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 […]
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 […]
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What Are The Negative Effects Of Anxiety On The Body?
Anxiety can wreak havoc on the body. When you have anxiety and stress, it triggers the amygdala, which then triggers the fight or flight response. The fight or flight response is mediated by both the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis). Chronic anxiety and stress leads to long term activation of the […]
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Can Stress Cause Acne?
The relationship between stress and acne is more established with acne causing stress, but does stress cause acne? Well, have you ever noticed that you break-out when you are stressed-out? You can get acne from stress as an adult, even well after puberty (when acne usually occurs). There are some studies looking at whether stress […]
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Physical Symptoms of Anxiety- Dr. Manuela Padurariu
A warm welcome to Dr. Manuela Padurariu, MD, PhD, as a guest author. Hello, I’m Dr. Manuela. I have chosen a topic that I think is important for patients suffering from anxiety, since I have been confronted lately with so many cases of anxiety with physical (somatic) symptoms. Connection Between Anxiety And Physical Symptoms Clinical […]
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How Stress Affects Cardiovascular Health
Stress is not harmful when experienced in small doses and for short durations. However, when stress becomes chronic, then this can detrimentally affect your cardiovascular health. When you have stress, the fight or flight response, the stress response, is activated. Stress (and fear) activates the amygdala, which in turn simultaneously activates the sympathetic nervous system […]
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What is Stress?
Stress (psychological stress or strain) is a mental strain or tension that results from your body’s response to very demanding, adverse, or traumatic circumstances, also known as stressors. And having stress (body’s response) is the same as being ‘stressed.’ So when you are stressed, your body thinks it is under attack and therefore triggers the […]
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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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What Happens If I Don’t Treat My Anxiety? Can It Get Worse?
Healthy anxiety usually goes away on its own. Healthy anxiety is experienced by everyone, and is usually triggered by stressors. The good news is that healthy anxiety usually goes away on its own, when the stressor lifts. Anxiety disorders are different, as they are chronic, affects your functioning, and does not go away on their […]
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