Anxiety is a natural part of life. It’s a way for your subconscious to help control reckless behavior and high-risk exposure. When anxiety lasts for a long time, is excessive and interferes with your normal routine, it’s no longer a natural, healthy component of life. Rather, it’s considered a mental health ... Read More
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When to Seek Help for Anxiety
When To Seek Help for Anxiety The world is moving faster than ever and becoming more complex. When we look around, stress is everywhere: the expression, "I'm so stressed," has become part of our normal lexicon, and with it, higher levels of anxiety than, arguably, ever. But how much anxiety is normal, and when should ... Read More
Easy Techniques for Managing Social Anxiety
You're living your life, dealing with all that you have to, but you find that you're always at home alone. Every time you try to head out, you get anxious and nervous. Why does this happen? You wonder, "Does everyone get social anxiety?" For some people, having an addiction can be a component of developing social ... Read More
Treatment for Anxiety Disorders
Treating Anxiety Disorders About 40 million adults in the U.S. suffer with anxiety, whether it's an officially diagnosed anxiety disorder or not. Yet, 40 percent of these Americans do not seek treatment for their condition, maybe because they don't know if anxiety can be treated, how it's treated, if it is curable, or ... Read More
Signs and Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder
Signs & Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders, according to the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Up to roughly 34 percent of the population—(or more than one in three Americans)—will experience symptoms of an anxiety disorder during their lifetime, the ... Read More
Understanding Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders are not uncommon in America, with 40 million adults experiencing anxiety during the course of a year. However, non-stop worry and anxious thoughts may signal the onset of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). What Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Excessive anxiety and worry that's ongoing and ... Read More
Winona Ryder: Anxiety, Over-Medication and Advocacy
In 2003, director Woody Allen wanted to cast Winona Ryder, a well-known actress, in his new movie, "Melinda and Melinda." He thought she would be the perfect fit for the role, but, unfortunately, the insurance company, which would have provided bonding for the production to minimize financial loss, wouldn’t approve ... Read More
Chris Evans on Mental Health and Anxiety
It isn't easy being Captain America. Presenting the American hero, the do-good-all-of-the-time persona and the inspiration for plenty of young children is a lot for a single person to take on when the camera stops rolling. This has been particularly true for Chris Evans, a well-known actor who played Captain America in ... Read More
