Anxiety Help L.A.

Month: August 2010

  • How to Stop Worrying

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    According to Depak Chopra: We can simplify this by saying that for an anxious person, the mind is no friend. It is necessary, then, to turn your back on fearful thinking and stop trusting it. Learn to confront the onset of worry with the following statements to yourself: -Fear feels convincing, but it’s only a…

  • Understanding Anxiety Disorders

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    From ADAA: What’s the difference between stress and anxiety?:

  • Joe Social Anxiety

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    New College Students Urged to Confront Their Social Anxiety Instead of avoiding situations that provoke fear and anxiety, confront them, Antony urges. For example, if you would normally sit in the back row to avoid being called on by the professor, try sitting in the front row.  Avoiding situations in order to feel safe may…

  • Stress and Hair Loss

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    Can Stress Cause Hair Loss? A doctor answers this question: I know the official party line is that alopecia is not caused by stress, but there are many (somewhat less than reliable) sources that say it can be. The months before my initial hair loss were filled with the worst emotional pain and anxiety I…

  • Stress and PMS

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    Stress May Raise Risk of Premenstrual Syndrome Women who reported high levels of stress in the two weeks before they got their period were two to three times more likely to experience depression, sadness, and crying spells as well as physical PMS symptoms such as body aches, bloating, low back pain, cramps, and headache, compared to women…

  • Anxiety and Birth Weight

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    Sad, Anxious Moms Have Smaller Babies, Study Says A new study has linked depression and anxiety to lower birth weight, and low birth weight is linked to a considerably higher risk of health problems. The study, conducted in Bangladesh,  found that this connection between a mom’s emotional state and a baby’s size held true across economic…

  • Anxiety and Health

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    How Constant Anxiety Can Affect Your Heart and Body “What’s equally as important when it comes to stress is how people deal with it,” says Fong. “Sometimes, anxiety causes people to lose sleep, overeat or drink excessively. This is where stress can become dangerous.” Your life won’t spiral into confusion if the kids are late…

  • Diagnosing Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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    From ADAA:

  • Stress and Eating Disorders

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    Stress Triggers College Eating Disorders Common signs of an eating disorder include: A preoccupation with calculating calories, fat grams and carbohydrate grams A need to weigh oneself more than once a day Allowing the numbers on the scale to determine mood Exercising, skipping meals or purging after overeating Exercising to burn calories rather than for…

  • Defining Anxiety Disorders

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    “Discover when you should become concerned that you might have an anxiety disorder” (ADAA Video):