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.
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 […]
What do mental health professionals and studies suggest as the first line of approach for managing anxiety? This article will explore best practice for therapy with anxiety. Anxiety can be understood as an emotionally based experience of discomfort, unease and distress associated with specific bodily and behavioral responses. A state of anxiety is associated with […]
This article explores an understanding of dealing with stress and anxiety informed by concepts from cognitive psychology, specifically the seminal theory of stress of Lazarus and Folkman (1984). From this perspective stress is simply understood as our cognitive, emotional and behavioral response to events we perceive as threatening to our well-being. Similarly anxiety is a […]
Anxiety is a dangerous mental illness. Many people suffer from this disorder without even realizing it. The longer it affects a person without being treated, the more dangerous it becomes. It is important for mental disorders to be discussed. Once you can speak about it openly you are ready to see a therapist. The importance […]