Tag Archives: stress and anxiety

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

Dealing with depression and stress during the holiday season

The holiday season, for many, is a time of year filled with happiness and joy.  Many workers have a holiday vacation, usually aimed at using the time to find present and spend time with family.  The sight of smiling Santa Clauses, glowing nativity scenes, and the Christmas lights in the neighborhood are usually causes of … Continue reading

How to ease separation anxiety in your child

Anxiety comes in all forms.  Whether you are struggling to finish an essay for school or experiencing stress from a sickness, anxiety can attack from all different aspects of life.  In fact, anybody who has experienced anxiety (and that is everyone) has experience the affect that it can have on a life. Anxiety also affects … Continue reading

Techniques to overcome stress and anxiety

Each person in the world experiences both stress and anxiety.  Whether it is a student experiencing stress from studying and anxiety for the test, or a mother struggling at work, both stress and anxiety play a big part in each human being’s life. There are relaxation techniques that are designed to directly evoke the body’s … Continue reading