We had previously discussed how anxiety develops from the negative cycle of anxiety- the feared object or situation leads to thoughts about the event, and the thoughts lead to anxiety, and the anxiety leads to avoidant behaviors which serve to maintain the vicious, negative cycle of anxiety. Anxiety disorders have several different subtypes, and today […]
How Specific Phobia Evolves- The Negative Cycle of Specific Phobia
Previously, we had discussed how anxiety evolves from the negative cycle of anxiety: triggers lead to thoughts about the situation or event, which lead to anxiety, which lead to avoidant behaviors which maintain the negative cycle of anxiety. When anxiety starts to disrupt your life, then an anxiety disorder may emerge. Anxiety disorders are divided […]
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How Depression Evolves- The Negative Cycle of Depression
Depression is a mood disorder, and is characterized by low moods, apathy, sleep problems, decreased interests, feelings of guilt, feelings of hopelessness, low energy level, poor concentration, poor appetite, and thoughts of self-harm. Depression is also known as major depressive disorder. In this article, I discuss how depression develops as illustrated in a flowchart. Here is […]
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Does Chronic Stress Lead to Anxiety or Depression?
Stress is part of everyday life for everyone…we all have disappointments, make our mistakes, and endure daily mishaps. Perhaps you lost your keys today and it made you late for work…maybe you let a friend down and are now feeling guilty about it…or maybe you are just experiencing a lot of pressure and deadlines at […]
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How Anxiety Evolves- The Negative Cycle of Anxiety
Feelings, such as anxiety, do not occur in isolation. They usually occur in relation to how you think, and also to the way you behave. So feelings, thoughts, and behaviors all inter-relate to one another. Now we are going to talk about the CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) approach. CBT methods seek to link events in […]
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Immediate Anxiety Relief
Many of you asked how to get immediate anxiety relief. Follow these two videos, and you can get some anxiety relief very fast. Try to set aside some time during the day in a quiet place to practice. You might want to start out splitting the exercises up throughout the day. The first video is […]
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How To Overcome Social Anxiety
We all experience social anxiety to varying degree’s, and that is completely normal. Little bits keep us from making what seems to be an absolute fool of ourselves, but too much and we become too self conscious where it becomes crippling. We might seem and feel awkward to other people, worried they will view us […]
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Anxiety Makes You Prone To Bad Decisions
A recent study found that anxious people are not able to make good decisions when life is uncertain and unpredictable (Browning et al., 2015). Anxious people are unable to predict when bad outcomes will occur in changing environments, and this can lead to bad decisions. In the study, participants were asked to choose between two […]
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How Do Antidepressants Cause Seizures?
Seizures can be a serious adverse effect of antidepressant medications. Antidepressant medications induce seizures by lowering the seizure threshold. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and bupropion (Wellbutrin) are the antidepressants most associated with seizures. TCAs, which includes imipramine (Tofranil), induce seizures at a rate of 0.3% to 0.6% at effective doses (Rosenstein et al., 1993). Bupropion induces […]
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I Did Something Wrong; How Do I Stop Worrying About It?
Worrying after you did something wrong is a common and natural reaction. In fact, if you didn’t worry after you did something wrong, it would be a bad thing. Not worrying after being in the wrong would be quite concerning, as your sense of morals may be non-existent. However, there are some people who worry […]
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