18 Facts about Anxiety and Depression That Everyone Should Know Anxiety and depression are common in the general population. They are also an economic burden and cause of disability for many people. The following are 18 facts about anxiety and depression that everyone should know: Anxiety and depression often occur together Anxiety disorder and major […]
14 Things To Look For To See If Your Child Has Anxiety
Children can suffer from anxiety. However, most children are not able to articulate what is troubling them or what they are worried/fearful about. The following are 14 things to look for to see if your child has anxiety (4th ed., text rev.; DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000): Disruptive or agitated behaviour Children may respond to […]
Share this:
13 Things To Be Careful Of If You Suffer From PTSD
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop when one is exposed to life-threatening events. Unfortunately, living with PTSD is fraught with difficulty and distress, and highly disruptive to one’s quality of life. The following is a list of 13 things to be careful of if you suffer from PTSD (4th ed., text rev.; DSM-IV-TR; American […]
Share this:
Top 14 Things You Should Know About Panic Attacks
Panic attacks can be highly distressing when it strikes. The following are the top 20 things you should know about panic attacks (4th ed., text rev.; DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000): Panic attacks have a sudden onset and peaks rapidly Panic attacks occur without warning, and usually lasts 5 to 10 minutes. Some will talk […]
Share this:
16 Biggest Side Effects of Prescription Anxiety Medications
There are many prescription medications for anxiety which are effective, and for the most part, safe. Prescription anxiety medications include the following classes of drugs: selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI), benzodiazepines, buspirone, tricyclic antidepressants (TCA), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) and antihypertensive medications (beta blockers). However, prescription medications for anxiety may […]
Share this:
Top 17 Natural Supplements for Anxiety
Anxiety symptoms can be very distressing…worries, fears, or just being stressed-out. One option to get help is to visit your doctor, as treatments for anxiety with psychotropic medications such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, benzodiazepines, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, buspirone and antihypertensive agents are well studied and effective. However, these psychotropic […]
Share this:
Top 13 Things People are OCD Over (Or 14- skip 13, if you are OCD about that)
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder marked by obsessions (recurring intrusive thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive behaviours). The compulsions are meant to relieve the anxiety generated by the obsessions. Although the anxiety triggered by the obsessions are temporarily reduced by the compulsions, the anxiety in the long run becomes worse, in the form of […]
Share this:
12 Simple Ways To Manage Anxiety
We all get worried and anxious at times, to the point where it becomes overwhelming. Life with anxiety seems unbearable, and may seem hopeless. However, wallowing in your anxiety only makes it worse. There are things within one’s control to help manage anxiety. Here is a list of 12 simple ways to manage anxiety: Play […]
Share this:
14 Hidden Symptoms of Anxiety That You May Have
As a psychiatrist, I have treated patients who have experienced unexplained symptoms. These patients have been to numerous doctors and specialists who performed numerous laboratory and imaging studies, all of which were normal, in addition to normal physical findings. Eventually, many of these patients were referred to psychiatry, as the normal laboratory and physical findings […]
Share this:
Anxiety: A General Overview
Anxiety is experienced by most people. Anxiety is defined in a general sense as fear. Anxiety/fear is a necessary component of survival, as the flight-or-fight response is hard-wired in our brains to help us deal with acute danger in the environment…when we perceive danger, we either run away from the danger, or we stop to […]
Share this:
- Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 30
- 31
- 32
2014 - 2022 © Copyright Anxiety Boss. All rights reserved.