While the constant battle for gender equality continues, there is a particular subject that seems to fuel this discrimination. Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences, however anxiety disorders are a serious mental illness that is more prevalent among women. The anxiety gender gap puts women as twice as likely to develop the […]
Anxiety During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is truly a life changing event for women. It’s a time of incredible psychological and biological transformation and of great emotional upheaval. Individual experience with pregnancy may vary, but for the most part it is viewed with great optimism. It’s a period that introduces a new type of physical and psychological strength, personal develop […]
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I get really anxious around the time of my period. Do you know what could be the cause?
Hi. It’s Jenny at AnxietyBoss.com. Our question today comes to us from Bethany in Tampa. I get really anxious around the time of my period. Do you know what could be the cause? Well, actually hormones are to be blamed for your heightened anxiety attacks around your menstrual cycle. As we know, menstruation triggers a […]
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I get anxiety about breastfeeding. What should I do? Is it safe for me to take medication?
Hi. It’s Jenny at AnxietyBoss.com. Our question today comes to us from Laura in San Diego. I get anxiety about breastfeeding. What should I do? Is it safe for me to take medication? Well, believe it or not, there is a medical term for your anxiety about breastfeeding. It’s actually called dysphoric milk ejection reflex; […]
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I am taking birth control pills and it’s giving me anxiety
Hi. It’s Jenny at AnxietyBoss.com. Our question today is from Elizabeth in Shopville, Kentucky. I am taking birth control pills and it’s giving me anxiety. I’ve read that birth control pills can increase the risk of blood clots which is about 6 in 30,000 and it gives me anxiety. What can I do about it? […]
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I am worried day and night that I am pregnant even though I am having my period
Hi. It’s Jenny at AnxietyBoss.com. Our question today is from Linda in Seymour, Texas. I am worried day and night that I am pregnant even though I’m having my period. What is going on with me? If you’re having sex and you’re a young woman, you can get pregnant. It sounds like you’re not ready […]
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Can switching birth control cause anxiety?
Hi. It’s Jenny at AnxietyBoss.com. Our question today is from Jessica in Pineville, PA. Can switching birth control cause anxiety? Young women are lucky today. They have access to a number of effective and safe birth control methods and if they are unhappy and dissatisfied with the one, they can switch to another one that […]
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How does anxiety affect relationships?
I have seen many patients with anxiety- as such, I have witnessed how anxiety can affect their relationships in a negative way. Relationships suffer as the person with anxiety becomes self-focused on their own worries, thoughts, and need to be comforted, that they ignore the needs of their partner. It gets especially problematic when the […]
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