Stop Panicking! There is an effective way to stop panicking. Have you ever gone for a job interview only to change your mind in the car because of fear and not show up? Can you think of other times that you should have done something but you didn’t do it because of irrational fear? There [...]
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Anxiety or panic attacks are sudden periods of intense anxiety, fear and discomfort. While these attacks might seem to happen for no reason, theyre actually the bodys response to what it perceives as the need for fight or flight . The attacks usually last about ten minutes, but can be as short as one minute. In [...]
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There are some inherent problems with the way the mental health system currently operates in our country. Back in the 1960′s a psychiatrist blew the whistle on the system and wrote a provocative book called, “The Myth of Mental Illness”, his name was Thomas Szasz. Here is an excerpt from an article he wrote around [...]
There use to be a certain stigma associated with mental problems in our country. The truth is that most of us, if not all of us, have suffered from some type of mental problem at one time or another. Here is a famous person who struggled in this area during his lifetime. Be sure to [...]
Here is a link to a listing of some Panic and Anxiety Attack support groups. The list is not exhaustive but it is a good starting place. Please keep in mind that some of the groups are more inclined to medical intervention while we on this website lean more towards a drug free approach. For [...]
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