Anxiety Help L.A.

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  • CBT v. Social Anxiety

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    A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy vignette from Judith Beck begins this way: My client, I’ll call her Alison, has social anxiety. Like many people with her problem, she holds a strong belief: “I shouldn’t call attention to myself.” Alison believes at heart that there is something inherently wrong with her, something that could potentially lead people…

  • Anxiety Disorders: More Than a Case of the Nerves

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    A lecture by Ellen Haller, MD: “Anxiety Disorders–More Than a Case of the Nerves.”  Part of a series on women’s health.

  • Sleeping Disorders Caused by Anxiety

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    Last of these for posting here–Sleeping Disorders Caused by Anxiety:

  • High Anxiety Symptoms

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    Another video–High Anxiety Symptoms:

  • Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders

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    Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders, the video:

  • Anxiety Rising

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    Anxiety is on the rise (in Australia): “In Scandinavian countries, the whole fabric of society – the welfare nets and public institutions – are much more geared towards keeping an adequate standard of living for all citizens, so that anxiety isn’t as high.”

  • Stress and Asthma

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    Stress begets asthma, sure.  But this research shows a mother’s stress increases her childrens’ asthma. Mothers’ tendencies to reject, dominate, overprotect and indulge their children were assessed by questionnaire, as were their specific kinds of chronic stress and coping styles.  Overinterference stemming from excessive protectiveness was found to be associated with worsening asthma of older…

  • Date-of Anxiety

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    From PsychCentral, 8 ways to handle anxiety on anniversaries of emotionally-charged events.  Number seven: Return to the basics. Anxiety is often a clue for me to return to the basics of goodsleep hygiene, which means going to bed the same time in the same place with the same person and waking up at the same…

  • Obsessed

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    Germaphobia, claustrophobia, hoarding…treatment.  Season 1, Episode 6 of Obsessed, courtesy of Hulu:

  • More Than Shy

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    …could it be Social Anxiety?  A Q&A at The Friendship Blog. People with social anxiety feel like they are constantly being evaluated by other people and even may become viscerally uncomfortable in the presence of others. Given these uncomfortable feelings, it’s understandable that the person would try to avoid or escape from social situations, even…