Tag: anxiety disorders
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Mental health issues affect millennials
The younger generation of millennials are experiencing a much higher risk for mental health issues than previous generations. Levels of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts are becoming problematically high for today’s teens. While there may be many factors causing many of these issues, experts believe that more millennials struggle with perfectionism and elevated expectations, which […]
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Sufferers of anxiety at higher risk of suicide
Anxiety plays with your thought process, leaving you feeling hopeless and depressed. Your soul empties as the stress piles up, and you start feeling alone. Your brain starts whispering, “What if I wasn’t here?” while trying to find relief from everything. “Anxiety left untreated can lead to people feeling hopeless and having a void of […]
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Psychotherapy proves affective treatment for social phobia
“It is just easier to avoid social situations,” you think to yourself. You avoid people and places because the apprehension churns in your stomach. Palms become sweaty as the fear of not being understood sticks to your thoughts like pollen to a flower. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), Social Anxiety […]
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Dynamic treatment options make PTSD manageable
You trap your feelings into a time capsule. But it eventually becomes too full and explodes. The memories spill out and replay in front of your eyes over and over like a slideshow. Your body is in the moment, while your brain is in the past. You become terrified to sleep because the nightmares bleed […]
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Persisting panic attacks steal breath away from young adults
Without warning, the panic comes crashing down. Your esophagus feels like it is closing up. Gasping for air, your heart pounds out of your chest, and the thought of possibly dying lingers in your mind. Sweating and becoming dizzy, you sit down, too weak to stand. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, calmness overcomes […]
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Urges, obsessions plagues suffers of anxiety disorders
You see an object out of place. Trying to ignore it, you continue to walk, but the overwhelming urge to adjust it is itching at your skin. The image of the object lurks in your thoughts, making it unbearable for you to stop fixating on it. Finally, it becomes too much. Turning back, you fix […]