Anxiety Disorders

A self assessment for people experiencing anxiety.

Research shows that some people feel depressed in the winter when the weather is cold, there is less sun light, and more isolation.

Phobias are far more common than most people realize. In fact, there are hundreds of recognized phobias, many with names that are almost as intimidating as the fears themselves. For example, arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, while acrophobia is the fear of heights. Don’t confuse acrophobia with aerophobia, the fear of flying, or astraphobia,

It’s Game 7 of the World Series. Your favorite team is down by one run in the bottom of the ninth inning. The bases are loaded. Two outs. The tension is unbearable. As your team’s best hitter steps to the plate, you realize you’re sitting in the exact same spot on the couch where you

When Every Symptom Feels Like a Serious Disease Everyone notices changes in their body from time to time. A headache, muscle twitch, strange sensation, skin discoloration, a brief episode of dizziness. Most people notice a symptom, think little of it, and move on with their day. People with health anxiety do not. A headache may

Anxiety and depression are different conditions, but they frequently occur together. Anxiety is typically associated with excessive worry, fear, nervousness, and a sense that something bad might happen. Depression is more commonly associated with sadness, hopelessness, low motivation, and a loss of interest or pleasure. Although either condition can occur on its own, living with

How Did I Get This Way? How Anxiety Disorders Start  and Take Over Two coworkers arrive at their office building on a Monday morning. As they approach the elevators, they notice a sign taped to the wall: ELEVATOR TEMPORARILY MALFUNCTIONING Oddly, people are still riding the elevator. Both glance at the sign again and feel

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder involves excessive worry and anxiety about many different areas of life, such as health, finances, work, getting lost, the future, their children, or being a victim of a crime. People with GAD often feel “on edge,” struggle to relax, and may experience physical symptoms such as muscle tension,

Emetophobia is the fear of vomiting or the fear of seeing others vomit. Unlike many common phobias, such as public speaking, heights, snakes, or flying, the fear of vomit can be pervasive and all-consuming. Most people with phobias can avoid the object of their fear and go about their lives with relatively little disruption. If

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is best characterized by frequent or constant worry, anxiety, and tension even when there is minimal or no cause. People who experience GAD find themselves unable to control their worry and often report being anxious most of their lives. The worry they experience is often related to events or activities, like work, school or family. With all of the excess anxiety, life becomes difficult to manage.  Completing daily tasks, multi-tasking, following directions, finding one’s way, participating in an event, arriving on time, and being able to focus, all can be a struggle when one has Generalized Anxiety Disorder.  This disorder can materialize any time in life and is caused by genetics and/or stress.