For many of us our anxiety disorders feel like they sprang up out of the blue as it were. But were there any signs that one was developing a long lasting and sometimes torturous sense of apprehension and negative physical feeling? Or was it always there and we now simply see things different? Although children can have anxiety disorders it seems that adults are the ones that exhibit physical and mental exacerbation with the condition. Do kids have a better handle on this or is it a case of ignorance being bliss? Looking back on my own
Anxiety Guru’s 100th Post
So this marks the 100th time that I've tried to tell someone something about anxiety. It's been nearly six months since I started writing this blog and since that time it has been growing steadily. I wanted to take a moment to thank all my readers. Thank you for taking the time to read this blog and making what I do worth while. I work hard to bring everyone information I think is worth knowing and try to present it in a somewhat amusing way. I also wanted to take a moment to reintroduce myself as well. My about me page is bland but
Why Having An Anxiety Disorder Does Not Mean You’re Crazy
One of the most common symptoms of anxiety disorder is the belief that you're going crazy. You have the sense that you are losing your grip on reality and that you are literally on the verge of a mental breakdown. Anxiety disorder can cause a deep seated fear that sooner or later you're simply going to go mad. However, despite this overwhelming fear of possible insanity, the fact that you fear it, and are aware of insanity as a state of being, is precisely why you're not crazy. Crazy means a lot things to a lot of people, however, for
Anxious Heritage
Having anxiety is an ongoing battle that can last a lifetime and take on different forms at different times. But since it's confined to you (it's not contagious like measles) it makes you focus primarily on yourself and your own feelings. But what if you knew that this could affect your kids? Being prepared for this reality can be disheartening, but it's a reality you should prepare for. Is the fear of passing on your anxiety disorder baseless mumbo-jumbo? The short answer is no. And let me assure you that I am not the eleven o'clock news
Are Anxiety Disorders Curable?
If you have had an anxiety disorder for more than a few months then chances are that you have looked for a cure for your anxiety disorder. You may have went to Google or some other search engine and actually typed in the search box "cure for anxiety" or something like that. Or maybe you went to a library and did some searching there. And although I don't know how you searched, it is likely that you didn't find exactly what you were looking for. As with any mental or medical condition, when people become afflicted with something
What Is Natural Anxiety Treatment?
I recently created a follow up note to my recent post regarding anti-anxiety drugs. This was prompted as a result of a concerned reader who felt that I was supporting unregulated "natural" remedies. This lead me to wonder how many other people out there were not understanding my message. So I became concerned and wanted to convey to everyone my interpretation of what a natural treatment is. Now first things first, this issue is debatable. You can go for days with someone that doesn't agree with you about what exactly a natural anxiety
The Limit of Anxiety
As you struggle with your anxiety disorder it is normal to assume that it will only get worse. However I want to tell you today that anxiety disorders and all it's nasty symptoms can have only a limited effect on your body and mind. Sometimes you might get caught up in your daily episodes of anxious thought and feeling and really believe that something even worse then what you already have will develop. When in fact the the truth is that if you have experienced anxiety for any amount of time it is likely that you have already seen it all.
Anxiety and Your Amygdala
I recently posted an entry about a new study taking place at Rutgers University. The post describes how researchers have found the small cluster of cells inside the brains amygdala that directly controls fear and anxiety. As a result of writing about that I wanted to evaluate the amygdala itself. When you have a first response of fear and anxiety it is instantaneous. You go from normal to very afraid in what seems like nanoseconds. What is going on in the brain when this happens? What fires the emotional trigger that sets you on a course
Public Limits: Social Anxiety Disorder
Being that I have general anxiety disorder (GAD) my symptoms and sensations are like a buffet of anxiety. A little social phobia, a dash of panic disorder and sometimes I dabble in OCD but only lightly. Some people however struggle with social anxiety disorder and it cripples them, well socially. This of course can be horrible because as you all know our species is especially social. Whether people admit it or not, people need other people. Sometime in eons past our ancestors decided that the best way to survive a sometimes hostile and