Nearly everyone in there lives have survived times of intense fear or anxiety. Panic attacks are a specific type of anxiety that can be brought about by repressing stress and anger. Before calling the Advice Line radio show, Derrick was suffering from panic attacks, ADHD, and a tobacco addiction. Having such a traumatic past, it is highly unlikely he would have overcome these obstacles without proper advice. Previously filled with confusion and fear, Derrick can now live his life with confidence and a perfect attitude. Overcoming panic attacks is more simple than you think. Listen to this podcast! Quotes regarding panic and anxiety from Roy Mastersâ?? books: Be stillâ?¦then relax. Effort, guilt, and panic will depart from you. - How to Conquer Negative Emotions Panic is a fear of the truth; it symbolizes your rejection of Reality. And no matter which way you go, or how hard you run, you must eventually accept some reality, whether you like it or not. - Beyond the Known Donâ??t panic. You must learn to be aware at all times. You may awaken occasionally from sleep, feeling pressure. Meditate at these times and rest again. Never allow material pursuits to overshadow or become more important than your inner attentiveness to reality. - How Your Mind Can Keep You Well LISTEN: —– If you suffer deeply from the effects of stress, fear or pain, we recommend the Overcoming Stress, Fear, and Pain Pack .

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Think About Life “Cyanide” “Cyanide” is about panic and confusion, but it somehow feels loose and calm despite its anxiety and tension. Maybe it’s like being in the eye of the storm, or finding some peace amid chaos. Listening to the track, it seems as though it could just explode at any moment or build to some catharsis, but instead, the track just sorta stops, letting the mood run its course without a hint of what could happen next. Visit the Think About Life website. Barbara Morgenstern “Reich & Berühmt” As far as I can tell, “Reich & Berühmt” is sung in German except for a line in English. Understandably as a non-German speaker, the English line is the one that catches my ear: “Dance the night away if you want to be part of it.” I have no sense of the line’s context, but I’m intrigued by the decision to have that particular sentiment sung in another language, and wonder if it is somehow intended for the segment of Morgenstern’s audience who speak English but cannot understand German. Either way, this is not really a dancing song, but instead something more melancholy and lost in its own head. It’s not “part of it,” but removed, aloof, and physically and/or emotionally removed from the room full of dancing people. Buy it from Amazon.

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Anxiety attacks, known as panic attacks in mental health circles, are episodes of intense panic or fear. Anxiety attacks usually occur suddenly and without warning. Sometimes thereâ??s an obvious trigger â?? getting stuck in an elevator, for example, or thinking about the big speech youâ??re giving in a few hoursâ??but in other cases, the attacks come out of the blue. Anxiety attacks usually peak within ten minutes, and they rarely last more than a half hour. But during that short time, the terror can be so severe that you feel as if youâ??re about to die or totally lose control. The physical symptoms are themselves so frightening that many people believe theyâ??re having a heart attack. After an anxiety attack is over, you may be worried about having another one, particularly in a public place where help isnâ??t available or you canâ??t easily escape. anxiety | panic attack | fear | mental health | drbev

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DrBev, I Feel like I am losing control or going crazy? - Nov 11,2008