We all know what anxiety feels like. Our heart pounds before speaking publicly or a tough exam. We get butterflies in our stomach during a special date. We worry and fret over family problems or feel jittery at the prospect of confronting someone. However, if worries and fears are preventing you from living your life […]
A panic or anxiety attack indicates the presence of an anxiety disorder which has both physical and emotional symptoms. Emotional symptoms related to panic attacks include: intense feeling of unwanted and excessive fear. Physical symptoms related to panic attacks include: feeling of giddiness, asphyxiation, severe shaking, racing heart, clammy hands etc. There are millions of […]
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I have heard so many different types of diet for ADHD children that I do not know really where to begin. I have seen elimination diets, the Feingold Diet, then Sara’s diet, rotation diet and finally the organic diet. I have decided that all or some of these may be very valuable but they are […]
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by persistent unwanted thoughts and rituals to prevent or relieve these thoughts that interfere with everyday life. People who suffer from OCD use these rituals as temporary relief from the anxiety that these unwanted thoughts cause. As the condition progresses these rituals may become such a large part of […]
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ADHD are the four letter that strike fear in the hearts of most parents. After all statistics tell us that eight out of ten children with the condition will fail to live up to their potential and we all know that one of a parents biggest joys is seeing their children succeed. Parents also tend […]
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Stomach bacteria is not a subject that we like to talk about much, yet such subjects are of much more importance than many realise. In fact, bacteria, or germs, that cause stomach ulcers and and are also responsible for a large proportion of gastric cancers. These could also be giving us bad breath. For the […]
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Human beings are variable by nature. Life is inconsistent and we respond accordingly. Highs and lows are par for the course. However, we are all different, in our genetics, in our experiences, in our brain chemistry, so too are we different in the way we react to life’s changing rhythms. You can probably identify someone […]
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Millions of people suffer from anxiety attacks every year. Studies have shown that women are more susceptible to panic attack disorder compared to men. Contrary to what many people believe, anxiety attacks are quite common; you do not have to have a disorder to experience a panic attack. The mental as well as the physical […]
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Panic attacks are actually quite common in individuals suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, along with other forms of psychiatric disorders. This disorder is just one of the symptoms that a person who has PTSD can develop. Other symptoms may include substance abuse, or substance use disorders, depression and other types of anxiety […]
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So you want to know how to overcome emotional eating? For over 25 years I’ve helped literally thousands of people get rid of most of the problems that plague them, but until last year I had totally failed with overeating. The techniques that had worked with depression, anxiety, anger, etc. were insufficient to help people […]