Have you ever been put in a situation that was frightening? In that situation did you have no choice but to persevere the situation and be brave? A point in my life was frightening and scary. When I was younger, before I reached high school, I faced many challenging obstacles to where I had no choice but to be strong. Between moving schools, cities, and to a new home, I had to be brave. It’s hard for children when they are younger to make friends at a new school. I was one of those kids who had…
Everyone has fear. Some more than others. I am one of those people who would go under the “more than others” category. To me, the word fearless never seems even remotely possible in my life. I've faced many fears before, but I am nowhere near fearless. From that first time I climbed up and jumped off the top of the high dive in second grade so I could meet the standards of my new friends, to killing huge spiders that I would see crawling across my ceiling while i'm trying to fall asleep.…
If we now focus on chapter 11 based on psychological disorders, the pages 448 - 451 include information on Anxiety and Stress Disorder. The textbook refers anxiety as a disorder in which an individual hold feelings that are uncomfortable, dreadful and worrying. The textbook mainly focuses on Anxiety Disorders but does include that anxiety may happen on a day-to-day basis, in which too much of it may become hazardous. A person who has been experiencing anxiety may be for the reason that they are…
The Disastrous Influences of Social Media In the duration of time that it takes you to read this paper, there will be thirty-eight successful suicides world-wide (according to figures provided by Luxton). Over the past decade, there has been uprising questions and debates that question if excessive use of social media contributes to addictive behaviors, violence and mental health issues. With ninety-four percent of teenagers using the internet every day, studies show links between social…
Future. That’s probably one of the scariest words I know. The future is unpredictable, it’s often wrapped in wrapping paper, ready to be opened and it can both be exciting and disappointing. While I was in Elementary, I dreamed of being a chef, a cop, a fashion designer, a softball player, a singer, and an actor. As soon as I was in middle school, I wanted to be one thing, a singer, I had decided that I liked singing enough for it to be a career, although my vocal range disagreed. I entered into…
constantly criticized over the years and used as an excuse in many situations. Anxiety is known to have many different off branches and effects a diverse group of individuals all throughout the world. Starting from simple shyness to causing extreme panic disorders, anxiety has become one of the biggest dilemmas of our time to critics and the society we live in. All because of one short and simple yet very complicated question that no one seems to have the correct answer for. Is anxiety real or…
Social anxiety or SA is strongly linked to depressive symptoms and is usually a preceding symptom of depression. It is assumed that not secure attachment makes people liable to Social Anxiety and this SA leads to depressive symptoms. A study has been done like this in 2001, but this study goes a step further with its findings while also confirming the results of the previous study. This study’s participants were given the Bielefeld Questionnaire of Client Expectations and the German version of…
The majority of people suffering from anxiety and depression go a considerable amount of their lives undiagnosed. What triggers them to seek treatment is often not that they are having mental health problems, but physical health problems that have been brought on by their disorders. If the illness goes undiagnosed for too long it will generate an assortment of complications that can lead to the sufferer being buried under a myriad of medications. This spiraling effect can make the diagnoses feel…
Do you lack effective conversation skills? Do you feel like people ignore what you have to say? Do you quake with fear when talking to a group of people? Steve Brown address these questions in his book How To Talk So People Will Listen. His book teaches people how to convey their message effectively. He also educates readers on how to make themselves heard. As much as 75% of the population has a fear of speaking in front of people (“Do you suffer from glossophobia?” par. 3). Brown…
Whenever one is startled, or caught off-guard, the innate human response is to either flee or fight. Most human brains are wired to run from danger. This runs parallel to when humans are faced with a problem or a difficult situation. Many individuals would rather run away from problems than work at resolving them. The novel “Things That Fly” by Douglas Coupland conveys the themes of Escape as well as The Human Condition in his short story by utilizing the symbols of Superman, the narrator’s…