Social anxiety disorder – otherwise known as social phobia – is categorized by the experience of extreme discomfort, anxiety, nerves, and apprehension from placing oneself in a social situation. Often, this anxiety comes from the fear of being embarrassed, judged, laughed…
Acquiring enough information: Before offering to help someone with an anxiety disorder, it is vital to seek relevant information about anxiety disorders. Prior knowledge can help you better understand what the person with anxiety is going through so you can…
1. You’re not alone. Anxiety attacks can make you feel like you’re the only person in the world who has ever felt such extreme levels of stress. Don’t tell yourself this lie. We live in a stressful and chaotic world. Approximately…
Anxiety is our normal response to stressful or dangerous situations. A person who is afraid to fail an exam will study harder or if a person is nervous in giving a speech, he or she will keep focused to deliver…
Sometimes women suffer with depression immediately after child birth and this depression is known as postpartum depression. There are five kinds of postpartum depression, any of which can occur after child birth; however similar depression can also occur before or…
Sometimes women suffer with depression immediately after child birth and this depression is known as postpartum depression. There are five kinds of postpartum depression, any of which can occur after child birth; however similar depression can also occur before or…
Comparison of Depression and Severe Anxiety Many people are no strangers to depression and anxiety. At some point in their lives, they would have experienced a feeling of emptiness or loneliness, which clinically can be diagnosed as depression and severe…
Surviving with anxiety is no fun, and the people who are afflicted with this disease want to know what is anxiety and how to treat it. Most people have some form of anxiety. There are some factors in our life…
The promotion of self-esteem in schools, self-help books, and media articles has gotten a bad rap in recent years, with many critics claiming high self-esteem has little to do with personal achievement or emotional resilience. Certainly the critics do have…
So you’ve just given birth to a lovely baby. You should be feeling happy, right? But why do you feel down? Why do negative thoughts invade your mind? Why do you sometimes feel that you hate your baby? Perhaps it…
Shaudi Adel, LCSW – Clinical Director at Centered Mind Therapy Over the past few weeks, I couldn’t help but notice that the topic of sleep has come up in session pretty frequently. Usually, it’s brought up in regards to sleep…