Robin Meade Once Suffered From Anxiety And Panic Attacks
2009-09-20 20:51:00 By Marta Hoelscher Book Review: Morning Sunshine: How to Radiate Confidence and Feel it Too By Robin Meade The poster child for confidence and self-assurance, Robin Meade, the anchor of Morning Express With Robin Meade wasn’t always that way. There was a period in her career when she suffered from anxiety and panic attacks. In Morning Sunshine! she gives an honest account of how she overcame her fear of public speaking and was able to go on and achieve her dream of becoming a news anchor. In Morning Sunshine, Robin Meade offers the four-step approach that she used to build her confidence. Her warm, personal style on-screen is what you find in her book. Readers and fans will gain even more insight into this young woman who has become one of the most popular news anchors on television today. As a fan of HLN's Morning Express, I jumped at the chance to read Robin's book and review it. For anyone who doesn't watch the show, Robin makes eve...
By: BasilandSpice
Can't bi me love: Dealing with separation anxiety
2009-09-14 01:15:00 Got a question? Email anna.pulley(at)gmail(dot)comI have developed separation anxiety for the first time in my life. In the ten years I've been dating I've never been one to be overly attached to my mate. I mean I'm full of affection and miss my beloveds when we're apart but this time it's different. My man was recently away for seven days, and unreachable by phone, and in that time when I wasn't fervently finding things to try and distract myself from the empty feeling he left me behind with, I was literally staring at the phone wishing it would ring. I'm a little worried for myself. I don't want to find myself creating a secret closet shrine if he's ever out...
Yikes! Seperation Anxiety!
2009-07-18 06:20:00 Caregivers and parents know that seperation anxiety can be stressful for all involved especially the child. Alex Barzvi, Ph.D.,Clinical director of the New York University Child Study Center?s Institute for Anxiety and Mood Disorders says, by 6 months,introduce your baby to other regular caregivers,such as relatives or a babysitter."your child needs practice being away from you,hopefully well before preschool. Here are some great suggestions from Barzvi.
Dealing with Anxiety Attacks
2009-07-07 23:27:00 If you have ever had a panic attack, you know that these are absolutely without a doubt no fun. In fact, they can make you feel as if you are about to die and you have no idea what is happening.Even if you have gone through a string of them, you may still have no idea that one is coming on. Once you have had one, dealing with panic attacks is not going to be easy, but if you pay attention, there are some things you can do when you feel another coming up - once you realize you are prone to them, of course.Before you get begin dealing with panic attacks, you have to know what they are. There are many definitions, but one way you can look at it is rather simple and can be helpful when you feel another one forming. Your body is having a physical reaction to an irrational fear that is overcoming your mind. You may know your fear is irrational, but that does not stop it from happening. That does not make you crazy either, as some people fear. If you understand that when dealing with panic...
Coffee/caffeine, Tea , Coke, Pepsi and Anxiety
2009-06-29 10:04:00 Stop! Don't take another sip of that coffee. Here's why...Caffeine, the stuff found in your coffee, tea, and cola, isone of the most popular mood-enhancing drugs on the planet.That's right, caffeine is technically classified as a drug,and rightly so... it can cause havoc with your anxiety andworry levels.Caffeine makes you feel energetic and alert by increasinglevels of brain chemical called norepinephrine. But as withmost things in life, you don't get something for nothing.Caffeine has a dark side..."Caffeine is an energy loan shark. What it lends you in themorning it takes back with heavy interest in the afternoon."~ Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.And every time you drink caffeine your own natural abilitiesto produce those feel-good chemicals are reduced, soeventually you need even more coffee to get the samealert/energetic feelings. Before long you become dependenton coffee just to "feel OK." But that's not all...1. Caffeine increases the levels of your stress hormoneadrenaline. This...
By: Train Your Mind
How to Check your Anxiety/Panic Attacks.
2009-06-01 06:39:00 Everyone feels anxious but not everyone has an anxiety disorder such as GeneralizedAnxiety Disorder. This depends on the force and extent of symptoms and how far theyact as an obstacle to your proper functioning. If fear and worry are present for at least six months and they interfere with your efficiency levels at work, then you definitely have an anxiety disorder. GAD starts by affecting your thinking, which in turn leads to physical symptoms like? Intense worry and tension? unrealistic perception of problems? binging?feeling edgy ?restlessness ?feeling irritable? tension? headaches? sweating?lack of focus? queasiness? frequent urination? fatigue ?lack of proper sleep ?feeling shaky? high blood pressure ?strokes ?heart disease GAD can trigger phobias, panic disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder includingalcoholism or drug addiction.Here are some common physical symptoms of anxiety or an anxiety disorder ??Chest Pain??Racing Heartbeat??Hot or Cold Flushes??Sweating Palms??Col...
By: Train Your Mind
Transparent public restroom not for those with performance anxiety
2009-05-28 19:27:00 From Engadget: As if you didn't have enough to do in the water closet, visitors to this restroom in Lausanne, Switzerland, have one added step: they must actually press the "voir" button to get a little privacy in this otherwise transparent structure. The walls are constructed with
Support Anxiety UK
2009-04-18 15:05:00 Hi! Just a quick note for readers in the UK. Anxiety UK, previously known as The National Phobics Society, has had funding withdrawn by the UK government. This will have a major effect on the services that the organisation is able to offer people in very real need. During the current economic difficulties the number of people seeking help has increased and the services of Anxiety UK are much needed. You can do something to help. Making a donation: http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/don-ate.php Signing the petition to show your support of Anxiety UK at http://petitions.number10.gov.u-k/SaveAnxietyUK/ Writing to your MP - asking them to support Anxiety UK - you can find your local MP here: http://www.theyworkforyou.com Why not visit the site and do all you can to help save it! It also has lots of great info! del.icio.us Tags: anxiety uk,funding
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
What Is Anxiety?
2009-02-20 09:24:00 Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components. These components combine to create an unpleasant feeling that is typically associated with uneasiness, fear, or worry. In this post, KC Kelly will tell you more about what is anxiety? You may also visit Kitchen Table Medicine to read more on health and medicine there.Stress and anxiety are a natural part of everyday life and most of us experience it more often than not in today?s very stressful world. It is also very natural to worry about your hectic life from time to time. ?Anxiety? is usually referred to as worry, concern, stress, or nervousness. Believe it or not, anxious feelings can sometimes be a good thing. Having this heightened sense can actually help to motivate a person to prepare for a big test in school, speech at work, or by keeping a person on his/her toes in potentially dangerous situations, to name only a few examples. Occasional anx...
By: Diet and Fitness
Anxiety, Acupuncture and New Evidence
2009-01-22 23:03:00 There have been a few interesting stories this week that although not directly related, have implications of the treatment of anxiety . Firstly the BBC reported on an interesting study on the benefits of acupuncture. The study was not aimed at acupuncture used to treat anxiety but more at preventing headaches and migraines. There is something of a link here as many people believe migraines are stress related. The study was basically a meta-analysis of thirty-three other studies and found interestingly that acupuncture worked. More interestingly still they found that so-called sham acupuncture worked just as well, that is to say that it doesn't seem to matter whether you stick the needles in the centuries old Chinese positions, or just do it randomly. This suggests one of two things. Either the whole phenomenon is just the placebo effect and there is really no therapeutic benefit, or there is something about stimulating parts of the body which does actually promote health. Ebooks o...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Stillness - Meditation and Anxiety
2009-01-21 22:42:00 I have blogged before about meditation and its beneficial effects on the treatment and control of anxiety. In these posts I have mainly concentrated on Mindfulness Meditation, which is very powerful and still the single thing I would recommend to all anxiety sufferers. Recently I came across "Stillness Meditation" which looks very interesting. There is a book, which is sadly out of print, called "In Stillness Conquer Fear". It is about a woman's (the author) struggle to overcome agoraphobia and her eventual release (cure!) through a disciplined meditation practice. Deep Zen Meditation - Click Here This meditation practice, to which I believe the author of the aforementioned book, Pauline Mckinnon, gave the name "Stillness Meditation", is very simple. Although I should say that despite the fact that it is simple you still, paradoxically, need to practice regularly in order to achieve stillness. Like all things, you improve with practice. So...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Medication for Anxiety Helps Older Adults
2009-01-21 09:43:00 Medication for anxiety is ?modestly beneficial? for very anxious older adults, according to a new study, but it takes four weeks or so to work. Researchers looked at one specific drug, Lexapro, part of a class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), to see if it could help relieve the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in older adults. Those with the condition worry chronically and can?t seem to stop, with their quality of life affected. SSRIs are medications prescribed for both anxiety and depression and are thought to work by correcting an imbalance of the brain chemical serotonin. ?Although these medications have been examined in younger adults, there has been very little examination of them in older adults,? says study researcher Eric J. Lenze, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis.
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
2009-01-21 09:35:00 Older adults with generalized anxiety disorder treated with the antidepressant Lexapro showed significant improvement in symptoms, a new study reports. Generalized anxiety disorder is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in older adults. Its symptoms include chronic worry and anxiety and other problems, such as muscle tension, sleep disturbance and fatigue. ?This was the first large-scale study of antidepressant medications as a treatment for anxiety disorders in older adults,? said lead researcher Dr. Eric J. Lenze, an associate professor of psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
On Fighting Pre-First-Class Anxiety
2009-01-12 17:29:00 One of my favorite writers (and my new best friend, if I can catch her) Sarah Vowell participated in an experiment in which a group of San Francisco goths gave regular civilians a goth makeover and sent them out into goth clubs to see if they would "pass." The prerequisite to the makeover was doing some homework--picking a goth name, listening to angry songs, writing dark poetry, etc. Vowell writes, Before anyone breaks out the eyeliner, we all sit in a circle and go through my homework. The whole thing reminds me of graduate school seminars, except these people are smart and funny and have something interesting to say. (Take the Cannoli, p. 214).Now that's the attitude I need on the first day of school. Also, a little bit of goth make-up wouldn't hurt either. You know, to look intimidating and all.
By: suzzzanna
Life is very strange - a cause of anxiety?
2009-01-03 15:53:00 Hi. Recently I have been thinking a lot about existential anxiety and life is rather odd! Here we are on this planet, spinning in the vastness of the solar system, who knows what is beyond the furthest reaches of our telescopes. There are many theories and belief systems that tell us why we are here, but non of them is provable. If they were provable then they could provide a great deal of comfort, they could tell us more about why we are here and what is actually important to achieve in this life. For those who believe, with devotion, these belief systems there is a great deal of benefit: a feeling of worth and reason to live, something to aim for. These motivators should not be underrated as they provide a purpose to people who otherwise might think too much. And thinking too much is arguably the biggest problem here. Many people live their lives with no focus or purpose, enjoying themselves and stocking up on consumer goods. They don't worry about where they came from. In a w...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Existential Anxiety - Links
2009-01-02 00:40:00 Hi and a very Happy New Year! Let's hope for a peaceful, calm and happy 2009! It won't be a long post today, but I have spent part of my new year's day reading a few interesting articles on Existential Anxiety. I know from my inbox that this has been a hot topic with many readers and relevant to those who suffer from nameless dread, free-floating anxiety and a constant, gnawing background anxious depression that is hard to shift. Here are the links....enjoy reading them! 1) Existential Anxiety and Existential Joy - Long but well-worth reading. 2) Existential Anxiety: a 3-page cyber-sermon - As the title suggests, lots of info and worth taking your time over. Thank you for reading, and once more happy 2009! del.icio.us Tags: nameless dread,free-floating anxiety,anxious depression,existential anxiety
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Existential Anxiety - more
2008-12-04 17:38:00 Over eighteen months ago I wrote a post on this blog about Existential Anxiety and, although it was only short, I got many emails in response. I think there is so little information out there about existential anxiety because it is not really taken seriously as a psychological problem. More often, it is considered to be something people suffer from when perhaps they are looking for a path in their life; something worthwhile to do. This is of course true, however existential anxiety where symptoms amount to more than just a nagging urge that there is something else can make this a much more serious problem. Often anxiety is related to a feeling of being out of control and our existence on this spinning planet, in this universe, here for reasons we don't fully understand is something that really is way out of our control. The great thing about that is that we can't really avoid it, which is the danger with a lot of anxiety disorders: you avoid triggers and end up with phobias like ...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
A healthy lifestyle and anxiety
2008-12-01 19:26:00 There are three areas of life where we need to be healthy to help us overcome anxiety . They are diet, exercise, mental health. Firstly diet. I have several tips for a lower anxiety diet: Keep your blood sugar levels more constant as insulin spikes and low blood sugar can lead to anxiety, panic and worse. Don't over do the sugar, satisfy sweet cravings with fruit and a bit of dried fruit. Don't use artificial sweeteners too much, they are confusing to the body and have a dubious health record. Don't eat too many simple carbohydrates (white bread, white rice, pasta, pizza), they act like sugars. Instead snack on nuts and wholemeal foods (fruit can be a great alternative to wheat based products if they disagree with you.) Avoid caffeine as this aggravates (sometimes even causes) anxiety and panic, disrupts sleep, and affects blood sugar. Drink Decaf coffee If you need a hot drink to replace tea go for roibush, herb or fruit. Cola's should ...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Free-Floating Anxiety and a good relaxation technique.
2008-11-25 23:37:00 Anxiety is often classed as "free floating", that is to say it has no recognisable cause or trigger. Often this kind of anxiety, especially when it has been present for some time, is more irritating than worrying. It seems to be almost in the background, a little niggle that stops you from relaxing fully, perhaps a slight difficulty breathing or a tightness in the neck, throat or other muscles. Sometimes this free floating anxiety can manifest as fidgeting, a chronic cough or other physical symptoms or other things like insomnia. Of course free floating anxiety is not always just an irritant, it can for some people be a deeply worrying and disabling occurrence, leading to panic attacks or sever bouts of anxiety and stress. Either way, you can not avoid this kind of anxiety because it is either always there or creeps up on you suddenly and without warning and this is perhaps what leads some people to self-medicate alcohol or non-prescription and illegal (recreational) d...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Overcoming Inertia: Inhibitions and Anxiety of Using Technology in the Clas
2008-11-25 12:00:00 For the final entry in this series on why anxiety and disdain can keep educators from using technology in their classrooms, The Whiteboard Jungle will check in on the newest trend in educational quality assessment and answer the main question that administrators will want to know: how can technol
Overcoming Inertia: Inhibitions and Anxiety of Using Technology in the Clas
2008-11-18 12:00:00 For the second to last entry in a series on what keeps educators from using technology in their classrooms, The Whiteboard Jungle will investigate the anxiety that non-technophiles face when dealing with the rapid and seemingly constant change and progress of educational technology . If you
Celexa - more anxiety info
2008-11-16 21:51:00 Citalopram / Celexa is one of the topics that I consistently get emails about. Not surprising as it is one of the most commonly prescribed SSRI's for anxiety and depression in both Europe and the USA. I can speak both personally and for many other people when I say that Celexa is a drug that has helped many people and can really help turn a life around. It is also of course not a cure-all and not a drug which everyone gets on with. Many of the people who email me comment about weight gain issues associated with Celexa (follow the previous link for my article on that). One new question I had recently was this: "Can Celexa actually change your metabolic rate"? The writer went on to say that it seemed that weight-loss had become all but impossible and her appetite had gone through the roof, even though she had been off the medication for some time. The official answer to that question is a firm "no". The manufacturers and the licensing authorities do not...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Overcoming Inertia: Inhibitions and Anxiety of Using Technology in the Clas
2008-11-11 12:00:00 For the next entry in a series on what keeps educators from using technology in their classrooms, The Whiteboard Jungle will investigate the weighty impact of poverty. If you haven't done so yet, be sure to read Part 1 (history/psychology), Part 2 (lack of time) and Part 3 (resistance to lea
Overcoming Inertia: Inhibitions and Anxiety of Using Technology in the Clas
2008-11-04 12:00:00 So far, this blog has surveyed some of the more common reasons why educators tend to avoid using technology in and out of the classroom. Part 1 gave some background and basic psychology. Part 2 investigated the first of five of those misconceptions. In this part, I will conti
Health Anxiety
2008-11-03 18:20:00 Our health is something that can cause us the most anxiety of all. While some people drift through life ignoring health concerns such as obesity, smoking and alcoholism, people with anxiety tend to move to the other extreme by worrying too much. Let's look at an example. You discover one day that you have a mouth ulcer, not a particularly painful one, but none the less an annoying one. You have had mouth ulcers before but this one persists, let's say for more than a month. Perhaps, building up in the back of your mind is an anxious thought maybe it is something more serious than a mouth ulcer...maybe it's cancer! Of course then the first stop is Google. And if you enter mouth cancer you get a very general list of symptoms, including persistent mouth ulcers! Then, straight away black and white thinking kicks in. Suddenly you have got a deadly disease, your anxiety levels rise, the adrenalin flows and the thoughts spiral out of control. You start to Google treatment only to find...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Overcoming Inertia: Inhibitions and Anxiety of Using Technology in the Clas
2008-10-28 12:00:00 Some educators are fighting to avoid using emerging educational technologies. There is certainly some anxiety about using something that you are unfamiliar with and I looked at some of the basic psychology beyond that in Part 1, as well as discussed the most common excuses not to use technolo
Anxiety and Diet
2008-10-27 17:57:00 I have long been skeptical about the links between anxiety and what we eat. That said, I think there are some points which really need to be looked at. These mainly fall into the categories of Comfort eaters, people who eat to lift their mood and relieve anxiety, foods which make anxiety worse and actually cause anxiety, and foods which are beneficial. Some people might use foods, normally simple sugary carbohydrates, to calm them down and lift their mood. This is common in people who have anxiety along with depression. Some argue that this kind of eating is a subconscious attempt to get back to the happiness of childhood where sugary foods came with happy occasions like parties. Whether this is true or not, this kind of eating to stave off anxiety has several negative aspects. Spikes in blood sugar and therefore disturbed insulin levels can lead to symptoms such as dizziness, feeling distant, getting the shakes and more seriously be involved in hypoglycaemia and diabetes. Eatin...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Anxiety Motivation and Planning
2008-10-22 18:34:00 A lot of people with anxiety have motivation problems. Anxiety is part of the human bodies Fight or Flight response. It might be useful to see the fight or flight response in terms of motivation. This very basic, fundamental part of us which is so active when we feel anxious makes us do one of two things: run away or stand and fight. It is quite common for people who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks to have problems with motivation. It is not in fact that they lack motivation it is that they are very highly motivated to stay away from things which might be dangerous and stressful. People with anxiety have great motivation and strength of mind, but it is sadly pointing in the wrong direction. So what can you do to overcome this and start to empower yourself and move forwards? They key lies in planning. It is not a good idea to choose where you want to be and go for it, you actually need to do much more planning. This is especially true when getting to where you want looks so d...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Anxiety and Rational Thought
2008-10-21 22:30:00 Most of us realise how irrational our thinking is when we are anxious or stressed. Most of us that have suffered from any kind of anxiety or panic have had those vivid, stubborn, intrusive negative thoughts going through our head. In the cold light of day of course we know they are not true - if we had stayed in that supermarket check-out queue we would neither have had a heart attack nor died, and you've felt like you were fainting many times but have in fact never fainted. So, our automatic negative thoughts are complete rubbish. CBT to the rescue, we can simply identify them and replace them with something more positive and realistic. Except we can't. When we are in a heightened state of anxiety, identifying and replacing thoughts by recognising how irrational and untrue they are is almost impossible. CBT gets round this by suggesting thoughts are written down first, and then dealt with. This is a much better approach as the process of writing things down slows us down. Probl...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Overcoming Inertia: Inhibitions and Anxiety of Using Technology in the Clas
2008-10-21 13:00:00 Using technology in the classroom brings anxiety, apathy, or excitement to the minds of many educators. But why do some fighting tooth-and-nail to avoid using emerging educational technologies, both in and out of the classroom? Is it stubbornness or fear of change? Is it that most technology is a
Hypnoanalysis for anxiety - Scam
2008-10-14 23:35:00 Hypnoanalysis, analytical hypnotherapy, pure hypnosis - call it what you will. For those of you who are regular readers of this blog and have an interest in anxiety disorders this treatment is probably known to you. Just to recap I have recently had the chance to view hypnoanalysis from the eyes of a long term sufferer of anxiety and phobias. It has been an education into the dark arts of scamming money from people with anxiety and panic attacks. The therapy promised a lot, and when I say a lot I mean it promised the world. The web-sites and brochures of those therapists involved speak of "cures", "solutions" and a complete cessation of symptoms - fast! They have testimonials where people, with blandly implausible sounding names, wax lyrical about how their anxiety, depression, phobias and OCD evaporated. Sounds great. Problem is, it doesn't work and is basically a money making exercise which takes advantage of human misery and desperation. More Info on Overco...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
anxiety, angst and the blue wardrobe
2008-10-14 13:17:00 when i was eight years old, my mother entered me into the school's christmas pantomime. i was an elf, amongst a chorus line of nine. our role: to recite a poem espousing the magic of the season. it was the opening to a yuletide extravaganza.when show day arrived, my breath caught at the sight of the hall filled to capacity. with hundreds of people – student body, faculty, family and friends – nervousness flooded my tiny body and soon the butterflies in my tummy were doing olympic-style acrobatics. but dressed in my green elfenery, i took to the stage and fronted the crowd.one by one, we recited our poems. waiting anxiously for my turn, repeating lines in my head, i started to feel sick. breaking out in a cold sweat, i suddenly couldn't breathe and i began to panic. when my time had arrived, i was completely paralysed. the bright spotlight shone overhead, the crowd quiet with anticipation, my parents staring and waiting. i couldn't speak. i gulped; i took a deep breath but not...
Anxiety Treatment - Testimonials, can you trust them?
2008-07-27 00:19:00 Look anywhere on the Internet for information on mental health or anxiety and you will find people telling you that what they think is best. More often than not there is some kind of financial advantage waiting for them if you follow their philosophy - it could be by buying their ebook or visiting them for treatment. The question is, how on earth do you know if what they are saying is true - can they really help your anxiety? Most people who suffer from things like anxiety and low self esteem have a habit of thinking negatively. They would tend to look for reasons why treatment won't work, rather than look for reasons why it might. Add to this the fact that many of the treatments on offer for anxiety have not been ratified by proper scientific study and you have recipe for skepticism. There is one important tool in the armoury of marketing and information: the testimonial. More Info on Overcoming Anxiety - click here. Testimonials try to circumvent the problem of statistical p...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
What Hypnoanalysts Believe about Anxiety, Panic, Depression and Low Self-Co
2008-07-15 19:37:00 As I have said elsewhere, looking for a solution - dare we say Cure - for anxiety and other mental health problems through regression is controversial. At the moment, hypnoanalysis (also called pure hypnosis) is at the cutting edge of addressing anxiety, panic, depression etc through releasing emotion attached to past trauma, especially in terms of guilt and shame. Let's look at the treatment of these anxiety and self esteem conditions through the eyes of a hypnoanalyst. They believe that anxiety, depression and other common mental health (and many physical) problems arise from trauma that occurred in very early childhood. They believe that the trauma is ring-fenced off in a part of the brain where they are probably unconscious but sort of seep out - poisoning the rest of life by supposedly protecting us from perceived threats or causing low self-esteem and low self-worth. More Info on Overcoming Anxiety - click here. Through the process of hypnoanalysis we are able to u...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Massage for anxiety and stress relief
2008-07-05 19:06:00 Is massage therapy any good for anxiety? Massages have been around for years. It is one of those treatments that like acupuncture can be traced back through the ages. In fact it is probably even older than acupuncture - after all to place your hands on some part of your own or someone else's body that is in pain or trauma is one of the most natural thing. Research on the therapeutic efficacy of massage is fairly thin on the ground. Of course practitioners swear by it and certainly so do some clients. There is no doubt that it can be helpful for muscular injuries, but is it any good for anxiety, stress or any other mental health problem? The answer is that temporarily speaking it probably is of some use. Research has found that the touch of another human being is calming and so in times of stress and anxiety this is likely to be helpful. And of course feeling a hand on your back, especially when it belongs to someone who cares about you, is bound to make the horror of a panic attac...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
The Power of the Subconscious - Anxiety
2008-06-29 13:51:00 Hi! Just a quick post because I came across something that might be useful for anxiety. The other day I was browsing in a bookshop and I came across a book called The Power of Your Subconscious Mind: One of the Most Powerful Self-help Guides Ever Written! by Joseph Murphy (also available in the USA - click here). Like many self-help books it promises the world, almost literally. It is not specifically aimed at anxiety sufferers, more at people who are unfulfilled and unhappy. I was intrigued, as I am interested in how we manifest our life and how what we believe and what we are conscious of effects our reality. And also of how what we are unconscious of is reflected on those around us. I have heard it said that we can achieve what we want by focusing on it. I didn't buy this book, because I have kind of vowed never to buy another self-help book again. If they are worth their salt they are probably available in the library anyway. As luck would have it, I googled around the...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Relationship Anxiety
2008-06-28 01:59:00 I recently received a comment on a blog which I think needs to be dealt with in some detail. The comment was on a blog post from some time ago which dealt with the effects of anxiety on sexual health, intimacy and impotence (especially performance anxiety). You can read the full post and the comments, entitled Anxiety, impotence, Male Sexual Health and Performance by following this link. The comment I am referring to is the sixth one from the top. To summarise: a relationship has developed in which a man is pushing his partner away in terms of intimacy, saying that he "can't give love" and worried about "the loss of freedom" that a relationship brings with it. These problems, it seems, are not that uncommon. What's more they are common amongst people who suffer from anxiety and depression and also common amongst people who are unhappy in life even if they aren't really aware of their emotional situation. I would argue that this goes far beyond sexual perfor...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
A Quick Anxiety Relief Trick
2008-06-26 11:49:00 Today I'm going to tell you about a little trick you can use to take the edge off your anxiety, it only takes minutes to do... When you are feeling anxious your mind usually thinks forward into the future and begins worrying about what *could* happen. What follows is a sequence of thoughts where you become over focused on the worst case scenario happening. It's this very thinking that causes a lot of anxiety, creating those feelings of dread, fear and nagging tension.To counter act this some therapists have their anxiety suffering patients work out the percentage chance of that worst case scenario happening, and then use logic to try and counter act anxiety. Trying to counter act emotion with logic isn't ideal. It's the reason why men (more logical thinkers) and women (more emotional thinkers) who are in close relationships often argue. Instead of using logic, try and switch your focus and feed your brain alternative scenarios to work with. Your brain reacts to imagined images a...
By: Train Your Mind
Heather Locklear is in treatment for anxiety and depression
2008-06-24 13:35:00 (photo from Pacific Coast News) Heather Locklear has entered a treatment facility in Arizona for anxiety and depression according to People. "Heather has been dealing with anxiety and depression. She requested an in-depth evaluation of her medication and entered into a medical facility for proper diagnosis and treatment," says Locklear's rep, Cece Yorke. "This is a ...
Update to Anxiety 2 Calm Free Programme - Root Cause
2008-06-22 20:32:00 Hi! After years of procrastination I am finally sorting out the free programme that I mean to put online ages ago, and has been partially online since summer 2006! I am so lazy and I am sorry. Anyway, today I uploaded the first of the new pages which will suggest exercises to do. This page is all about exercises and advice for discovering root causes of anxiety. Some people believe that finding the cause of anxiety and releasing any emotion attached to the original trigger event is the only way of truly recovering or curing yourself of anxiety. Other people, most notably current psychological opinion, suggests that finding the root causes is not necessarily helpful at all. The argument will run and run. If you think you might have a past cause of anxiety to deal with, it's better to start now than wait for science to come to some kind of consensus! For the main page of the Free Anxiety Programme - Click Here! del.icio.us Tags: anxiety,root cause,free programme,anxiety...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Coffee, Tea, Cola and Anxiety.
2008-06-17 18:43:00 Stop! Don't take another sip of that coffee. Here's why...Caffeine, the stuff found in your coffee, tea, and cola, isone of the most popular mood-enhancing drugs on the planet.That's right, caffeine is technically classified as a drug,and rightly so... it can cause havoc with your anxiety andworry levels.Caffeine makes you feel energetic and alert by increasinglevels of brain chemical called norepinephrine. But as withmost things in life, you don't get something for nothing.Caffeine has a dark side..."Caffeine is an energy loan shark. What it lends you in themorning it takes back with heavy interest in the afternoon."~ Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.And every time you drink caffeine your own natural abilitiesto produce those feel-good chemicals are reduced, soeventually you need even more coffee to get the samealert/energetic feelings. Before long you become dependenton coffee just to "feel OK." But that's not all...1. Caffeine increases the levels of your stress hormoneadrenaline. This...
By: Train Your Mind
Hunger Hormone Ghrelin has antidepressant anti-anxiety effect
2008-06-16 12:56:00 The BBC today reported some interesting research from Nature Neuroscience which suggests an important link between Ghrelin (a hormone produced in the stomach to tell the brain to produce feelings of hunger) and depression and anxiety. It is quite hard to tell from the report whether having higher or lower doses of this hormone might help: "Our findings in mice suggest that chronic stress causes Ghrelin levels to go up, and that behaviours associated with depression and anxiety decrease when Ghrelin levels rise," This quote by Dr Zigman would seem to suggest that being hungry makes us calmer. Problem is, a lot of anxious people actually comfort eat and other certainly use foods like chocolate and ice cream to calm themselves down in a crisis. Like the antidepressant Celexa, a side effect of raised Ghrelin levels would be somewhat liable to lead to wight gain, as it induces hunger. Maybe that is something that could be remedied before any potential product came onto the...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Hypnoanalysis for Anxiety - The clinical, empirical proof and evidence
2008-06-14 18:25:00 The fact of the matter is, there is no proof hypnoanalysis works for anxiety. That is to say that there are no rigorous scientific studies that have used acceptable research methods to prove that Hypnoanalysis is better than a placebo therapy or one of the other therapies available like CBT when it comes to treating anxiety disorders or panic attacks. Does that mean you should avoid hypnoanalysis like the plague? It is after all expensive and won't there be some strange man messing around in your head? Actually, I wouldn't say that at all. For while there is no evidence that Hypnoanalysis works, there is no evidence that it doesn't. The statistics have never been crunched, the experiments have never been done. It is difficult to do such research as there are many different approaches to hypnoanalysis. That said, a university psychology department that had the inclination and the funding could conduct a trial using one of the mainstream hypnoanalytical methods. It would also mak...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Cell Phones Disrupt Sleep and causes Anxiety too
2008-06-10 09:35:00 Wake up, teens: Too much time on your cell phone may be disrupting your sleep. Mobiles may be very useful device but can be dangerous to your health also, here is the finding of heavy phone usage effects on sleep and also anxiety. European researchers report that teenagers who use their phones more than 15 times a day have more trouble falling asleep and staying asleep than those who use their phones sparingly. Heavy cell phone users are also more likely to be stressed out and generally feel tired, says Gaby Badre, MD, PhD, of Sahlgren's Academy in Gothenburg, Sweden, and the London Clinic, in England.The findings apply to both excessive chatting on the phone and text messaging, he tells WebMD.Another important finding related to heavy phone usage is that people who spend more than an hour a day on their cell phones tend to suffer from anxiety.So, please be cautious and take it serious that when you are gifting someone mobile especially to teenagers you are also giving him anxiety...
Anxiety
2008-06-05 04:21:00 Anxiety is a strange thing. We get anxious for many different reasons, and it manifests itself in many different ways. We can get anxious because we’re starting a new job. We can get anxious worrying about whether we can pay all of our bills. We can get anxious because we’re worried ...
By: Mitch's Blog
Two Words That Drive Your Anxiety.....
2008-06-04 12:33:00 If you suffer from general anxiety you may find yourself saying things like: "What if I get cancer?", "What if my partner is falling out of love with me?", "What if I say something and look like an idiot?", "What if I can't meet that deadline at work?","What if I mess up that presentation?", "What if...?" All these "what ifs...?" keep anxiety stoked. When you are worrying or anxious there is a stream of these "what if...?" thoughts. So, what to do? Well there are a number of methods you can use. But I'll teach you a very simple one you can begin using today, quickly and easily. It's a two step process... 1. Become Aware. Usually these "what if...?" thoughts happen so automatically and naturally they barely register in your conscious mind, you get caught up in a sort of day-dream, or should that be day-mare! So the first step is to become *aware* of when you are caught up in the "what if...?" process. Just notice, and be aware. 2. So what...? When you become aware that you're...
By: Train Your Mind
Want To Get Rid Of Anxiety Panic Attacks? Then Learn To Smile First!
2008-05-30 04:36:00 Do you remember the saying, ?Laugh and the world laughs with you.?? Forget laughing. People these days have even forgotten how to smile. Just we are decorating our walls with posters that read: ?It takes 43 muscles to frown and only 17 to smile? and wander about with suitably depressed faces. Thus we are often ...
anxiety and hypnoanalysis
2008-05-25 17:22:00 There are many treatments for anxiety and very little research to show what works and how. At present, if you are not taking a SSRI antidepressant like Celexa, or having CBT, then scientifically you are on dodgy ground, because they are the only officially recognised long-term treatments for anxiety. But, the thing is the SSRI's only treat the symptoms, and there are a lot of complex cases where people do not get the relief they feel they need from CBT...that leaves us in the domain of unproven anxiety solutions. Like hypnoanalysis. It is very hard to test the efficacy of something like hypnosis, because there are different techniques and every practitioner is different. There also isn't one standard training or accreditation. Hypnotherapists tend to say they can cure everything and anything! I have seen a documentary where a renowned hypnotherapist failed to make any impact on a simple phobia. I have also seen a documentary where a man was treated with hypnotic regression and in...
By: Anxiety 2 Calm
Hot Tips To Treat Anxiety Panic Attacks And Disorders
2008-05-25 06:34:00 After the rapid industrialization, the levels of human stress increased like anything. Now with globalization, there are no boundaries to the business, and thus man is subjected to higher risks than ever before. This eventually led to Anxiety Panic Attacks And Disorders. Most of the people due to high stress suffer from anxiety panic attack ...
Papers on Anxiety – Free Guidelines
2008-05-23 11:22:00 I am sure that everybody is familiar with a feeling of anxiety. You have the first date and you feel anxious. Your boss is furious and is about to kill you, and you still feel anxious. I guess there is no need to enumerate all the situations when you can experience this feeling. So, if this feeling is one of the most popular among us, it definitely should be studied. Perhaps, if you take your psychology class, you will need to write some research paper analysis on anxiety. That is why we think that some facts for papers on anxiety will not be out of place. Paper on anxiety can investigate this feeling from two points of view: positive and negative. Further in this article we will give necessary explanations on these standpoints. Probably, one of them can be included in your papers on anxiety. So, let us pass to the positive side of anxiety, which can be described in your papers on anxiety. Typically, this feeling is a normal one. Yes, we feel anxious in many situations, bu... |
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