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I have heard people speaking about having depression, being bipolar, or having an eating disorder, but I’m not familiar with those terms on a personal level. I am fully aware of what their definition is, but I do not know how they relate to feeling. I do not know what it is like to suffer something that is completely out of my control, so I rely on others words to get an idea of what is may be like. Your words have been the most insightful I have encountered. My close friend, Hannah, and I…

Stuck Between a Corner and a Dark Place Anxiety is a distorting fog that covers the mind; changing how people perceive the world. It stops men and women from completing the simplest of tasks. The stress alone can cripple any man to his knees, but those with mild cases can normally function through day-to-day life. Anxiety is not all in the mind; it is an actual debilitating condition that impedes upon everyday life. Anxiety is an overused word throughout the world; however, people think it is…

It’s a boy! I was so excited I wasn’t sure I’d be able to wait the four months to hold him. All I could think about was naming him Ted so I could call him my little teddy bear. Well that part didn’t happen but he still became mine. The joy of holding something so tiny in your hands is something I’ll never get use to. I just couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that I had a nephew. Drug use is something that affects millions of families worldwide. Mine is one of those families. My oldest…

disorder, and phobias differ? This is a common question when exploring psychological disorders and the answer is: generalized anxiety disorder is where a person is unexplainably and consistently tense and uneasy while panic disorders cause panic attacks and sudden episodes of dread or fear, and phobias are irrational and intense fears that someone has. Anxiety can cause people to become distanced from the world. Two third of anxiety victims are women who suffer jitters, sleep deprivations and…

for the patient, and focuses on changing negative aspects of his or her mood. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been known to be effective in treating anxiety disorders and depression. Individuals were considered in “remission” if they had no panic attacks in the last month, little anxiety regarding panic, and a little fear of crowded or…

Treatment for panic disorder is achieved through either of two approaches: medication or psychotherapy. In addition, both strategies can be used together for the same patient. Psychotherapy is a type cognitive behaviour therapy that helps a patient to change their behaviour. Psychotherapy also treats panic disorder by helping the patient to change their ways of thinking and how they react to stressful situations. This helps to equip the patient with ways of managing his or her anxiety and fear…

medications for anxiety. Anxiety is such a scary thing for so many people. The symptoms can actually mimic a heart attack. People will seek medical treatment for chest pain, shortness of breath and an all-around “shaky feeling”. They will be sweaty and tell you they feel like passing out. People actually think they are having a heart attack, but instead are having an anxiety attack. I found the clip on OCD very familiar. My niece was OCD with hand washing when she was about 10-12. She…

Case 2: Case of Jackie Jackie is self-referred. When she was 3 years of age she was bitten by her neighbor’s dog. Now, 23 years old she still has a fear of dogs. Her anxiety levels remain the same when she is around a dog from 20 years ago. Jackie’s anxiety can be defined as: Rapid Heart Beat Feeling of Sickness Jackie is seeking help because she is due to marry a “dog” trainer and wants to get over her fear phobia so that she can live a happy life with her husband and be comfortable with her…

During the span of our humanly years we all have things that make us jump, things that may go boo in the night giving a very big fright scare. Maybe something off of Nightmare before Christmas. Either way a phobia is an extreme irrational fear of something. Firstly, ladies and gentlemen I present to you automaton-phobia. Anyone afraid of ventriloquist dummies, wax dummies, scarecrows, and so on have this fear. In short someone with this fear can’t handle anything that falsely represents a…

Yep, that is a panic attack. Are you scared of having another panic attack? How often do you get them? The reason I ask is that there is a distinction between generalized anxiety, where you can get a few panic attacks, and panic disorder, where you get the attacks a lot and don't know why. I suffer from panic disorder myself, so I have to deal with this on a daily basis, but I have gotten much more under control. First, you need to go see a psychiatrist (doctor) and a psychologist (therapist).…