Anxiety Help L.A.

Month: March 2016

  • Trump Anxiety

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    Psychologists and massage therapists are reporting ‘Trump anxiety’ among clients (WaPo): To the catalogue of anxieties her patients explore during therapy — marriage, children and careers — psychologist Alison Howard is now listening to a new source of stress: the political rise of Donald Trump…

  • Anxiety Podcasts

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    Decreasing anxiety often begins with doing some figuring. What is anxiety exactly? How’s it work for me? What helps? What doesn’t? Learning how others have addressed anxiety can help guide that exploration and have the added benefit of helping you feel not so quite alone. Toward that help, consider checking out some of these anxiety…

  • Excercise v. Smoking

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    Smoking and exercise are not the greatest match. But it turns out that exercise can help people–especially anxious people–quit smoking more easily: [New] research suggests that exercise can reduce anxiety sensitivity and depressive symptoms, doubling the chances of cessation for these adults. “Exercise can reduce anxiety sensitivity”–that may speak to you, smoker or not. Enjoy…

  • 49 Things to Say to an Anxious Child

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    PsychCentral has a list of 49 things to say to calm an anxious child. Even if that child is you. Some are more all-ages than others. But they’ll all work. You might try “I’m taking deep breaths” and “Let’s go to your happy place” with yourself. You might even try this: 35. “I see Widdle…