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  • Stress, Anxiety, and Your Brain

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    Stress, Anxiety Both Boon And Bane To Brain.  Stress may help give an edge to our perception, but… “It makes us more sensitive to our external surroundings as a way of learning where or what a threat may be, but interferes with our ability to do more complex thinking.”

  • College Depression, College Anxiety

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    Depression On The Rise In College Students (NPR).  Anxiety too: Researchers say severe mental illness is more common among college students than it was a decade ago, with most young people seeking treatment for depression and anxiety. A study presented at the American Psychological Association found that the number of students on psychiatric medicines increased more…

  • Nine Ways to Ward Off Your Worries

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    A post a Psych Central. Here’s a good one (number four): Flood a piece of paper with your worries. When your brain is bursting with worries, write them down. Release all those cooped-up worries from the corners of your mind, and let the paper deal with them. By writing down your worries, you feel as…

  • Anxiety Tips

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    Techniques can ease fear, anxiety (Wisconsin Rapids Tribune) A technique called “mindfulness” also helps reduce anxiety and is all about keeping our minds in the present moment. Sometimes, we spend so much time thinking about the past or worrying about the future that the present day goes by without our mind spending any time in…

  • Office Anxiety

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    Learning to Tame Your Office Anxiety (New York Times). One of the most common treatments for anxiety is confronting it, since facing such situations head-on will ultimately reduce your fear and discomfort. Because most anxiety is focused on the future, try to catch yourself having negative thoughts and think about them rationally, says Lauren Rose,…

  • Dental Anxiety

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    Does going to the dentist make you anxious?  You’re not alone.  1 in 5 women suffer extreme fear of dentists: Patients were asked to rate the level of anxiety they would feel for various dental  situations,  including  the  need  to  go for dental  treatment, sitting in the waiting room  and waiting to have a filling. 30%…

  • Anxious in Los Feliz

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    Anxious in Los Feliz?  There’s help in the neighborhood.  Anxiety Treatment L.A. has offices on Ambrose, just off Hillhurst. Anxiety and stress can be overwhelming. Therapy can help!  Call to get started: (323) 739-4322.

  • Keep Calm and Carry On

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    Keeping Calm In An Anxious Age (Northwestern U.). Americans’ danger detectors are cranked up way too high these days, but we don’t have to be held hostage by our anxiety, according to a new book on coping with stress by a Northwestern Medicine psychologist. The book, by Northwestern’s Mark Reinecke, is titled “Little Ways to Keep Calm…

  • Focus Shift

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    Stressed Out About a Problem? Shift Your Focus (WebMD).  Article includes a list of suggestions. Getting caught up in a problem isn’t just frustrating — it can literally stress you out. When you’re stressed out, it’s harder to think clearly. Emotional stress can send your problem-solving skills into a tailspin.

  • College Anxiety

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    Anxiety disorders have a new target: college students. College students make up more than seven percent of adults suffering from anxiety, according to the National Mental Health Association…