Tag Archives: Anxiety Disorders
How to survive a panic attack
Waking up on Monday morning, it crosses your mind that it is the day where performance reviews are conducted at your work. Brushing your teeth, you begin to remember all of the different times you feel like you failed at your job, scrutinizing each of your own mistakes. Your cereal gets cold as you sit, … Continue reading
4 Common Anxiety Disorders in Children
Walking from the daycare center, you hear your child’s voice calling out to you and crying hysterically. Coming back to the door, you find that you can only quell her crying when you are in her presence. Your child is experiencing an anxiety disorder, specifically, separation anxiety disorder. Children are as susceptible to an anxiety … Continue reading
Depression: how it relates to anxiety disorders
Anxiety can manifest itself in many different ways to affect every type of person. People who suffer from an anxiety disorder may experience stress, panic attacks, or irrational fears. It is not uncommon for those suffering from an anxiety disorder to also feel depressive symptoms. Anxiety disorders and depression have always gone hand in hand. … Continue reading
The Difference between Panic Attacks and Anxiety
Many people use the terms anxiety attack and panic attack to mean the same thing. In most cases, the use of these terms as interchangeable is okay, but there is in fact a difference between panic attacks and anxiety. From a clinical perspective, both panic and anxiety are defined by different features. The term anxiety … Continue reading
Natural treatments for anxiety disorders
Entering college for the first time, you may have felt a pounding heartbeat or a uncharacteristic sweat. Excited to start your 4 years of procrastinating, partying, and disappointing your parents, you are likely feeling the effects of anxiety. Anxiety can affect all types of people in many different ways. For example, a student may experience … Continue reading
Treatment options for anxiety disorders
People suffering from an anxiety disorder will all tell you the same thing. Anxiety is no fun. Anxiety can affect all types of people in many different ways. For example, a student may experience anxiety before taking a final exam. A fighter may feel anxiety before a big fight. A mother may experience anxiety when … Continue reading
6 Main Types of Anxiety Disorders
Walking into the office, your heart pounding heavily, you walk into your boss’s office. You have not slept all night, as you were unable to fall sleep, worrying about the mysterious text message you received summoning you to this encounter late last night. Experiencing shortness of breath, you walk in, only to discover that you … Continue reading