What’s the difference between a panic attack and an anxiety attack? While panic attacks and anxiety attacks are alike in some ways, they also have distinct differences that should be taken into consideration when it comes to treatment. The hallmark characterisitic of a panic attack ...
While not an official diagnosis per the American Psychiatric Association, the term “election stress disorder” was coined by Washington DC-based psychologist Steven Stosny to describe the intense symptoms of stress and conflict he witnessed being experienced by patients in his couples’ therapy practic...
Whenever possible, avoid situations you know are going to send you straight into an anxiety attack. If your anxiety is tripped by crowds and noise, and your Aunt’s birthday will be attended by 200 people and she’s having a live polka band, you may need ...
There isn’t necessarily a cure for the stomach pain symptoms themselves. When your body is under stress, your stomach tends to hurt based on the acids in your stomach and the foods you’ve already eaten. If you have stomach pain due to an anxiety attack, you may need to wait it out....
The Anxiety Trick is behind most of the trouble people have with chronic anxiety. Have you struggled to overcome an anxiety disorder, only to get disappointing results, or even feel worse over time? You're being fooled by the Anxiety Trick....
1. Is there anything from your first interview you'd like to revisit? 2. How would you describe yourself? 3. Why do you want to work for us? 4. Why should we hire you? 5. Describe your ideal job. 6. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 7. What kind of work environment...
Try deep breathing, a process that we describe here. Self Help - Self-help techniques can be effective, especially if they are combined with lifestyle changes and therapy. Although medications can also be effective, those that struggle with anxiety related dry mouth will want to talk about ...
In the desensitization process, we start with a weak version of the stimulus that is triggering the anxiety attack. The stimulus must be weak enough, so that my dog is able to stay calm in its presence. Then, I get him to focus on me, by doing eye-contact commands or simple obedience...
"I think the best way to describe my brand of anxiety is feeling as if the world is moving really fast around you, you want to join in, but you feel paralyzed because the anxiety is too much. GAD is like taking that one moment where you feel anxious and multiplying that into every ...
Hi I’m Ben and I’m 15 but i will sometimes make eye contact with a sad kid or angry or sacred but then i will feel this emotion that i don’t know how to describe its like half of me is that said emotion and the other is me and i feel normal but the other half is going...