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 […]
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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Can Dealing With The Causes Of Anxiety Trigger An Increase Of It At First?
Yes, focusing on the causes of your anxiety can make the anxiety worst initially. So naturally, anxious people avoid situations which are anxiety provoking. They don’t want to feel anxious, and when they avoid, the anxiety goes away. However, this is maladaptive coping, as the avoidant behavior actually causes an increase in the anxiety in […]
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5 Herbs To Calm Anxiety
Are you ‘swimming’ in stress, lately? Bills and worries piling up? Challenges sprouting up in your job, family, and home? You may be suffering from anxiety. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. and affect 40 million adults. Generalized anxiety disorder, on […]
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Do People With Depression Often Take Shortcuts?
Asking this question is indicative of society’s view of depression and mental illness in general. Shortcuts have a negative connotation, as it implies that those who take shortcuts are not doing the necessary work for a desired outcome. In addition, those who take shortcuts have outcomes that are attained at the expense of someone else, […]
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