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- Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and D-cycloserine: Thinking Outside of the Box - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Bill White“Necessity is the mother of invention.” Always works for me. It seems as though it works for psychiatric research, as well. And that’s a good thing because I’ve become frustrated and puzzled by the lack of research and treatment attention panic disorder, all of the anxiety disorders for that ...
Views: 3599(2 votes) - Sleeping Positions for Anxiety: Best Position to Sleep for Anxiety - How to Sleep Better With Anxiety - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2017 from Brett ManniSleeping Positions for Anxiety: Best Position to Sleep for Anxiety - How to Sleep Better With Anxiety Many people know me as 'The Anxiety Guy' but I have to admit this new connection between sleeping on your stomach, and heightened symptoms of anxiety such as lightheadedness and fatigue was ...
Views: 3599 - Understanding panic attacks - managing your shame - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Dr. Jeanette RaymondYou thought you had figured it out and that everything was under control But then just at the worst possible moment before the big event, panic attacks grab you and reduce you to a heap of jelly. You try to keep it quiet, push through it, chop its head off before it gets a grip, but you can’t. ...
Views: 3531 - Find Help For Anxiety – Stop the Emotional Rollercoaster - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2013 from Lou Lou BrownYou just finished a great workout; your heart is racing, you are tired and short of breathe but these symptoms are expected for the situation. You embrace these feelings knowing that in a short time they will go away and you will feel fantastic for accomplishing such a great workout. The ...
Views: 3443(3 votes) - Give Up My Most Prized Possession? No Way! - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2009 from Bill WhiteLet me share a cool story as to how I came to know and understand one of life’s greatest truths. Years ago, as my ex-wife and I were putting the final touches (as if we were painting a portrait) on our divorce arrangements, I was being asked to sacrifice yet more time with, and access to, my ...
Views: 3331(2 votes) - Panic Attacks At Night Before Bed: How To Stop Anxiety When You're Falling Asleep - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2017 from Brett ManniPanic Attacks At Night Before Bed: How To Stop Anxiety When You're Falling Asleep When you have a severe anxiety disorder, it reveals itself in many different ways. One of the most unpleasant ways it rears its head is in the form of "night panic attacks." Essentially, these are any panic ...
Views: 3328 - Learn How To Cope With Agoraphobia Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Jason KluberDo you find yourself scared and uneasy when going out of your house? I'm not just talking simply about being robbed or being chased by a dog outside; I'm also referring about hyperventilating and getting nervous when you are in an open place. It may appear unbelievable however that is what you ...
Views: 3317 - How To Stop Anxiety Attacks Permanently! - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from James NelsonOne of the cable TV programs I’ve really enjoyed watching in recent years is “Monk”. The series follows the unusual and often humorous actions of a former police detective whose obsessive compulsive disorder has rendered him almost helpless and unemployable. While I laugh along with family ...
Views: 3314(4 votes) - Panic Attacks, the Amygdala, and the Limbic System: A Paradox of Protection - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Bill WhiteThe amygdala, situated equally in both brain hemispheres, is an almond-shaped (“amygdala” is derived from the Greek for “almond-like”) grouping of nuclei approximately one-inch long, located just a few inches from each ear, inward and in a direction toward the forehead. It’s considered to be the ...
Views: 3297 - Curing Anxiety Symptoms - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Julie StevensonWhen dealing with anxiety symptoms, you go through events that others around you don't see. Maybe you're walking down a hallway and all of the sudden the walls start closing in frantically. You start to run towards the light before they close completely, but it just doesn't seem like you're ...
Views: 3271(2 votes) - How to Deal With Claustrophobia - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from Martin SmithClaustrophobia is a common disorder, but often it goes undiagnosed and untreated because of embarrassment. However, there is nothing to be embarrassed from, you just have to know that like any phobia this one could also be treated and even cured. Anxiety and panic attack are the most common ...
Views: 3261 - Having Panic Attacks after Breakup: Dealing With Anxiety after a Breakup - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2017 from Brett ManniHaving Panic Attacks after Breakup: Dealing With Anxiety after a Breakup The worse part about anxiety attacks is they happen at the most inopportune times. There is no doubt about it, no one ever wants to have an anxiety attack. Anxiety attacks have no redeeming features. They mess up a ...
Views: 3215 - Feeling Scared For No Reason: I'm Scared of Everything What's Wrong with Me - The Anxiety Disease - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2017 from Brett ManniFeeling Scared For No Reason: I'm Scared of Everything What's Wrong with Me - The Anxiety Disease On the 6th doctor I visited to look deeper into what these agonizing symptoms I was experiencing could be, I got some interesting advice. The advice I was given was unlike what anyone had ever ...
Views: 3166 - How to Stop Panic Attacks [4 Ways] - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2012 from Reid ReichardtBefore exploring these four powerful ways to stop panic attacks, it will help tremendously to understand why such attacks happen in the first place. To keep things simple, panic disorder can be thought of as resulting from mismanaged anxiety. Anxiety itself is nothing unusual - it's the ...
Views: 3130(1 vote) - Squash Your Anxiety Attacks and Get Your Happiness Back Now - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2012 from Kathy SmithPanic and anxiety attacks are serious. With an anxiety and panic disorder, you might have anxiety attacks which happen regularly. General anxiety attacks usually are the things that medical professionals call an anxiety disorder. Such attacks the most extreme illustration of an anxiety kind of ...
Views: 3050(2 votes) - Teenagers and Self Mutilation: The Facts - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Dore' FrancesTeenagers and Self Mutilation: The Facts Self-mutilation affects nearly one percent of people in the U.S. Teenagers are particularly susceptible to self-mutilation, with girls being four times more likely to self harm than boys. Over ten percent of teenagers are thought to have at least ...
Views: 3044(2 votes) - How To Stop Anxiety Dizziness: How To Control Dizziness From Anxiety - Anxiety Dizziness Treatment - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2017 from Brett ManniHow To Stop Anxiety Dizziness: How To Control Dizziness From Anxiety - Anxiety Dizziness Treatment Anxiety and dizziness: most folks would never link them. And I was no different until I suffered an agonizing anxiety attack (panic attack). I should have seen the warning signs. For several ...
Views: 3019 - Panic Attacks & Cerebellar-Vestibular Dysfunciton (Huh?) - by Submitted on May 02, 2009 from Bill WhiteThis may surprise you; however, pivotal to any discussion of the biology of panic attacks is the inner ear; home of our ability to hear and, for the purposes of this particular chat, our balance and equilibrium headquarters. No doubt, this consideration doesn’t get as much press as other ...
Views: 2969(1 vote) - How To Stop Worrying About Something You Did: How To Stop Feeling Guilty About A Mistake - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2017 from Brett ManniHow To Stop Worrying About Something You Did: How To Stop Feeling Guilty About A Mistake Anxiety disorders are terrifying and they make life miserable for the person going through them. Not only does anxiety make daily life almost unbearable, it is also confusing and usually leaves the ...
Views: 2946 - 20 Ways To Relieve Anxiety, Panic & Stress - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from Amy Furbee20 Ways to Relieve Anxiety & Stress - Start Feeling Better! Tired of feeling so crummy! Here are 20 little ways to improve your body and get your mind moving in the right direction everyday. 1. Take a Walk Outside Enjoy the sunshine! Studies show that Vitamin D & sunshine can boost ...
Views: 2887(3 votes) - How to Overcome Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Mike SandersonAgoraphobia is the fear of being in places or situations from which it would be difficult, impossible or embarrassing to escape. This fear will often result in severe anxiety as well as panic attacks. It can rule the lives of those who suffer from it as they will often avoid places and ...
Views: 2855(5 votes) - Derealization With Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from Yee LindaDerealization is a feeling of unreality or altered reality, to which panic attack patients are subject. According to the American Psychological Association, "Derealization is an alteration in the perception or experience of the external world so that it seems strange or unreal. Other symptoms ...
Views: 2822 - Higher-Consciousness Healing for Anxiety - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Tara SpringettThe following case-study about relaxation techniques for anxiety demonstrates what can be achieved by practicing the simple self-help practice of higher-consciousness healing as described in Tara’s book The Five Minute Miracle. Jack (55 years) was a highly skilled business man who had been very ...
Views: 2805(1 vote) - Bipolar, Unipolar Depression, Fibromyalgia & Anxiety Disorders - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Marie JohnsonSome of us are perplexed when we hear the term “Unipolar” Depression. This is a term used to describe “Major Depression” which is different from Bipolar (Manic). This mental state is more understandable if we think of a mood that occurs on a regular basis. For example: Good (Up) or Bad ...
Views: 2794(3 votes) - Brain Activity During a Panic Attack - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Ken HauserAs you may or may not know, a panic attack is a "fight or flight" response to a perceived threat. This can be traced back to our prehistoric past where humans needed to respond quickly to a perceived physical threat. What researchers are now learning, is that a persons mental activity during a ...
Views: 2762(1 vote) - Beat Panic and Anxiety with The Linden Method - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Mike SandersonThe Linden Method was created by Charles Linden to cure himself of the severe panic and anxiety that he had suffered since his childhood. In addition to anxiety and panic attacks Charles also suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and agoraphobia. He discovered that they all had the ...
Views: 2745(3 votes) - Stopping a Panic Attack – 5 Things You Can Do When an Attack Seems Close - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Jonathan RoachA Panic Attack can be very frightening, but it may help to remember that it no more than a sequence of bodily reactions to a perceived threat. Panic occurs when adrenaline is released into the blood stream and our bodies prepare for fight or flight. The symptoms are often disproportionate to the ...
Views: 2723(3 votes) - Free Yourself from Anxiety and Win - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Vickie JimenezThere are a number of types of anxiety disorders which include anything from a mild to extreme anxiety disorder, panic attacks, phobias, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). If you have ever endured an attack, then you can identify with the feeling that ...
Views: 2670(2 votes) - Panic Attacks and Anxiety: Is Opening Up Worth the Risk? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Bill WhiteWithout a doubt, opening up has always been a toughie for me. Still can be. My issue has always been trust, trying my best to believe that those in whom I might confide will truly listen to all I have to say; and accept it, not necessarily in agreement, without passing judgment. God only knows ...
Views: 2622(2 votes) - Signs of Anxiety Disorders in Children - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Dan DeLucaIt’s common for children to experience fear or anxiety occassionally. It could be about taking a test, or beginnning at a new school, or even staying somewhere without Mommy or Daddy for the first time. For most kids, the anxiety they experience does not become irrational, and does not develop ...
Views: 2612 - Changes Starts Within: The Art of Self- Hypnosis - by Submitted on May 31, 2010 from Daniel RoseChanges Starts Within: The Art of Self- Hypnosis By Daniel Scott Rose www.advancedcarehypnosis.com The thought of this write- up is to inspire you to seize an achievement on building the life you wish for and to present some essential way on how to make it possible. If you're not at ...
Views: 2611(1 vote) - Panic Attacks and Biochemistry: The HPA Axis (what?) - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2009 from Bill WhiteWell, buckle those seat belts tight, ‘cause I’m bringing you some pretty heady stuff here. But, we’ll get through it together just fine. I want to discuss something known as the HPA axis. This physiological interrelationship is of major importance to panic sufferers, so I’m going to get into a ...
Views: 2608 - Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and Anger: The Dynamics of Defense (Part 3) - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Bill WhiteWell, this is the final article of a three-part series on the role of anger in the occurrence and perpetuation of panic attacks and anxiety. In the first two installments we defined anger within two theoretical perspectives, and took a look at how anger presented in my life as an anxiety ...
Views: 2557(3 votes) - Don't Panic! - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Eric LaForestEasier said than done for the many thousands out there suffering from this extremely debilitating condition. To a person suffering, reading words about simple living and minimalism leading to a feeling of being on cloud nine rings hollow. Why because most people are starting at ground level ...
Views: 2538(1 vote) - How to Reduce Anxiety Symptoms and Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Nea Joy JusticeWith millions of people suffering from anxiety disorders, the pharmaceutical industry is making mega bucks. Unfortunately, medicating this type of problem doesn’t actually heal it. Xanax, Adavan, and other anti-anxiety drugs are addictive band-aids for a problem that deserves a real ...
Views: 2527(2 votes) - Panic Attacks, The Amygdala, The Prefrontal Cortex, and an Elevator - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Bill WhiteIf you’ve followed my writing you’ll know I believe misinterpretation and overreaction are the number one psychological contributors to panic attacks. I believe so deeply in this truth that I coined the term, “interpreaction,” to underscore the power of the relationship between interpretation ...
Views: 2511 - ***Diamond Energy Activation Brings Inner Peace and Unspeakable Joy - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2010 from Jacqueline JoyIn 1984, while inside the Great Pyramid of Egypt, I received, in the silence of my Soul, the Divine Plan for bringing forth Diamond Alignment, A Sacred Technology that effortlessly connects and aligns us with the deep Inner Peace and unspeakable Joy of the Divine Power, or Diamond Self Within. ...
Views: 2507(4 votes) - Need Help Overcoming Public Speaking Nerves? - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2013 from Lou Lou BrownOne of the most common social phobias is public speaking nervousness; simply defined as the dread of speaking to a larger group of people than you are able to handle. These apprehensions are usually due to the never-ending misgivings about your abilities and too concerned with the view of ...
Views: 2480 - OVERCOMING ANGST - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2014 from Joel Bryant, Ed.D.Do you know the angst of greatness, that sick feeling when you see your dreams sailing downstream towards a ravine that dares you to enter and retrieve them? Despite our obsession with success, we say little about the angst that eats when failure chastens and cheats. The Silent ...
Views: 2455 - Panic Attacks and Kindling: Building a Different Fire - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2009 from Bill WhiteFirst of all, this isn’t going to be a discussion of how to build a fire. Uh no, this is a review of a fascinating physiological phenomenon that I consider a physical contributor to panic attacks and anxiety. And that’s because the limbic system, particularly the amygdala, is highly susceptible ...
Views: 2450(1 vote) - Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Spatial Orientation: Perception is Everything - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Bill WhiteRaise your hand if you’ve ever been plagued by agoraphobia. Well, my arm’s fully extended upward. I can recall being all but housebound because of it in the early 1980’s. And if I did venture out it was with a few drinks under my belt, a few beers in the car, and about ten cigarettes in my ...
Views: 2435 - How To Fight Your Anxiety And Win - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Jason StephensonHow To Fight Your Anxiety And Win Anxiety can truly ruin your life, especially if it is keeping you from doing the things you love or being yourself. Anxiety sufferers often cut themselves off from the rest of the world, as this helps them to cope. If you are a sufferer, know that you don't ...
Views: 2407 - My experience with tennis, Italy and Anti Anxiety Medications - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2013 from Dennis SimsekI had to do something right away so that I could get a good night's sleep before the important tennis practice that I had the next day. After the practice would be a match in the afternoon, another typical day I had while training and playing professional tennis in Milan, Italy. Since I had my ...
Views: 2376 - Depersonalization With Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Jan 30, 2010 from Yee LindaDepersonalization is the state of not feeling like one-self or feeling alienated from one's own behavior, which is a mental disorder that distorts a person's sense of reality. It creates a sense of being outside the body, and a feeling of watching oneself act, while having no control over a ...
Views: 2364 - DEALING WITH STRESS - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2011 from Jeffrey RoseUnhealthy levels of stress have become an unfortunate part of the modern life most people are living today. A desire to alleviate this stress has led many people to pursue ways to deal with it that are unhealthy. The reader, who is suffering from the effects of stress, may think that many of the ...
Views: 2352(2 votes) - Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks and Mood Disorders - Fear Them No More! - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2010 from Jason KluberWhen people start talking about anxiety disorder, panic attack and mood disorders, the first thing that comes into mind is terror. These people feel that way since these individuals know that you will face a lot of challenges when you start to undergo such condition. Additionally, experiencing ...
Views: 2327(6 votes) - How To Avoid Anxiety Attacks When Flying: How To Stop Panic Attacks While Flying - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2017 from Brett ManniHow To Avoid Anxiety Attacks When Flying: How To Stop Panic Attacks While Flying Have a fear of flying? You've landed at the right place. Here, you'll discover lots of tips on how to avoid anxiety attacks while flying, and all without the use of drugs. The fear of flying is very common. ...
Views: 2314 - Coping With Panic And Anxiety Disorder - Using Brain Entrainment As An Anxiety Aid - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2011 from francesco costabileINTRODUCTION This article will attempt to briefly deconstruct the nature of panic and anxiety disorder, before providing several ways of coping with it, including a ‘personification’ method, and a form of brain entrainment therapy, which can be experienced through binaural beats download ...
Views: 2309(1 vote) - How To Cure Agoraphobia Naturally: Treatment For Agoraphobia With Panic Disorder - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2017 from Melvin SheltonHow To Cure Agoraphobia Naturally: Treatment For Agoraphobia With Panic Disorder Agoraphobia is the fear of open or public places, and can turn life into a waking nightmare. You are afraid to leave your house and you live in constant fear of the next panic attack. Your heart beats out of ...
Views: 2295 - Don’t Panic! - Panic Attacks Explained - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2014 from Jon RhodesDon’t Panic! - Panic Attacks Explained What is a panic attack? It is normal, natural and common to get panicky from time to time. You may be late for work, think you can hear a burglar downstairs, or be ready to sit an exam. These feelings are normal and pass fairly quickly. They are ...
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