Generalized anxiety disorder

A Suffocating Grasp “Why can’t I go out?” I questioned her, my heart pounding, and arms quivering. She simply sighed. “Samar, this isn’t Canada, it’s not safe he-” “But you let Hammad go, he’s younger than me!” “It’s not the same…” “What’s not the same?”, I knew full well what was to come next, but I pressed anyways. “He’s a boy” Now, I was never one to disobey the rules, especially not the rules of my parents. There would always be a little voice in my head, and a tug at my heart when I…

Many people want to turn a new leaf whenever the new year starts. They will have new dreams, want to accomplish better goals in life, and will have new enthusiasm. Some goals could be losing weight, learning a new language, writing a new book, or streamlining their financial help. It just happens to be that people find it hard to lose their old habits. There are many factors that influence why many people fail to continue their new year resolutions. Some fear that they will not be able to…

Personal Reaction The Chosen by Chaim Potok inspired me in multiple ways. While it may not share the same place in my heart as other novels and stories, I cannot deny the brilliance in this work. The theme of silence versus conversation really hits me. This mild obsession with silence started a few years ago. Somewhere between the age of eight and twelve I read a book by Sarah Dessen. This book, titled Just Listen, introduced the importance of silence to me with a single quote. “Silence is so…

Thesis: The Pixar film,Inside Out, directed by Peter Docter, explains how emotions can sometimes blind reason and causing reckless actions. Poor individual decisions can sometimes lead to problems in society such as the loss of civilization as shown in Lord of the Flies. Claim: Although fear can be perceived as a survival instinct fear can sometimes cause an individual to pull back from life as well as warp one’s perception of themselves. Evidence: In the film Inside Out fear is…

research limitations include a small sample size, no control group, insignificant difference between dose levels and only comparing HAI to no HAI. Having a small sample size is a limitation because it is uncertain if the results of the study can be generalized. No control group can be a limitation because there is nothing to compare the results of the study too. Insignificant difference between dose levels, such as only having a 10 second difference between each level, is a limitation because 10…

Many times we find ourselves worrying about the future. Whether or not we are going to get into the graduate school we want, or if we are going to be able to go on a trip the following summer. We tend to put all of our energy into distressing ourselves about our upcoming plans and ambitions, instead of concentrating on our present day task. I am guilty of this trait, as I sit concentrating on situations I do not have the luxury of stressing over yet. From now on, I hope to seek a change as…

However although this may sound strange, exercising can actually give us more energy, reduces stress and plus gives many good health benefits! According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America Research (ADAA) has shown that regular exercising among young adults are twenty- five percent less likely to develop depression and anxiety, which can be caused by stress. The ADAA also states that exercising helps fight diseases and improves alertness concentration and cognitive function.…

Today is the day that my team and I had been working on all season. It’s competition day. Now this year I feel we have a good chance. We have been practicing non-stop from the sun up to sundown; there was no such thing as downtime. We had an awesome dance routine and one of the best crowd-pleasers around. But to top it off we had a killer stunt at the end that was sure enough going to win us first place. “Alright, ladies. It is time for everyone to get up and get dressed.” My coach said as…

1. Anxiety. The problem with anxiety is that it’s a struggle and learning processes that human’s deal with on a daily. Although there is medication and professional help, people may not want to use medication and professional help typically has high costs. Considering I deal with anxiety on a daily bases, and do not use medication or professional help, I have particular solutions in helping people. The most important aspect to dealing with anxiety is education. You need to understand why and…

As I slowly walked to Mrs. Eley’s classroom, I was dreading the upcoming mission I was about to undertake. What normally seemed to be a short walk from Mr. Blue’s Accelerated Government class to Mrs. Eley’s room seemed to drag on for miles with the daunting knowledge of having to face one of my biggest fears... public speaking. Thats right, I said public speaking, one of the biggest fears in the hearts of high school students across the globe. Ever since the first time I had to speak in front of…