I’d like to introduce you to a friend of mine. Her name is Nancy. Nancy’s the nervous type. She’s always second guessing and “what-iffing.” At times, she’s downright annoying. To be honest, she’s not that much fun to be around. … Continue reading How to Make ‘Friends’ with Anxiety: A Simple Technique
Explaining depression isn’t easy. The condition can rob you of the desire to connect with others and leave you searching for words to describe the emptiness inside. This article offers simple strategies that may help you explain what you’re going … Continue reading Explain Depression so Other People Understand it
“I feel the impact of financial stress on a regular basis. Sometimes, thinking about money keeps me up at night. Before the pandemic, I was doing OK financially. I wasn’t able to live extravagantly, but I was able to save … Continue reading Tips for Coping with Financial Stress
This medication is used to treat anxiety. Lorazepam belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines which act on the brain and nerves (central nervous system) to produce a calming effect. This drug works by enhancing the effects of … Continue reading Ativan Oral: Uses, Side Effects, Warnings and Dosing
Most women first begin developing menopause symptoms about four years before their last period. Symptoms often continue until about four years after a woman’s last period. A small number of women experience menopause symptoms for up to a decade before … Continue reading Menopause: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and More
Psychological trauma is a response to an event that a person finds highly stressful. Examples include being in a war zone, a natural disaster, or an accident. Trauma can cause a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms. Not everyone … Continue reading What is Trauma? Types, Symptoms and Treatments
Tics are irregular, uncontrollable, unwanted, and repetitive movements of muscles that can occur in any part of the body. Movements of the limbs and other body parts are known as motor tics. Involuntary repetitive sounds, such as grunting, sniffing, or … Continue reading Tic Disorders: Causes, Types and Diagnosis
Some things seem specifically designed to put you in a bad mood, like parking tickets or 40-minute wait times when you call customer service. But there is another rotten mood culprit out there: the bad mood foods that you’re eating. … Continue reading 10 Bad Mood Foods, Plus Healthy Swaps to Make
Whether you’re an athlete with a daily high demand placed on your body or recovering from an injury or illness, deep tissue massage likely has some benefits to offer you. Massages have been utilized for thousands of years throughout the … Continue reading Deep Tissue Massage Benefits, Techniques and More
Barbara O. Rothbaum, Ph.D., has been working with people who have post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, since 1986, not long after the condition became an official diagnosis back in 1980. As executive director of the Emory Healthcare Veterans Program and … Continue reading How to Get Rid of Anxiety Fast
Genetic discoveries are being made at a tremendous pace, and I’m excited that genes related to many sleep disorders are among those finds. All this new genetic research may one day play a role in helping doctors understand who is … Continue reading Can Your DNA Tell You How to Sleep Better?
Pot has the overriding perception as the chill-out drug. In fact, almost a third of marijuana users in the U.S. say the main purpose of it is to reduce anxiety or stress, a recent Marist poll found. But that’s not … Continue reading Why THC Makes You Paranoid
You probably know that postpartum depression is a serious problem that can affect new moms. But if you’re a new dad or dad-to-be, you might not actually suspect that your partner could be at risk — or that you could … Continue reading Postpartum Depression Symptoms – Signs of PPD For Men and Women
Have you asked yourself lately, “What’s going on? Is this normal?” If so, you’re not alone. Many women go through changes as they age that are a little confusing. We expect the fine lines and wrinkles. We know that menopausal … Continue reading 5 Perfectly Normal Ways Your Body Changes After Age 40
Natural medicine has long appreciated the benefits of herbs and food as medicine. One such example of this is adaptogenic herbs, or “adaptogens.” There is a good bit of science behind the benefits of adaptogen herbs that I’ll share with you, … Continue reading 7 Adaptogenic Herbs or Adaptogens that Help Reduce Stress
Prozac was so popular after its debut in 1988 that it inspired not one but two best-selling books: Listening to Prozac and Prozac Nation (which was turned into a movie starring Christina Ricci). It was the first SSRI, or selective-serotonin … Continue reading 9 Prozac Side Effects – Antidepressant Side Effects
Most people have never even heard of GABA, let alone know what it does in the body. However, for those suffering from anxiety or insomnia, this important neurotransmitter can be the key to reducing symptoms. In fact, many medications that … Continue reading What Is GABA? Brain-Boosting, Anxiety-Busting Power of GABA
The term craniosacral therapy (or CST) refers to how this treatment approach addresses abnormalities of fluid and membranes connecting to both the cranium and sacrum. The sacrum is a triangular bone in the lower back situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis … Continue reading Craniosacral Therapy for Depression, Neck Pain & Headaches
When you take a look at everything Michael Phelps has accomplished throughout his career, it can be hard to believe that he would feel anything but happiness. Continue reading Michael Phelps Gets Candid About His Battle With Anxiety and Depression
Having obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) isn’t easy. The condition, marked by uncontrollable thoughts and behaviors, strikes about 2% of the general population—a figure that in the U.S. alone means nearly 6.5 million people. If you’ve made it past young adulthood … Continue reading What Does It Mean to Have OCD? These Are 5 Common Symptoms
People woke up Monday morning to the shocking news that people attending a concert in Las Vegas were gunned down by sniper on Sunday night. Continue reading How To Handle Your Anxiety Over Being In Crowds Right Now
Many different preparations of chamomile have been developed over the years, and the most popular is in the form of herbal tea, with more than 1 million cups consumed per day. Continue reading Roman Chamomile Essential Oil Benefits & Uses
Want to quiet your racing mind? Take it to the gym: Weight training can help relieve your anxiety, a new meta-analysis in the journal Sports Medicine suggests. That’s what researchers concluded after crunching the numbers from 16 previous studies on … Continue reading Weight Training Can Reduce Anxiety
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