In Chris Sherwood’s Article “Situations That Cause Anxiety” he outlines five most common situations that cause anxiety in people today. I believe we can each relate to one if not all of these “Five Frightening Factors” of anxiety and say we have felt some sort of degree of anxiety while in these various situations. WHAT ARE THESE “FIVE FRIGHTENING FACTORS” OF ANXIETY? … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2012
College Stress Management
At a college campus, stress is one word that is used regularly. College students are often stressed by different things. Stress can be a result of the huge workload from school, work, maintaining relationships and many more. There are many stress related diseases some include tension headache, asthma, fatigue and many more. Here are helpful tips to manage stress. Exercising … [Read more...]
Dermatillomania: One Woman’s Story
Join us with Author and Advocate Angela Hartlin as she tells us her journey dealing with Dermatillioma. AiT: In your words, what IS Dermatillomania? AH: Dermatillomania is also known as compulsive skin picking (CSP). You may also hear it being called CSP, acne excoriee, psychogenic excoriation, or neurotic excoriation. It is a disorder that is linked with depression, … [Read more...]
Lori Lite and Stress Free Kids Interview
Lori Lite, Founder of Stress Free Kids, talks to us about her amazing line of books and CDs designed to help children, teens and adults decrease stress, anxiety & anger. AiT: How did you come to create this great resource, Stress Free Kids and these relaxation stories? LL: A typical bedtime for my son took 2 hours trying to settle him down to sleep. I created stories … [Read more...]
Finding Yourself- Yoga, Tea and Everything in Between
Finals, Work, Friends, School, Family, Relationships. Balancing it all may include side effects of: nervousness, tension, irritability, insomnia, dizziness, sweating, difficulty concentrating, aggravation, panic attacks... and the list goes on. This is my last year of college but somehow it just happens to be the most difficult. The work load had become intense; I’ve even … [Read more...]
Top 10 Movies with Mental Illnesses
Mental Illness movies are a beautiful catalyst for the mysterious and unknown world of the mind. Not only are theses topics generating multimillion-dollar box offices, but are a bridge to the inside look of a community frequently misunderstood and misinterpreted. Often times these film seem to be just an outlet of suspension and thrill, but have a double purpose of creating a … [Read more...]
“Mom, I’m Joining the Marines” by Victoria Costello
Research now tells us that anxiety and depression can—for many young people—be two sides of the same difficult emotional challenge. We know that anxiety often precedes depression in school age kids. Or, as in the case of my adolescent son Sammy, anxiety can be hiding behind depression, not fully apparent until the usual treatment for depression—psychotherapy and … [Read more...]