The months of November and December can be a combination of both joy and stress. Despite the images of holiday perfection portrayed in commercials, social media posts, and the myriad of holiday movies, the reality is that the holidays can be a bit messy, as people tend to unwittingly put unrealistic expectations on themselves and …
You’ve been diagnosed with depression or anxiety (or both). Does that mean you will have it for life? What if you don’t have any symptoms? Are you cured? Before those questions get answered, let’s look at the definition, types, and treatment options for both depression and anxiety. DEPRESSION Depression can be generally be defined as …
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So many of us had to face the initial anxiety that was brought on by the country shutting down during the COVID pandemic and the ongoing anxiety about how long the pandemic would last; wanting our way of life to get back to normal. It was a major transition to learn to live more isolated …
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Normalizing Pandemic Anxiety Concerns about coronavirus (COVID-19) are warranted right now, given that it has been designated a global pandemic, and the vaccine for the virus is not yet available. While optimal levels of anxiety can help us to plan and prepare to keep ourselves safe, and our brains are hardwired with the fight—flight-and flee …
Everyone has their own way of responding to the outbreak of the Coronavirus and its subsequent impact on our daily lives. Some are only minimally concerned, whereas others are glued to any updates about the spread and fatality rates of the virus, what institutions will be closed next, or the decent of the Dow Jones. …
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Although there is great variation in how OCD is manifested, it is helpful to first understand the common ground of these manifestations: compulsions and obsessions. Obsessions are “persistent impulses, ideas and images that intrude into a person’s thinking and cause excessive worry and anxiety.” Compulsions are “mental acts or repetitive behaviors performed in response to …
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Defining Anxiety Definition—Anxiety can be defined as an unpleasant affective (mood) experience marked by a significant degree of apprehensiveness about the potential appearance of aversive or harmful events. Anxiety is among one of the most common precipitants motivating people to seek medical or psychiatric services. An adaptive function of anxiety is to plan and prepare …