Over the years I've heard the phrase, "women suffer from anxiety disorder twice as much as men" many times. However, there was never an explanation attached to such statements, so today I wanted to present a few ideas about the possible reasons for this. Based on all the research information I reviewed it turns out that women having double the rate of anxiety disorders as men is not just a catch phrase, but a statistical fact. And its not just restricted to one type of anxiety disorder either. Women have higher rates of GAD, panic
Anxiety Disorders By The Numbers
Do you ever feel like you're the only person on the planet with a serious anxiety problem? It may or may not be a comforting thing to know but you're certainly not alone. In fact there are millions of people that suffer from anxiety disorders every year. I wanted to share some sobering statistics to give you some idea of the magnitude of this anxiety problem we have. Although little talked about anxiety disorders are rampant and affect people all over the globe. Click here and find out how big the problem really is in the United States
32 Strategies To Overcome Anxiety And Depression
I recently wrote about my day in the public library and how I was able to find a few books of some interest. One of the books I discovered is called Healing Anxiety and Depression. The book is filled with helpful information but one of the most useful was the list of 32 effective coping strategies found in chapter 20. I wouldn't say that the list is comprehensive but my goal is to share with you every little bit of information that you might find useful, effective, and worth trying to help you ease your anxiety. I didn't particularly agree
The Truth About Chemical Imbalance Theory And Antidepressants
A few years ago I visited my primary doctor because of chest pains and after a few tests he confirmed that I had an anxiety disorder and not heart disease. After the test he spoke to me for about 5 minutes, prescribed Prozac , and told me to have a great day. At first I really didn't think much about this, but for reasons unknown to me, I stuck the little bottle of pills in my pocket and vowed to never ingest any of it. In retrospect it may have been my natural suspicion and anxiety about things I knew nothing about, but over time it
The Building Blocks Of Anxiety Disorder
Although general feelings of anxiety and panic can arise from out of the blue for many anxiety sufferers their condition has built up over time. The reason for this progression in anxiety is related to things like life stress, genetics, brain chemistry (controversial), and your environment. Once a person becomes anxious it is very easy for them to slip into a constant state of worry and anxiety. I've heard the progression of an anxiety disorder explained and described in many different ways but there is one explanation that I encountered
Why Alcohol Causes Anxiety
There are basically 6 reasons why alcohol consumption and hangovers make many people anxious and I'm going tell you what they are. I want to share this with you so that you can be more informed and avoid becoming alcohol's punching bag. Ever since I became sick with nervous illness I've heard a lot of people say that anxiety sufferers should not drink alcohol because it makes you more nervous than you already are. I've always found this to be ironic because there are so many anxiety sufferers that drink alcohol to cope with their anxiety,
Top Ten Anxiety Indicators
So you haven't made up your mind about whether or not you have an anxiety disorder? Well if your not totally convinced that you have an anxiety problem ask yourself if you experience any of the top ten anxiety indicators. 1. You worry excessively about everything. 2. You experience anxiety symptoms like shortness of breath, palpitations, and dizziness while at rest. 3. You sometimes think you are going crazy. 4. You avoid social situations. 5. You have more than one phobia. 6. You are afraid of being trapped. 7. You are
How To Defeat Negative Thinking
As we search for the best ways to defeat our anxiety symptoms sometimes we assume that the best solution to our problem just has to be complicated. How else could such a problem be dealt with right? Well I think that this is in fact not true. You've heard all the cliche's before, the shortest distance between two places is a straight line or how about the best solution is usually the most simple one so on and so forth. Although not always true, like if you wanted to build a space shuttle to reach Mars, simple is usually better. After all
The Anxiety Buffet: General Anxiety Disorder
As many of you know there are six different types of anxiety disorders. Social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic disorder, general anxiety disorder and the broad category of phobias. Of all these terrible disorders general anxiety disorder is perhaps one of the worse since it incorporates many of the symptoms and characteristics of the others. Having general anxiety disorder or GAD is like visiting an all you can eat buffet of anxiety disorders but without the overwhelming sense of satisfaction