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  • Scenery v. Anxiety

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    Tranquil scenes have positive impact on brain The findings demonstrated that tranquil environmental scenes containing natural features, such as the sea, cause distinct brain areas to become `connected´ with one another whilst man-made environments, such as motorways, disrupt the brain connections. (Science Daily)

  • Anxiety on the Brain

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    How our brains get tripped up when we’re anxious Researchers have long struggled to determine why people with anxiety can be paralyzed when it comes to decision-making involving many potential options. Munakata believes the reason is that people with anxiety have decreased neural inhibition in their brain, which leads to difficulty making choices. (Science Daily)

  • CBT v. Social Phobia

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    NPR looks at Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Social Phobia. Reporter Alix Spiegel profiles one patient — a woman we’ll call Judy Smith — who sought Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help her deal with her social phobia. We spend time with Judy, show how the therapy works and find out why it helps her in ways…

  • A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety

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    Book of the day:  Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong: A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety, by Kelly Wilson and Troy Dufrene.  From an Amazon rave: For any of you who have ever been anxious–whether you suffer from an anxiety disorder or struggle under the weight of job stress, parental responsibilities, and the speed…

  • Everyday Anxiety v. Anxiety Disorder

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    Workplace Anxiety article from Science comes with this table: Everyday anxiety Anxiety disorder Worry about paying bills, landing a job, a romantic breakup, or other important life events Constant and unsubstantiated worry that causes significant distress and interferes with daily life Embarrassment or self-consciousness in an uncomfortable or awkward social situation Avoiding social situations for…

  • CBT v. Anxiety

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    The Effectiveness of Evidence-Based Treatment in Combating Multiple Anxiety Disorders Results showed that CALM techniques were significantly more effective than usual care in reducing global anxiety symptoms.  Patients undergoing CALM treatment had significantly reduced scores on the Brief Symptom Inventory. (Beck Institute Blog)

  • Anxiety Treatment Options

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    Anxiety Treatments – What Will Work For You? Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is having great results. With this you are helped to become more self aware, learning what is happening to you whenever you experience anxiety. Through this self awareness, you will learn new behaviours, new ways of reacting to stress and pressure.. This works well…

  • Friends of Panic Disorder

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    What NOT to Say to Someone With Panic Disorder You say: “Why can’t you just relax?” We want to say: “It’s a bit more complicated than you think!” During a panic attack, the following physiological changes can occur: * increased heart rate * adrenaline rushes * shortness of breath * lightheadedness * heart palpitations * nausea…

  • Insomnia Workbooks

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    New at the AnxietyLA Bookstore, a collection of insomnia books and workbooks, including Quiet Your Mind and Get to Sleep, briefly reviewed here by Beth Cholette, PhD.  Excerpt: [The authors] start by reviewing sleep-incompatible behaviors–for example, staying in bed when you can’t sleep–and then describing specific techniques to counteract these problematic patterns.  They continue to…

  • Exposure Therapy (for Childbirth)

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    Early visit to maternity ward might lessen new parent anxiety “A tour definitely helps decrease the anxiety factor because we talk them through exactly where they will come and how the process will go so it’s not a mystery,” said Tammy Rohm, a registered nurse at the Women’s Center at the Carlisle Regional Medical Center.  The…