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  • Stress and Genes

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    Stress, in the form of toxins, pollutants, etc, impacts us at a genetic level, says a new study. “We found that stress-activating factors can control our genes by turning on certain genes that were supposed to be silenced. It is very important that some genes are on and others are off in order to ensure…

  • Orgasm Anxiety

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    Article from Pamela Madsen at Psychology Today. “Orgasm Anixety” increases our stress, adds to worry – and can take us out of our bodies and into our heads – which of course will make climaxing more difficult and less enjoyable.

  • Coping with Social Anxiety Disorder

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    Article about social anxiety disorder includes these tips for dealing with a panic attack: Sit upright, if possible – this increases the capacity of your lungs to fill with air. Control your breathing – breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth in a steady rhythm. Try to breathe out twice as long…

  • Anxious Minds

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    Why Anxious Minds Can’t Think Right Scientists have long wondered why people with anxiety often seem paralyzed when it comes to decision-making.   A new study reveals that people with anxiety have decreased neural inhibition in their brain, a process in which one nerve cell suppresses activity in another. (PsychCentral)

  • The Anxious Brain

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    Charlie Rose’s Brain series is posted and free, if you’ve got several hours.  The Anxious Brain is episode eight.  Described: A discussion of fear and anxiety with Antonio Damasio of University of Southern California, Kerry Ressler of Emory University, Joseph LeDoux of New York University, David Anderson of CalTech, and Eric Kandel of Columbia University

  • How Men and Women Sleep Differently

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    WebMD looks at the why and what happens when insomnia hits a couples’ bedroom:  He Slept, She Slept: Sex Differences in Sleep. In many cases, resolving the sleep issues — which Garfinkel is often able to accomplish in six to 12 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy — allows the couple to explore other issues that…

  • Why Can’t I Sleep?

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    Six reasons from Psychology Today.  Here’s one: 3. Turning sleep into a job. It’s eleven PM, you have an important early morning meeting, you’ve got to wake at 5:30 to shower, put on make-up, rouse the kids and make their lunches so you better sleep every minute! Except often you don’t. Worrying about sleep, thinking about…

  • Breast Cancer and Stress

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    PsychCentral:  Chronic Stress May Spur Progression of Breast Cancer The strong correlation between physical and mental health has been linked in countless studies.  Now, new research suggests that chronic stress may significantly accelerate breast cancer progression…

  • Anxiety Headlines

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    One way to measure the country’s–or, at least, journalists’–mood, the daily headlines: Recession is officially over, but anxiety lingers Sealing of BP Oil Well Doesn’t Eliminate Questions and Anxiety Anxiety Over New York Islamic Center Felt In Fargo Treatment is available!

  • School Refusal and Anxiety Disorder

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    A look at both from the Wall Street Journal: “I Hate School” Extreme Edition. Anywhere from 5% to 28% of children will exhibit some degree of school-refusal behavior at some point, including truancy, according to Dr. Kearney, a leading authority on the behavior, and other experts. For kids with anxiety-fueled school refusal, the fear is…