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Anxiety and Anger
2008-05-03 08:58:00
I have become interested in the idea that much of what we suffer as anxiety or depression is unresolved anger. Some people are of the opinion that we are carrying around "Toxic" levels of anger, from our past and present, which are making us feel anxious. There is a whole therapy dedicated to this belief, which is called "redirecting self therapy". The therapy involves releasing anger form the past by punching pillows (or other activities) while holding a scene or a picture of a past abuser in your mind. There are a few web-sites that wax lyrical about this therapy, but it is a bit hard to find success stories. It is true though, that people tend not to publish so much good news online. Certainly, it might be worth looking at your anxiety, depression and a host of other symptoms as repressed anger. The big question is this: So, I've got repressed anger and I feel anxious and bad a lot of the time. I may or may not know the things that made me angry in the pa...
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'My Depression Is Getting Out Of Control'
2008-04-30 11:13:00
By Michael Cohen, founder of the Bioenergy Healing Research Foundation Sarah* experiences depression with extreme emotional patterns including: sadness, tearful outbursts, low confidence, anxiety, distress, mugginess, irrationality...hormone imbalance, lethargy, tightness in chest, indigestion, stomach cramps, diarrhoea and shortness of breath. Sarah says, “I am experiencing the depression and the other symptoms for an average of 1 in every 3 weeks. It [the depression] is getting to the point of being out of control”. At 34 years-old Sarah finds herself losing the ability to function in a rational and able way, both in her work and social life. The irrationality, a key symptom to her ‘depression’, is one of the most destructive elements, affecting her sanity and ability to see a way out of her black hole. For 7 years Sarah has been suffering with severe depression. Having been prescribed with Prozac she found herself stuck and unable to move forward. S...
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anxiety, panic and phobias - what worked for me
2008-04-17 12:16:00
As in my last post, I am going to continue on the theme of what treatments actually work, and if any of the magical, instantaneous, easy cures actually work. As I have talked about before, the only common remedies for anxiety, panic and phobias that have any scientific backing are the drug therapies (Citalopram / Celexa, fluoxetine / Prozac, Xanax and Valium etc) and CBT. There is also a decent body of evidence supporting the use of MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). The reason given for the lack of data on other forms of treatment is that proper experimentation is very expensive. This is indeed true. To try and get round this, I am devising my own experiment. Which I cannot say is really scientific, but I think it is interesting any way. I am going to use a popular search engine to look for personal recommendations. I want to see what has worked for who, how they went about it and what they said about it. Why am I doing this? Good question... It struck me the other da...
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The truth about phobia and anxiety treatments
2008-04-14 13:38:00
Hi I am trying to compile a small list of common treatments for anxiety and phobias which actually work. Easy, you might say, just look on Google or in a book shop. Problem is, there is a lot of rubbish out there and it's really hard to tell what's good and what's bad, and more importantly where an anxiety or phobia sufferer might best look for help. There are two provisos that I want to make clear at the start of this post: Firstly, I accept that no one treatment in any field however scientifically backed or esoteric works for everyone. If such a treatment did work for everyone then there would be no need for this list and everyone would be cured! Secondly when I judge what works I want to see real evidence. I don't want to know about conventional wisdom, I don't care if it has been used for centuries, and I don't care hoe many people therapists or treatment inventors claim to have healed! CBT I won't say too much about CBT here because I have talked about it in genera...
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Anxiety and Anger
2008-04-05 13:55:00
Can there be a link between anxiety and anger? Recently, the UK's Mental Health Foundation released a report entitled "Boiling Point" which describes how anger, if left untreated, can lead to other health problems, including mental health problems such as depression. I will argue that anxiety should be on that list as well. The charity's chief executive described  anger as "the elephant in the room". It is massively under diagnosed and under treated. Interestingly, in the UK, anger only tends to get treated because of a court order when someone has become so angry they commit a crime, or because the individual has sought private and/or alternative therapy. Very few people are being treated for anger having presented at their GP's surgery with it. So what about anxiety and anger? Is there a relationship? The statistical answer is that we don't yet know. There has been some research into the effects of anger, mostly by looking at the lives of people with...
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Stress Hardiness - beat anxiety?
2008-03-25 13:49:00
I recently read about a concept called Stress Hardiness, which was first coined by Susanne Kobasa. To cut a long story short stress, in whatever form it enters your life, is a contributing factor to anxiety. If we can control our stress levels and respond to stress more appropriately then we can start to control our anxiety levels more. Note that I don't use "beat stress" here. That is because stress is in our lives and makes us move and act, without any stressors for a length of time life is pretty dull. Beat ing anxiety come, in part, from controlling how we react to stress. Most of us don't like stress. But some lucky blighters seem to positively thrive on it. Some people manage to use stress to promote them to great heights! Others tend to go the opposite direction, being reduced to fear, panic, insomnia and of course anxiety. So why is it that some people apparently like stress, while others can't stand it. Well, like so much of life (and even more of mental he...
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Morning Pages - anxiety aid?
2008-03-19 16:32:00
I have always secretly harboured ambitions of becoming a writer. In fact when I was younger I wrote three novels....sadly none of them were published and maybe it's easy to see why. How is this linked to anxiety? Keep reading, you'll see. Over the past few years I have dreamt of once again becoming a writer. But I found that I had no motivation and few ideas, or at least the ideas I had seemed to evaporate when they were put down on paper. Elsewhere on anxiety2calm I have blogged about Art Therapy, a form of psychotherapy where art (usually visual art) is used to let the subconscious communicate. This can be helpful in untangling problems such as misunderstood motivations and ambivalence that would otherwise manifest as anxiety. I have tried it and I can vouch that it was extremely helpful. It was while talking to an Art Therapist that I discovered the book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron available in both the UK and USA. It is basically a book about unblocking creativity, ...
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Financial Anxiety
2008-03-16 17:23:00
The credit crunch, insolvency, debt, Bear Stearns, repossession, inflation, sub-prime. All of these words are enough to cause palpitations in even the toughest! As the western world deals with a financial crisis, many normal people are feeling the squeeze and what is worse, it is causing them anxiety and stress. And I don't just mean worry, financial anxiety is very real and it can actually hinder people from making the decisions and thinking about the things they need to change. Financial anxiety is in fact like any other kind of anxiety. Our primeval protections mechanisms are kicking in exactly when we don't need them, exactly when a cool calm head is the order of the day. This is typical of anxiety and all the normal advice for anxiety including mindfulness meditation is the order of the day. But wait, don't fly headlong into therapy or start to spend money on get rich quick schemes are get over anxiety programmes. Instead, try and combat what your body is riling against...
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Citalopram withdrawal question
2008-03-11 16:50:00
I just received a comment on one of my blog posts entitled Coming Off Citalopram. It raises a very pertinent question that I shall endeavour to answer. I just read your blog. I came off Citalopram about 10 days ago after having been taking them for about6 years. Mood wise things have been good. I have addressed the original root of the problem and had positive help via hypnosis. The only side effects I am experiencing is what I can only describe as a sudden "fizzy" feeling in the head and lips which comes and goes. This feels odd but is manageable. I am curious to know if this is something that you have experienced? Firstly I am glad the reader says they have used their time on Citalopram to deal with the background causes of the problems they had been experiencing. Too many people see SSRI's as a solution in themselves, which is unwise especially given the recent claims about the true efficacy (or lack of efficacy!) of SSRI medications. As for the strange sensatio...
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Genes and mood - happiness and anxiety?
2008-03-05 12:29:00
Gene's do not control our mood. That is the message I took from a BBC report of an Edinburgh University study which has looked at mood in siblings and identical twins. The story is called Genes 'play key happiness role', but don't let that confuse you. For ages, for some reason, journalists and writers have been trying to persuade us that we are genetically programmed in certain ways. I don't know why they are obsessed with this but I guess it makes a good story. It is, it looks increasingly likely, untrue. For further info on the causes of anxiety click here. People who are trying to get over mood disorders like anxiety might find it very depressing to be told that they are genetically programmed that way. It would then suggest that there is no way to get over the anxiety unless some sinister new medicine can be devised which switched off the "anxiety gene".  No such anxiety gene exists and what this study shows is that at least 50% of your mood is governed by ...
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Social Phobia - normal human experience or mental illness?
2008-03-04 07:23:00
Social Phobia - which is basically severe and acute shyness - is an incredibly common phenomena. But is there any real point in labelling severe shyness as a mental illness? Does it in fact make it more ingrained in the psyche? Some people would argue that if you give someone a label and a stigmata that says "you have social phobia" it is a bit like telling them they have cancer, no matter how they were feeling before, they suddenly feel a lot worse. Why? Because conditions tend to feel permanent. Emotions are always transitory. Even if you think you always feel depressed, or stressed, actually there are times when you don't and times when those emotions are present only to a slight extent. But conditions feel permanent so it may not be helpful to tell people they "have" something rather than "are feeling" something. On the other hand, if there is no label and no recognisable condition, then people who suffer from acute shyness are repeatedly told t...
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Anti Depressants don't work
2008-02-26 11:20:00
Well, the shocking (or maybe not) news of the day for anxiety and depression sufferers is that antidepressant drugs of the SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor) class don't actually work. Scientists today revealed a study that looked at many other studies including some that, under extremely dubious auspices, have never been published before. What did they find exactly? That antidepressants like Prozac and Citalopram don't work any better than a placebo pill (normally a sugar pill; always with absolutely no medical value). That leaves a lot of people with red faces. The drug companies have been pushing these pills for decades with very thorough marketing campaigns. Doctors have bee prescribing them as if they are going out of fashion and online pharmacies have been flogging them to anyone who will pay. What's worse is that clinical guidance bodies, such as NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) in the UK and the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the USA ...
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Using an elevator to overcome anxiety
2008-02-16 20:55:00
Many people have lift or elevator anxiety. They panic when they enter, or think about entering an elevator. For the purpose of this blog I will refer to elevators as "lifts" as I am English and lift is the English word. Lifts commonly cause phobias for various reasons. On the one hand they can aggravate claustrophobia. The small enclosed space is the nearest most of us get to prison. Often the walls are metal and the doors are several inches thick. Not much hope of getting out of there, we think, if the lift gets stuck. Lifts also go beyond claustrophobia. Lifts do not leave us fully in control, which is often where the anxious mind wants us to be. And lifts are obviously associated with tall buildings, hospitals and work. So there are many possible subconscious considerations to a lift phobia. Worst of all, lifts are easy to avoid, and evasion is the arch enemy of a phobia sufferer. But a lift is also a gift. There are a few reasons why lifts are so great for helpin...
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy - the truth?
2008-02-09 14:47:00
The more I research therapies used to treat anxiety and depression the more cynical I get. I recently was told about an excellent article by a UK Art Therapist which looked at the official guidelines for using CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ) to treat anxiety and depression. In the UK, a public body called the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) gives out guidelines for the use of prescription medication, surgical procedures and other non-medical treatments such as therapy. For some time the overwhelming opinion of NICE has reportedly been that CBT is the treatment of choice for anxiety and depression (with drug therapies also playing a major role). The essayist, Malcolm Learmonth, describes how NICE guidelines come in two parts: the full report which hardly anyone reads, and an abridged version. It seems that the two are actually quite different, with the abridged version making a much better case for CBT as a valid treatment than the evidence in the full version wo...
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Relaxation Techniques
2008-02-02 23:13:00
Being able to relax the mind and the body is very important for people who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks. If you can master the art of relaxation then you have (almost) won the battle. There are a few points to remember when it comes to relaxation. You do actually choose whether to relax or not. It is a skill to be learned Relaxing the mind is better than relaxing the body People with anxiety often project responsibility for their discomfort onto other things or people. In fact we do, inside our own bodies, choose how to feel in terms of stress, negative thinking and physical tension. Half of the battle when learning to relax is to recognise this power you have over your body. It is your body and nobody else's. The first step, and most important one, in learning to re-evaluate your relationship with your body is to practice Mindfulness Meditation. This form of meditation allows you to understand how your breathing works, how to accept your breathing and not b...
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Zoloft - a personal experience
2008-01-27 11:58:00
  Hi I have talked a few times already on this site about how Celexa (citalopram) has been known to cause weight gain. Recently I received this interesting email from someone who has used Zoloft (sertraline). If anyone has anything else to say about their own experiences with drugs like these, particularly on the weight loss or weight gain issue, I would be interested to hear from them and happy to publish it here. Here's the mail: "I was prescribed Zoloft two years ago for anxiety issues.  It took care of my anxiety, I felt great, but I gained 18lbs!  I was a mess and was very unhappy about it.  It seemed to me that the Zoloft took away my ability to focus on my diet ( previously I was very strict about sugar restriction etc ).  Since I weaned off of the Zoloft, for the past year, it has been extremely difficult to lose the weight. Unfortunately, I am having a severe depressive period due to a sibling committing suicide and I have fallen into a...
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Therapy Shopping - the scams and the dangers
2008-01-19 13:28:00
Hi For anxiety and depression there are endless alternative therapies on the market. They are called alternative because no doctor would ever prescribe them and I refer to them being "on the market" because they are definitely sold as a business, not prescribed on a basis of needs analysis. Bookshops are full to the brim with self-help books on anxiety which make extremely brave claims about how effective their techniques are, and how quickly and easily they work. In our compensation culture it never ceases to amaze me how they get away with making such outlandish claims.  You would have thought that trading standards officers might get involved. But how does it work? How do therapies and their celebrity founders get so big despite the fact that they are selling completely unproven, unscientific and, more often than not, useless products to vulnerable people. People that suffer from anxiety and depression are very easy targets. They want something badly (to recov...
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Cure Social Phobia?
2008-01-10 17:07:00
Social Phobia (sometimes called Social Anxiety Disorder) is a nasty label to be given and one which I think is counter productive. It is much better to think of yourself as someone who can be shy, even very shy, rather than someone who has a lifelong condition as an inherent part of them. Social Phobia, like all phobias is eminently treatable...dare I use the word cure? The label given to very shy or nervous people by the medical/psychological status quo might be helpful for their administration and organisation, but is not at all helpful to your condition. So how is it treated? Well, of course there are the drug therapies and the ubiquitous CBT which I talk about elsewhere on this site and in more detail. But what of something new, which as time moves on seems to become ever more likely as a cure or at least a very useful tool in the fight against the feelings that I refuse to label Social Phobia? There has been much talk in the media lately of online worlds where people can meet...
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How to have a happy 2008
2008-01-01 23:31:00
I just wanted to very quickly quote from the UK's Guardian Newspaper which had some great advice for leading a happier life. Struck me that it would be useful for anxiety and depression sufferers, as well as anyone who is just a bit stressed out. The advice basically came in four parts. The first was entitles "Give yourself permission to be human" and can be summed up as allowing emotions to come out. Get over the stigma in our societies against people who show negative or too much emotion. Blocking our emotions doesn't help us, and tends to make us feel more anxious and depressed. Accept how you feel. Secondly, one should simplify life. Don't take on too much or try to do too many things at the same time. Focus on doing fewer things with more quality. It is much more enjoyable! Thirdly, take regular exercise. I have talked on this blog before about the benefits of exercise when it comes to anxiety and depression. Basically though, for some people it is as good as o...
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Art, depression and anxiety
2007-12-29 20:25:00
I have talked before about the branch of psychotherapy known as art therapy, where art is used to communicate non-verbally in order to help you understand yourself more and hopefully ease or grow out of any problems that you have encountered like anxiety and depression. In order to do art therapy you need to visit a qualified art therapist who will be able to guide you and mentor you. This is obviously a time consuming and potentially expensive business. But you can use art in many ways. It is actually extremely relaxing to do art. Now I know what you are going to say, Van Gogh had severe mental health problems and he was an artist. Well, I am not advising you to be like Van Gogh. In fact the object of the exercise is not to produce "good" art. The object is to relax, forget anxiety and depression and just take your focus somewhere else. In that respect it is like a very simple and effective meditation. One which is much less esoteric than other forms and easier to ach...
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New year anxiety and depression
2007-12-28 19:53:00
As we get towards the end of the year there is no doubt a bit of sadness for what we didn't manage to achieve in the previous twelve months. For people who have anxiety and depression it is often a time of particular introspection. At the start of a new year we often tell ourselves that this year we will achieve "X", and then when we realise we haven't we can feel sad or hopeless. Well, I just wanted to say a word or two to people with anxiety that are feeling a bit depressed at this time of year. Firstly let me say that making plans for a new year is good, but remember to think about the execution of the plans. If you want to get over a fear of flying then think about positive steps you can take to do that. You could go on a fear of flying course, read some books on the subject, investigate the use of tranquillizer medication such as Valium or Xanax. By thinking about the process as well as the outcome we can foster changes, instead of just dreaming about them. So why ...
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Christmas Anxiety
2007-12-24 11:18:00
I hope you have a very merry Christmas , or, if you don't support Christmas you have a very relaxing holiday season! Christmas can also be the most stressful time as family and friends make endless demands on us and our finances are stretched to the limits. So what happens for those of us that suffer from anxiety? Well, we can drink too much wine and try to forget about it! But better still why not make some space for yourself each day over the holiday period. And if those around you have expectations of what you will be doing for them during that time explain to them that you will not be doing anything for them, you will be looking after yourself, and that they will have to entertain/cook for themselves. Be firm and harsh if you need to, and don't let yourself feel guilty. You need space. Why not take a walk, read a book, or speak to a friend. And if the work mounts up switch of the TV and collar your nearest and dearest and make them do some of the work to. You are not a Chri...
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Cure Panic Attacks
2007-12-19 23:29:00
Before we talk about curing panic attacks let's get a few facts about them straight. Panic Attacks are horrendous. They are also a major cause of people presenting themselves at emergency rooms or accident and emergency departments. They are caused by a very primitive part of us that is trying to warn us of danger. That part of us is to a large extent useless in modern society bar saving us from modern dangers such as traffic accidents and the like. Yes, panic attacks are there to save us. And before you think about curing them you should be aware that they are a natural part of you that helps you, or tries to. It is often hard for people to believe that panic attacks are harmless because they feel so bad, but actually they are designed (by god or evolution depending on your beliefs) to make you sit up and take action. I think you will agree they are very good at that. So what can you do about it? Well quite a lot. There are of course drug options but they tackle symptoms and no...
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Insomnia - a personal experience
2007-12-18 18:01:00
I used to have insomnia. Now, I am not an insomniac but occasionally I do have trouble dropping off to sleep. This is natural, everyone has problems nodding off at some time or other. Let us define Insomnia . The medical profession divides it up into three sections. Transient, acute and chronic insomnia. They are categorized thus by the amount of time the patient has been experiencing sleep problems. Transient insomnia comes and goes. Acute insomnia lasts for at least three weeks, and chronic last over three months. Insomnia doesn't mean you can't sleep at all. It means that your sleep is not sufficient. As an anxiety sufferer my sleep was disturbed by worry, physical tension in my body and a racing mind. I tried quite a lot of different things to control the worry. Using CBT and writing techniques was quite helpful, but didn't really deal with the major worries, or the really pressing issues. I also tried progressive muscle relaxation and autogenic relaxation to relax my bod...
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Anxiety - what to expect from therapy
2007-12-12 18:17:00
Increasingly, anxiety therapy is coming back into fashion. After years of SSRI anti-depressants and CBT ruling the roost, good old-fashioned therapy is being accepted again. Many people that suffer from anxiety fear what will happen when they start therapy. Will they have to completely open up to the therapist? Will they become attached to the therapist? Will the therapist have some hold or power over them? Will it cost thousands? I can only give my own experiences of therapy, and a bit of what others have told me. Importantly, no two patients are alike and no two therapists are alike. And of course no two instances of anxiety are alike. Firstly, you have nothing to fear from a therapists if you follow a few simple rules. Wherever you are in the world your country will have an official organisation that certifies therapists. More than likely they have a website where you can search for a local therapist and check that they specialise in anxiety (or whatever else you want to speak...
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What Causes Anxiety?
2007-12-09 19:21:00
What causes anxiety is one of the most common questions that anxiety sufferers ask themselves. It is also not an easy question to answer. One pertinent answer is who cares? After all, what caused it is not as important as what stops it, and the cause and the cure may or may not be linked. The basic answer to the question though is that anxiety is not caused. It just is. It is an integral part of what it means to be human, or indeed any other animal. Anxiety is part of the system which protects us from danger by making us aware and allowing us to react quickly. It is present in everybody. Therefore, anxiety disorders are not like diseases that enter the body and cause disruption. They are merely an over reaction of one of the basic parts of the human being. People who "have anxiety" are in fact the same as everyone else but with part of their brain working overtime unnecessarily. So the question "what causes anxiety?" should be replaced by "what causes unn...

Fear of Heights, Acrophobia, Dizziness, Vertigo
2007-12-08 18:11:00
The fear of heights is one of the most common anxieties or phobias in the world. Like most phobias, it has a special name, Acrophobia. Acrophobia is commonly confused with Agoraphobia because of the similarity in names. But Agoraphobia is actually a fear of wide open spaces and areas where an individual lacks control. Interestingly many agoraphobics are also, as part of the same condition Acrophobic or scared of heights. This is probably due to the fact that high buildings and skyscrapers, as well as cliff tops, have limited easy exit routes. This lack of control is often important to the Agoraphobic. Also, the fear of heights is often called Vertigo . This is completely wrong. Vertigo is symptomatic of inner ear disorders and other medical problems associated with balance. It often includes feelings of dizziness, swaying or spinning and can occur anywhere, not just at height. Interestingly it seems that some people suffering from anxiety disorders such as agoraphobia and panic atta...
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Exercise, stress, and a new anti-depressant pill
2007-12-03 20:15:00
Before I say anything else, I have a little addition to yesterday's post about exercise, stress, depression and anxiety and how exercise can be used to treat it or at least mitigate against it. Lo and behold today there is an article on the BBC about the benefits of exercise when considering mental health problems like depression. To have a read of this timely article, about new research done at Yale university, click here. I think the idea of isolating the chemical(s) that can activate certain gene's (in this case VGF - which is active in the hippocampus) is a good one, and may have many positive effects, but as ever there are possible downsides. I don't want to be negative and I know there are people out there who dedicate their lives to waging a war on SSRI's and other anti-depressants, but some points do need to be made. Firstly, always remember that drug therapy for depression is a crutch not a cure. And there is no suggestion from the researchers involved in this study t...
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Using exercise to reduce stress and anxiety
2007-12-02 13:01:00
There are of course many studies into reducing stress and eliminating anxiety. Many of these pieces of research, although peer reviewed, are carried out by the companies that produce stress and anxiety relieving products, such as pharmaceutical companies. Obviously only the research that shows their products favourably ever sees the light of day as far as we, the consumer, are concerned. It is interesting then that in study after study exercise is found to be "almost" as effective as medication as a stress-reliever and anti-depressant. We have to be careful when rating techniques which reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. The placebo effect and the power of belief hold the trump cards here. But, if it works then it is worth doing, even if its basis is not scientifically proven. One thing is for sure. Exercise can be an excellent stress reliever which results in less stress and anxiety, better, sounder, longer sleep, better mood and less depression. We can state this...
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Sleep - we need it to beat anxiety
2007-11-29 00:00:00
Sleep, something we need but for the most part do not get enough of! While we sleep our minds resent and hopefully we wake feeling reasonably replenished. But actually we don't. Many people feel tired all the time, and this effects our lives. If we don't sleep enough we lack motivation, humour and enthusiasm. We don't perform as well as we could and our relationships at home and work become more strained. So, what can we do about it? It depends. Some people suffer from insomnia, that is to say that they can't sleep at all, sleep very little, or can't maintain a normal sleep pattern. For people who have been suffering from insomnia for any length of time a visit to the doctor is a must. CBT and medication can both be used to treat insomnia, although people should be extremely cautious about the long term use of benzodiazepines such as Valium. Any good doctor will think long and hard before prescribing this type of drug for insomnia. If your sleep disturbance isn't severe e...
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