Anxiety
Overview
What you need to know about Anxiety:
- Anxiety Disorders Are Common: 40 million Americans will suffer from an anxiety disorder in any given year
- Self Medication: People suffering from an anxiety disorder will often self medication, thus increasing the risks of substance abuse and addiction. Self medication generally provides temporary relief but worsens the enduring symptoms of an anxiety disorder
- PTSD: Although many people associate PTSD with soldiers returning from war zones, anyone who suffers a traumatic experience is at risk of this condition
5 Ways to Beat Holiday Stress
There’s no denying it – the holidays can be overwhelming, especially if you're in recovery from addiction. Here are 5 ways to cope with stress during the holidays.
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Anxious? Why You Need to Control Your Breathing
Find out why anxious breathing makes you feel bad and learn a simple, 30-second Deep Breathing Exercise that restores your inner calm.
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Anxiety: Try These First Steps To Change
Here's how to make that important change. Change is scary but you already have the tools to do it. You are braver than you think. Try this.
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Stop Worrying! Use a Worry Diary and Feel Better
Worries drain your mental energy and do little to solve a problem – so banish unhelpful worries by writing them down and then challenging them with a series of structured questions. Learn how a worry diary can help you to get past excessive worrying.
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Managing Panic - 25 Tips and Tricks
Try a few of the following real-life tips from panic patients and therapists to prevent anxiety and panic and to retake control when panic strikes.
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How to Overcome Social Anxiety
Learn why avoiding what causes your anxiety isn’t a very good strategy and learn what steps you can take to break out of a negative cycle of social anxiety.
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Alcohol and Anxiety Don't Mix
Although a drink or two can reduce anxiety temporarily, in general, alcohol makes anxiety worse; and sometimes significantly so.
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Hoarding Self Test
Do you or someone you love have a problem with compulsive hoarding? Take this self test to find out.
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Compulsive Hoarding
Do you or someone you love have a house that is literally overflowing with possessions? People with compulsive hoarding disorder have a very difficult time organizing and discarding possessions, even things that to the rest of us - seem like “junk”.
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Anxiety Statistics
More than 40 million American adults have an anxiety disorder; making anxiety disorders America’s most common mental health condition.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
The facts about OCD - What it is, making a diagnosis, understanding who is at risk and learning about effective treatment options.
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Stress Management
Chronic stress can lead to mental and physical health conditions. Minimizing your stress exposure is best, but many of us can’t practically eliminate stress – so instead we must learn to manage the stress we do experience.
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Acute Stress Disorder
A condition that can emerge only days after a traumatic event and that produces symptoms similar to post traumatic stress disorder.
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Physical Signs of Chronic Stress
Chronic stress harms the body. Do you live under chronic stress? Is your body sending you a message?
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Separation Anxiety Disorder
An abnormal and developmentally harmful fear of separation from parents or caregivers.
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Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is a fear of public situations, which in extreme cases, can lead to a person becoming housebound.
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