The American Psychological Association claims that 44% of Americans have reported their stress levels going up over the past 5 years, with many in fear of their job, the economy, the political climate, violence and terrorist attacks, and more. These… Read More ›
Category: Anxiety
Anxiety is Transferable
We all know that energy is transferable – that’s why it’s typically easy for us to tell when someone is upset or very agitated with us – their energy shifts. When we feel an energy shift, we can either ward… Read More ›
Can I Relax if I Don’t Use Drugs for my Anxiety?
Anxiety can be debilitating, and can make a person question everything, from relationships to future events. When someone suffers from anxiety, they often feel unsure of the cause for it. This can cause the person to build on another layer… Read More ›
Can You Die from a Panic Attack?
Panic attacks can be very debilitating, with symptoms of racing heart, feeling weak or faint, tingling or numbness in hands/fingers, sense of terror, feeling sweaty/having chills, chest pains, breathing difficulty, and more. For a person amid a panic attack, perceptions… Read More ›
The Difference Between Anxiety And Depression
Discussions of anxiety and depression often go hand in hand. For example, symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder can include depression and anxiety. Bipolar disorder is characterized by alternating moods of depression, a bipolar-specific depression, and mania, which can include… Read More ›
Everyone Experiences Anxiety Differently But Can Manage It Similarly
No two diagnoses of mental illness are exactly alike because no two people experiencing mental illness are exactly alike. Everyone has a different history, different genealogy, different life experiences, different brain chemistry, which contribute to their mental illness. Anxiety isn’t… Read More ›
Relationship Anxiety Can Trigger Normal Anxiety, Too
Relationships aren’t supposed to cause anxiety. No relationship is perfect. Couples learn how to argue in healthy ways because it isn’t healthy to be in total agreement without any conflict at all. Communication, understanding, and using tools for finding solutions… Read More ›
Physical Symptoms Of Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are mental health conditions that affect the mind and the body. When you experience a panic or anxiety attack, you are experiencing the full psychosomatic manifestation of the anxiety in your mind all throughout your body. Symptoms of… Read More ›
Why Do People With Phobias Need Treatment?
Everyone is afraid of something. If they aren’t afraid, they are definitely made uneasy by the idea of a certain object, experience, sight, smell, sound, or anything else they develop a… Read More ›
Even Short Amounts Of Mindfulness Practice Helps With Anxiety
Anxiety is a clinical mental disorder that can cause chronic worry, obsession, intrusive thoughts, and even panic in someone who is diagnosed. As a broad category, anxiety can include panic disorder,… Read More ›