Archive for the ‘Anxiety’ Category
Cannabis and Depersonalization: How Anxiety Changes Your Perception
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Cannabis, among other psychedelics, is known to be sought mainly for its mind altering properties. A change in perception can serve as a resource for creativity and carries the potential to uncover the answers to puzzling questions, however some things stay better buried such as many mental disorders. Many, mainly those with underlying anxiety disorders or related mental maladies, who experience depersonalization for the first time, be it drug or naturally induced, are left breathless due to the overt peculiarity the dissociated altered state of awareness brings along with it. (more…)
7 Simple Ways To Relieve Anxiety Without Medication
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
If you’re tired of anxiety, and its effects on your life, relationships, and health, these 7 simple ways to relieve anxiety without meditation can give you a new lease on life.
Just pick one or two of these methods, incorporate them into your life, and watch the results of your deliberate action on your anxiety.
Relaxation Techniques For Anxiety (more…)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder – Solutions You Need To Be Aware Of
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Generalized anxiety, also known as GAD, can be a condition which affects lots of people around the world. It can be basically a disorder whereby an individual suffers with frequent and also constant worrying and nervousness over almost every possible task or situation they can bring to mind. Many still find it is stress in our lives which brings on generalized anxiety disorder. This particular affliction doesn’t have prejudice regarding age so you will also be able to see kids struggling with GAD. For some inexplicable reason girls seem much more prone to it when compared to male counterparts. We want you to learn the signs and symptoms and as well as some recommended treatments or ways to manage this disorder. (more…)
Treating Anxiety By The Use Of Beta Blocker Medication
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Anxiety is a mental health disorder that manifests in many different individual conditions that are all related but also have there own symptoms and characteristics. There are too many to name her but a few examples would be, Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Anxiety or Social Phobia and many more. There are many different approaches to treating anxiety in it’s various guises from anti – anxiety or anti-depressive medication, there are also the benzodiazepine range of tranquilizers such as diazepam (valium), lorezepam etc and the stronger major tranquilizers known as anti-psychotics. (more…)
Surviving Holiday Parties When You Have Social Anxiety
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Socializing is a major part of the holiday season, but many people find it difficult.
If you suffer anxiety or feel tongue-tied at festive gatherings, here are some helpful tips from Martin Antony, a psychology professor at Ryerson University in Toronto.
First, some advice about making conversation. Smile and make eye contact. Be approachable and open to conversation. Join an ongoing conversation, ideally with a group discussing a topic that interests you. Ask questions and be an active listener. (more…)
Negative Anti-Smoking Ads Turn Off Anxious Viewers
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Certain types of anti-smoking ads may not be effective for young adult smokers who are generally anxious, according to a new study.
University of Georgia researchers found that these smokers tend to tune out anti-smoking videos that warn how smoking can lead to disease and death and how secondhand smoke can harm others.
“If you look at health messages, there is usually a threat trying to make you feel more scared,” study co-author Jennifer Monahan, (more…)
Negative anti-smoking ads eager spectators Off
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Certain types of anti-smoking ads may not be effective for young adult smokers who are generally anxious, according to a new study.
University of Georgia researchers found that these smokers tend to tune out anti-smoking videos that warn how smoking can lead to disease and death and how secondhand smoke can harm others.
“If you look at health messages, there is usually a threat trying to make you feel more scared,” study co-author Jennifer Monahan, a professor of communication studies, said in a university news release. “Our study finds that this is not a good strategy with people who are neurotic and therefore more likely to smoke in the first place.”
The way that health messages affect neurotic people is largely unexplored, said lead author and doctoral student Christin Bates Huggins.
“Neuroticism is a normal part of a normal personality,” she said in the news release. “But to someone who is highly neurotic, a normal, everyday stressful situation becomes a much bigger deal.”
The study included 200 college students aged 18 to 31 who completed a personality questionnaire and watched three different anti-smoking videos. The researchers found a strong association between high levels of neuroticism and a desire to avoid listening to or considering an anti-smoking message that caused fear, sadness or nervousness.
Neurotic students also felt that this type of message was biased and therefore not trustworthy.
The study was published online in the journal Health Communication.
The researchers said their findings suggest that positive messages may be far more effective in convincing neurotic smokers to kick the habit.
“If an ad showed a person saying, ‘I’m a recovered smoker and look at how much energy I have. Look at how wonderful my life is,’ then it could head off the negative response we’ve seen in our study,” Huggins said.
Symptoms of Anxiety & Panic
Friday, November 4th, 2011
It is not important to try and understand the physiology of the human body but it is important to remember that each of the anxiety symptoms you experience can be explained. Do not dwell on what you are feeling, instead, project yourself into more useful subjects, do something constructive, exercise, learn a skill or craft and escape the body trap.
The following list of anxiety symptoms includes the most common ones reported by actual anxiety sufferers. Whilst the list is fairly comprehensive, there may be symptoms that you experience that are not listed; this does not mean that you are more ill or suffering from something else, we are all biologically different in many ways and some people simply react differently during anxiety.
Smothering sensations and Shortness of breath
These sensations are amongst the more distressing anxiety symptoms. Sometimes it feels as if your chest will not expand to accommodate the air your body needs, other times it feels as if someone is pushing a pillow into your face. The one thing to remember should you experience this is that it is only a sensation caused by exaggerated nerve impulses. These symptoms will not and cannot harm you; you will not stop breathing, pass out or suffocate.
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Math and Anxiety
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Going to school means learning new skills and facts in such subjects as reading, math, science, history, art or music. Teachers teach and students learn, and many scientists are interested in finding ways to improve both the teaching and learning processes.
Some researchers, such as Sian Beilock and Susan Levine, are trying to learn about learning. Beilock and Levine are psychologists at the University of Chicago. Psychologists study the ways people think and behave, and these researchers want to know how a person’s thoughts and behavior are related.
In a new study about the way kids learn math in elementary school, Beilock and Levine found a surprising relationship between what female teachers think and what female students learn: If a female teacher is uncomfortable with her own math skills, then her female students are more likely to believe that boys are better than girls at math.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is much more than the normal anxiety people experience day to day. It’s chronic and exaggerated worry and tension, even though nothing seems to provoke it. Having this disorder means always anticipating disaster, often worrying excessively about health, money, family or work. Sometimes, though, the source of the worry is hard to pinpoint. Simply the thought of getting through the day provokes anxiety.
People with GAD can’t seem to shake their concerns, even though they usually realize that their anxiety is more intense than the situation warrants. People with GAD also seem unable to relax. They often have trouble falling or staying asleep. Their worries are accompanied by physical symptoms, especially trembling, twitching, muscle tension, headaches, irritability, sweating or hot flashes. They may feel lightheaded or out of breath.
Many individuals with GAD startle more easily than other people. They tend to feel tired, have trouble concentrating, and sometimes suffer from depression. Impairments associated with GAD may take the form of nausea, frequent trips to the bathroom or feeling like there is a lump in the throat.