E-counseling.com’s anxiety guide provides opinions, insights and information about the different forms of anxiety. Learn in-depth about the signs, types and symptoms through our anxiety guide.
Booze doesn’t solve problems, and neither does abusing other substances, though that might get you invited to parties. Inactivity only leaves your muscles weaker, including the one called Will Power. Those behaviors are escape hatches, ways to avoid facing your anxiety. It can express itself as boredom or depression, leaving the sufferer confused and feeling […]
Changing your beliefs and perceptions lead to the recovery from anxiety and depression, but what do those two psychological terms mean in regard to unhappiness and how are they connected to each other? Recognizing the not-so-obvious link can set people free from their doubts. A textbook definition of anxiety will cite that it is a […]
Repeated attacks of fear that can last for several minutes, and recur over periods of time, anxiety aka panic attacks are a form of anxiety that can begin in the late teen years or early adulthood. The intensity of panic attacks can bring on difficult breathing, clammy skin, chest pain, a racing pulse and a […]
Anxiety is a mixture of fear and “What if?” curiosity. It can be temporary or last weeks and months. A situation of uncertainty that seems to be about one issue when it’s actually about another, anxiety can cause problems within your body, a spiraling downward cascade of complications. The superficial things that we tend to […]
Anxiety is an integral part of many peoples life experience. But does it have to be a permanent part? Can anxiety be cured? Can a person struggling with intense experiences of anxiety – a debilitating, undefined, persistent and overwhelming sense of worry or dread that manifests with both physical and psychological symptoms – find lasting […]
According to an April 18, 2017 update from MedPage Today, most children with anxiety relapse, regardless of treatment. From the opening lines “Children treated for anxiety disorders with psychotherapy, antidepressants, or a combination of the two show no significant differences in outcomes or remission at 5-year follow-up. Furthermore, a majority of children experience relapse and […]
Losing sleep? Losing weight? Losing patience? Jobs? Relationships or the control of your temper? Calm down. There’s an app for that! There’s even a Calm site. It offers 30-minute sessions to help you to meditate, to focus, and to sleep. Android iPhone users can access the 2016 winners of “Best Anxiety Apps” at Healthline’s site. […]
Two issues need to be clarified before we can answer the question “Is Anxiety Contagious?” 1. It is important to understand panic attacks, anxiety, depression and other mental health terminology correctly, not to rely on rumors, misconceptions or misinterpretations about those psychological terms. They signify very different problems with very different causes and results. 2. […]
While social connection and engagement are generally viewed as something enhancing and enriching, associated with positive emotions, for many of us the experience of social situations is a profoundly anxiety provoking experience. For people who suffer from social anxiety entering into social situations generates feelings of apprehension and doubt as well as intensely unpleasant bodily […]
You’ve been working on the presentation for weeks, sweating and preparing and fine-tuning it till it feels just right. You know what you have to say makes sense and is really impressive but as the time draws closer for you to you take the podium you feel a mounting sense of dread, your palms start […]