When most of us picture someone being diagnosed with a mental disorder, the examination we imagine is question based-a soft interrogation of sorts. With other types of health issues people are normally poked and probed, drained of fluids, tested and retested. But mental heath care has almost none of the facets of traditional medical diagnostics. This could all change in less than twenty years. For decades now the only way to know if someone was mentally ill was to either ask the person how they felt or simply observe behavior that is
New Forum
Not very long ago I added a small chat room to Anxiety Guru and let's just say that it didn't work out. My goal has always been to inform and educate people about anxiety disorders but I also aim to create an online community - a support network I guess you could say. Lofty goals aside, the chat room thing fell through because I think people visited the site at different times and more than likely missed each other or were turned off by the 'live' nature of chat. With the new forum readers will be able to post questions, answer questions,
What Do You Want To Know About Anxiety?
The vast majority of my stint as an anxiety sufferer has been spent in utter confusion about what the hell was wrong with me. It took me years of searching, reading, asking, and probing before I got a clue. Going to my primary doctor wasn't always the best information session because the doctor's reaction was to give me a drug and call it a day. The therapist I've seen never really saw me look or act nervous so they figured I was fine. Therapist: "So you don't want to hurt yourself or others?" Me: No. Therapist: "So you get nervous, have
Here’s An Effective Way To Lower Your Anxiety
Over the life of this blog I have talked a lot about how changing your thinking can lead to less anxiety. But what does 'change your thinking' even mean? Today I want to talk about a specific thing you can do (or think) to achieve the goal of less anxiety. Have you ever heard people say that we should all try and live in the present? Of course you have but who cares right? Well not really, because this simple old school saying (like most sayings) is true and effective. It's just that people hear sayings like this so much that they tend to
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
Are You Stopping Yourself From Being Anxiety Free?
The idea for this post came to me today while I was surfing the web. I suddenly asked myself if I was keeping myself from being anxiety free. After I posed this question to myself I concluded that I was, partially. I don't think that anyone keeps themselves anxious because quite frankly this would be pure lunacy. However I wondered if my long suffering with anxiety had conditioned my body and mind so much toward anxiety that I not only expect to be anxious most of the time but also find that being anxious is my normal state of being (low
Study: Social Anxiety Sufferers Are More Sensitive To Negative Comments
It's bound to happen at some point in everyone's life. Somebody makes a negative comment and it hurts your feelings in a big way. But according to a new study conducted by researchers affiliated with the National Institute Of Mental Health social anxiety sufferers react more to these types of comments. The study subjects were split into two groups - those with and without social anxiety disorder . The two groups were shown a series of negative comments and those without an anxiety disorder were found to react far less negatively than their
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
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