Category: Anxiety
Dr Google is available now.
But he will only tell you what you want to hear. I’ve mentioned before that you must be careful when googling your symptoms. The internet is an excellent source of information, depending on how you use it. If you feel pain in your head and are convinced to have a brain tumour and enter “headache…
Is your body telling you that you’re stressed out?
Even in this modern age of quick fixes and better living through pharmaceuticals, most of us shrug off the aches and pains that come with living. As we age, we attribute body pain to “getting older”. There’s truth to that, of course, but I want to discuss those pains that don’t go away. They may…
First panic attack right through to recovery
My first panic attack If this is your first time on my site, my name is Elaine, and I specialise in anxiety disorders. I also suffered from panic attacks. This page is a personal account of what panic attacks were like for me. If you are looking for a more formal page on panic attacks…
Worry – Why does it happen?
Learn how to stop worrying. Why does it have to be about the bad stuff if you have to worry? Why not dedicate some of that worry time to thinking about the good stuff? There is a reason why the content of your worries is related to bad things. It has to do with your brain. …
Are you smart enough to be anxious?
How to worry like a Pro. Like most people, I like to wake up in the middle of the night with fright. I was terrified that I forgot to send a work email and mused over all the things I got wrong during the day ( or over the course of my life.) Then I…
Iron Man 3 – did Tony Stark have an anxiety attack?
It happens to superheroes as well as mere mortals! My worlds have collided :) I love Iron Man, work as a psychologist and have had anxiety myself – my head is about to explode! In a way, I think it is kind of cool. You can still be a superhero and have anxiety on the…
