From a clinical point of view, the best job for someone who has social anxiety disorder (social phobia) is a customer service job. You may be puzzled by this answer, as this is the last thing someone with social anxiety wants- to be in the presence of lots of people. Not only is there a […]
Have Important Decisions To Make? Not When You’re Stressed
We all have important decisions to make, but if you have anxiety and you are stressed, then making those decisions can be difficult, oftentimes paralyzing you to take no action. And the more you worry about making the wrong decision and not coping with it, then the more anxiety you will have. When you are […]
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The Neurobiology of How Stress Destroys Immunity
When you experience stress, it has an impact on your immunity. And when your immunity is affected, then this impacts your ability to fight off infections from invading pathogens, such as from bacteria or viruses. Stress often triggers bacterial and viral infections, and explains why we are more prone to get sick after experiencing stress. […]
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The Relationship of Stress to Performance
Ever notice that when someone is doing something awesome- be it winning a game, acing a test, making great music, fulfilling a lifetime dream- they are aroused and full of energy? On the other hand, when something is not done to expectation- losing a game, failing a test, missing notes on playing music, not doing […]
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How To Avoid Burnout From Your Job
Unfortunately, many people experience burnout from their job. In the course of working in your job, you may experience numerous job stressors, which exacerbates and adds to your stressors in your personal life. These stressors include the pressures from the job, relationship problems, illness in the family, obligations with child rearing, looking after your elderly parents, […]
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How to Deal with Relationship Anxiety
Having Anxiety can impact many parts of your life. One of the more significant aspect it affects are relationships – personal or intimate. Relationships are extremely valuable, not just biologically, but for emotional, mental, physical and sometimes even spiritual reasons as well. Unfortunately, their value might just be the spark that unleashes many anxious thoughts […]
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4 Fail-Safe Strategies to Overcome your Anxiety and Boost Your Performance
Here are 4 strategies in different situations to help you overcome your anxiety and optimize your performance: The Presentation It’s smooth sailing when you can just read off the screen, but when it comes to Q&A or winning the engagement of your audience, your anxiety starts to kick in. Key points and explanations are lost […]
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6 Bad Habits that are Feeding Your Anxiety
Doing things right when overcoming anxiety is sometimes not enough. Sometimes, despite your best efforts to fight anxiety, you may be strengthening your anxiety disorder without even knowing it. There are certain habits and lifestyle choices that set you back on the path to recovery and are feeding your anxiety. Some of them even have […]
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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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Your Stress Alter Ego
On the outside, we all react the same to stress: Our heart rate increases, breath quickens, muscles tense and we break into a mean sweat. On the inside? Well that varies by individual experience. Your approach – whether it’s to panic, break down into tears, or completely snap – is something scientists recognize as ‘reactivity’. […]
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