It Has Nothing to Do with Age: Neurotic Anxiety Part 2

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It Has Nothing to Do with Age: Neurotic Anxiety Part 2

It Has Nothing To Do With Age provides self-help principles. The inspirational stories give concrete illustrations of overcoming many of life's challenges. Difficulties pertaining to depression, grief, divorce, and death are presented and worked through by the participants. Physical impairments, injuries, overcoming issues with weight, alcohol, and nicotine are also dealt with and resolved by the athletes.

This book provides a model on how to overcome some of the difficulties that confront all of us . Further, this read sheds a beacon of light on preventive measures for good physical and mental health. Research demonstrates that exercise is an important component in treating such ailments and debilitating illness such as depression, stroke, heart disease, brain or cognitive malfunction,and Alzheimer's disease.

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Saturday, November 24, 2018

Neurotic Anxiety Part 2

Neurotic Anxiety Part 2

Ken, another friend wants to buy my firearm when he goes camping with his wife. Ken is about 60 years of age, good physical health, active, gun knowledgeable and an experienced camper. When asked about my gun, he says he wants it for protection. Protection from what or whom is not clear. Ken has neurotic anxiety in that he does not go to remote places to camp, nor has he ever been threatened by anyone. I am unable to convince him or argue about the gun; or safety; or the likely hood of him being attacked. How many camp killings have occurred in California? He is simply not receptive nor understanding about his anxiety.

Neurotic anxiety means that Ken has some underlying issue perhaps pertaining to a weakness, not in control or helplessness that results in the prompting, promoting or fueling his underlying insecurity. Ken was simply not able to identify the cause. He might not even be able to identify that he is anxious about his going camping. Having a gun is simply the belief that he can protect both him and his wife from some unknown danger. He does not address that having a gun, does not solve the underlying dynamic in his personality. Moreover, Ken told me that his wife calls him passive aggressive.

To Be Continued

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Dr. Frank Lieberman is an author, psychologist, professional speaker, health and fitness coach and ultra runner. In his book “It Has Nothing to Do with Age,” he interviewed seven mature athletes and provided insight into the drives and motives of these older athletes. His experience in three one day 100 mile events gives additional credence in examining “why” these athletes do what they do. He not only talks the talk but walks the walk.

Frank has completed in endurance riding and buckled in the historic Tevis Cup in 2000 at the age of 60. At the age of 62 in 2002, he not only completed the prestigious Western States 100 mile run, but was an age group division winner as well. In 2008, at the age of 68, Frank and his partner Jonathan Jordan won the 100 mile Swanton Pacific Ride and Tie.

Frank’s book details other ultra sports that include: the Dipsea (America’s oldest running foot race), the Hawaiian Ironman, national and international rowing and the Molokai to Oahu Outrigger canoe race.