By Steven Booth, CEO, Elevation Behavioral Health It’s quite ironic how so many people use alcohol as a means of reducing the symptoms of anxiety, only to end up experiencing worse anxiety because of the alcohol. Alcohol has become a cultural panacea for calming the nerves and winding down after a hectic, stressful day. Happy […]
Simple Anxiety Management Tips for Truck Drivers
Only 2.4 % of all road fatalities nationwide relate to truck driving according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. However, truck driving remains one of the most hazardous jobs you can have. Truck drivers diagnosed with driving anxiety may find it challenging because of the many trauma triggers they face as they drive long […]
How stopping my anxiety helped my health more than any medicine
A warm welcome to David Gray, the Founder of wipeoutreflux.com. He talks about how he overcame anxiety to improve his health. I knew things like anxiety and stress couldn’t be the best thing for my body, but I didn’t truly know how much havoc and destruction they can do to a person over time. I myself […]
Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms and the Role of Anxiety
A warm welcome to Dr. Natalie Fleischacker, as a guest author. What are medically unexplained symptoms? It has been known for quite some time that stress/anxiety is not good for our physical wellbeing. However, with advancements in medical and psychological research we have found that anxiety can wreak more havoc than ever previously imagined. Medically […]
Changing How I Defined Abnormal Helped My Anxiety
Like many of you, just a few short years ago, my life was defined by anxiety. Anxiety had become for me a constant companion. It was there when I woke, followed me through my day, and kept me from going to sleep at night. I had been on high doses of a benzodiazepine for many […]
How To Deal With Anxiety When You Want To Buy or Lease A New Car
I know that many of you feel that buying a new car is a waste of money, but this is primarily how to get a new car. You can also use a lot of the advice I give here to purchase a used car. Not everything is always set in stone. Stress and Anxiety of […]
Do SSRIs Affect GABA Levels For Anxiety?
Hello I’m Dr. Carlo with AnxietyBoss.com, and I’m here to answer your questions about anxiety. A viewer asked the following question: do SSRIs affect GABA levels for anxiety? Okay, so I’ll answer this question. GABA is a neurotransmitter in the brain which is important for the development and the treatment of anxiety. GABA is a […]
How SSRIs and SNRIs Work For Anxiety
Hello I’m Dr. Carlo Carandang and I’m a psychiatrist. Today, I will talk about how SSRIs and SNRIs work for anxiety. SSRIs, also known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and SNRIs, also known as serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, work for anxiety by increasing serotonin in the brain. Specifically SSRIs and SNRIs increase serotonin by acting […]
Acceptance Is Not The Way To Relieve Anxiety
I saw an anxiety blog today, where the author was touting the benefits of acceptance in managing anxiety and stress. Unfortunately, this is a rather crude and concrete method, that should only be taught to children. As adults, we need more sophisticated and elegant ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, given that the demands, […]
Giving Way to Anxiety is About Learning to Deal with Uncertainty
When I previously saw patients who suffered from stress and anxiety, many of them had struggles due to worries and uncertainty about the future. No matter how many medications I prescribed for them, no matter how many relaxation techniques I taught them, they still had debilitating anxiety and stress. As a psychiatrist, I also struggled […]