Stage fright and performance anxiety are part of performing music, but they can be overcome. Adequate practice, rehearsals and experience help musicians cope with nerves.

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ADHD and Anxiety – Which One is the Primary Condition? By Robert D Hawkins ADHD and anxiety regularly coexist and there is some question as to whether ADHD drives anxiety, anxiety drives ADHD, or whether they are they separate overlapping conditions caused by a biological imbalance of brain neurotransmitter chemicals. To add to the confusion [...]

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admin on August 26th, 2010

Stymied in the search for genes underlying human neuropsychiatric diseases, some researchers are looking to dogs instead. David Cyranoski meets the geneticist’s new best friend.

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admin on August 24th, 2010

YOUR health can be seriously affected by your personality. Depending on whether or not you are shy, ambitious or a worrier. They all mean something.

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For Giselle Gerolami, anxiety meant asthma-like attacks whenever she spent a long time alone.For Richard Kozieja, anxiety meant family gatherings talking to only one or two people for fear of being judged.For Jack Benton, anxiety meant an overwhelming feeling he was going to die whenever he drove his car outside his comfort zone.Each found help — and now they’re helping others as the leaders of …

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admin on August 24th, 2010

One in 10 will have a panic attack caused by the body’s natural `fright or flight’ response.

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Therapy and Counseling – Five Basic Things You Should and Should Not Get By Christopher O Michael These are just the very basics–this does not get into any given therapist’s methods or theory. We are talking simple therapeutic courtesy and bare-bones requirements. If your therapist or counselor is not offering you the basics or is [...]

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This is an interesting slant from a non practitioner who is coming from her own perspective. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – The Approaches and Techniques Used by Therapists By Emily Cheyne There are a number of cognitive behavioural techniques used in by professional therapists. These approaches are chosen to suit the needs and issues of the [...]

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admin on August 20th, 2010

There is a morbid fascination with hoarding, but Americans have been slow to recognize it as a social problem.

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admin on August 19th, 2010

In our efforts to present various viewpoints we have decided to feature articles by guest authors.  We would love to hear your feedback. Emotional Instability – Why Each Generation is Getting Worse By Elizabeth Hendry Every generation is twice as emotionally unstable as the one before. I’m not asking you to agree with this statement, [...]

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