Healing Your Relationship With Food: Part 1: Understanding the Mental Ties Part 2: The Physical Aspects Part 3: Emotional Eating Part 4: Restricting Food Due to Anxiety/Depression or for Weight Loss Part 5: Restricting Food Because of Busyness or a Fear of Pain Welcome to “Part 4” of our journey ... Read More
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Kristen Bell’s Advice to Younger Self: Depression and Anxiety
Actress Kristen Bell has never shied away from discussing difficult topics publicly. In particular, during interviews, Kristen Bell's mental health is never off the table. She's open to sharing her experiences with mental health struggles and even speaks on how she tackles mental health topics with her children. What ... Read More
The Surprising Effects of Taking Antihistamines for Anxiety and Depression
Updated November 8, 2024 Doctors sometimes prescribe a drug for use outside of its listed purposes, especially if it looks safe and they believe it will be effective. This off-label use is common with many classes of drugs. That includes antihistamines, which have emerged as a promising way to treat short-term ... Read More
What’s Your Sign? The Horoscope on Stress and Anxiety
Individuals have turned to horoscopes for centuries to make predictions about future events and make sense of current ones. Approximately 70 million Americans check their horoscopes daily. Although there's no scientific basis that the stars and planets can influence lives, astrology can serve as a valuable tool for ... Read More
Physical Symptoms of Anxiety: What to Know
Anxiety is a normal feeling that everyone experiences at one point or another. It often involves worries about an event that's about to happen or a potential scenario that could happen in the future. Often, these anxious feelings subside quickly. Sometimes, though, anxiety may linger and seem like more of a ... Read More
Drinking and Hangover-Induced Anxiety
Anyone who's experienced a hard night of drinking can attest to the unpleasant effects that occur the next day. Headaches, dry mouth, nausea and dizziness are just a few of the most common hangover symptoms. However, some people also wake up with hangxiety: feelings of anxiety and nervousness that make it difficult to ... 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
Is Anxiety a Disability? What Protections Are There?
Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive, disruptive and uncontrollable worry and fear over day-to-day situations. Affecting nearly a fifth of the population, these disorders represent the most common mental illnesses in the United States, with about 23 percent of females and 14 percent of males meeting the ... Read More
