1 Dear Alice My name is Lisa.I have social anxiety disorder and was wondering how it would be possible to see someone for help without my parents knowing about it. I know that they'd be anything but supportive. They would think I'm absolutely out of my mind.The truth is I've put ...
But I have an Achilles Heel, a button of social anxiety in my core, that when pushed, rings all alarms and whistles. Whenever I’m intimidated by someone, even a little bit, I panic. If I put you on a pedestal or perceive that you don’t like me, there’s a good chance I’ll ...
Dear Alice My name is Lisa.I have social anxiety disorder and was wondering how it would be possible to see someone for help without my parents knowing about it. I know that they'd be anything but supportive. They would think I'm absolutel
Social interaction has been shown to lift mood(情绪) and get people thinking in new directions and in ways that could help improve any post-lunch effort.Markman also promotes off-task time. “Part of being a good thinker is experiencing things that are seemingly unrelated to what you are ...
Wondering why your anxiety is worse in the morning? Here, three women explain why they feel more anxious in the morning and a doctor gives their advice.
Preoccupation with physicalsymptomsis a central feature of health anxiety, where individuals become excessively worried about bodily sensations, interpreting them as signs of serious illness. This hyper-awareness often leads to a cycle of increased scrutiny and anxiety; the more one focuses on a sympto...
I want my son to have a childhood he feels satisfied with and proud of. I want it to be full of adventures, imaginative play and physical challenges which he must sort out himself without asking me for help. The easiest and simplest way to achieve these goals is to delay giving him a...
“Gathering” turned out to be the right word. As this was exactly what happened when my social anxiety, re-entry anxiety, impostor syndrome and inner critic all showed up to have a party. Being there under an assumed name did little to assuage these feelings. Every time one of the speak...
he’s had a rough go of it over the past decade. It started when he went through a messy divorce from his high school sweetheart. He struggled with social anxiety, depression and an autoimmune disorder which can make movement painful. Given all that, going on dates were emotional minefields...
he’s had a rough go of it over the past decade. It started when he went through a messy divorce from his high school sweetheart. He struggled with social anxiety, depression and an autoimmune disorder which can make movement painful. Given all that, going on dates were emotional minefields...