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- How I Beat Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Andrew HunterAgoraphobia anxiety disorder is the phrase used to to identify people who have extreme or persistent panic attacks. A lot of people will feel a feeling of worry and worry sooner or later in their life, particularly when placed in unsafe or violent conditions. When these worries apparently have ...
Views: 8004(1 vote) - Claustrophobia Treatments - Neuro-Linguistic Programming & Hypnotherapy - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2010 from Alan B. DenskyPeople with claustrophobia experience fears related to enclosed spaces or areas where it may be impossible to exit quickly, such as airplanes, elevators or trains. Some people even feel claustrophobic inside MRI scanning machines. Because of their fear, people with claustrophobia tend to avoid ...
Views: 7149(4 votes) - How To Understand Anorexia and Emetophobia - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2012 from Elizabeth Lucye RobillardHow To Understand Anorexia and Emetophobia Anorexia and Emetophobia are two conditions, often with much in common. Here I seek to help understand and maybe ameliorate some suffering of both. *There are some 'triggers' here. The tragic mistake, nearly always made with anorexia and often, ...
Views: 6146(1 vote) - *** Agoraphobia – The Truth - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Charles LindenThe agoraphobia response is a completely appropriate reaction to threat and forms part of our natural instinct for self-preservation. However, when agoraphobia becomes an intrusive and constant condition, it must be dealt with and eliminated. Encountering a 'threatening' situation, a sufferer ...
Views: 5953(5 votes) - Anxiety Attacks Draining Your Energy? - You Don't Have To Let Panic Attacks Control You Any Longer! - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Wally BrownIf you are having a lot of really extreme anxiety that seems to come out of the blue you aren't alone. Panic attacks can come on for no reason, without any trigger and can leave you feeling frightened and wondering what to do. They cause a lot of distress on your body and mind as the intense ...
Views: 5882(1 vote) - Homeopathic Remedy For Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2007 from Giri AnanthaMany famous people use homeopathic remedies, including Paul McCartney, David Beckham, Whoopi Goldberg and Prince Charles. A homeopathic remedy for agoraphobia can be just as effective as drugs. Agoraphobia is basically a fear of the physical sensations from a panic attack. People who are ...
Views: 5870(1 vote) - How To Stop Panic Attacks Forever - by Submitted on Nov 01, 2012 from John BeltranPanic attacks or anxiety attacks as they're often called are a very common occurrence and becoming more so everyday. In fact, according to www.thehealthcenter.info as much as 10% of people will suffer from them at some point in their lives and with the ever increasing stress in our lives, that ...
Views: 5693(2 votes) - Will Your Anxiety Go Away On Its Own? - Your Panic Attacks Could Be Here To Stay! - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Wally BrownDo you sometimes get scared and really anxious all of the sudden? You feel like you are going to absolutely die and you are so shaky that you can't hardly stand it. If this has been happening to you lately, you are likely having panic attacks. That rush of fright that you feel in your entire ...
Views: 5508(1 vote) - ***The science of The Linden Method - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Charles LindenEach and every one of us has a conscious and a subconscious mind. The conscious mind helps us to make conscious decisions, decisions about things that we have physical control over, for example whether to pick something up, whether to run or walk. The subconscious mind is pretty much out of ...
Views: 5381(2 votes) - Natural Treatment Can Safely Cure Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2011 from Mike O'BrienAgoraphobia has, for a long time, been a condition that's been widely misunderstood. The literal definition of this disorder is a fear of open spaces, however this view can be very misleading. Individuals who suffer from agoraphobia panic disorder are afraid of the feelings of anxiety and panic ...
Views: 5118(1 vote) - ***The Truth About Anxiety & Panic Attacks - How YOU can make minute changes today to be anxiety FREE tomorrow - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Charles LindenAnxiety, Panic attacks and phobias are now reaching epidemic proportions worldwide and no one seems to be acknowledging or tackling this issue that costs the government tens of billions of pounds every year and effects one in four Brits. Conventional treatments and resources fall massively ...
Views: 4706(4 votes) - ***Therapies for Anxiety - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2014 from Charles LindenAnxiety Therapy - Medication In order to permanently overcome an anxiety condition, it is vital that the core of the disorder is addressed in a targeted, supportive and seamless process of recovery. The core of anxiety disorder is stored and perpetuated in the amygdala, the 'anxiety control ...
Views: 4461(4 votes) - Break Free from Worrying If Someone Likes You!! - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2016 from Julie DohertyDo you often have an overwhelming and emotional feelings about whether someone likes you or not. I know for many years I did, isn't it horrible the way it just seems to squeeze any ounce of joy, pleasure or happiness from you. Today I want to go through with you about how to stop worrying if ...
Views: 4380 - No more panic - Strategies to win the battle against anxiety - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Charlotte FantelliDealing with anxiety By Charlotte Fantelli Dealing with anxiety can be very difficult. When tackling my own problems, I found that I had to learn to recognise how I was feeling and to manage my symptoms before they escalated too far. I studied a few different techniques that encourage ...
Views: 3908(3 votes) - Anxiety, Panic, Agoraphobia: Using Chat Rooms - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2007 from Giri AnanthaUsing anxiety and panic agoraphobia chat rooms or forums is an excellent way to gain confidence and support from others in a similar position. It's also a great way for someone to 'get their feet wet', especially for those who don't like seeking treatment or going to the doctor. A chat or ...
Views: 3768 - Is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for You? - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2011 from Leila McKay, MA, LPC.You have probably heard the expression "What we focus on becomes stronger." The theory behind Solution Based Therapy (SBT) is that focusing on what we want, rather than what we don't want, can help change old patterns of behavior and free-up energy for our full participation in life. When ...
Views: 3684(2 votes) - Panic Attacks, Anxiety, and D-cycloserine: Thinking Outside of the Box - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2009 from Bill White“Necessity is the mother of invention.” Always works for me. It seems as though it works for psychiatric research, as well. And that’s a good thing because I’ve become frustrated and puzzled by the lack of research and treatment attention panic disorder, all of the anxiety disorders for that ...
Views: 3597(2 votes) - Panic Attacks At Night Before Bed: How To Stop Anxiety When You're Falling Asleep - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2017 from Brett ManniPanic Attacks At Night Before Bed: How To Stop Anxiety When You're Falling Asleep When you have a severe anxiety disorder, it reveals itself in many different ways. One of the most unpleasant ways it rears its head is in the form of "night panic attacks." Essentially, these are any panic ...
Views: 3326 - Learn How To Cope With Agoraphobia Panic Attacks - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Jason KluberDo you find yourself scared and uneasy when going out of your house? I'm not just talking simply about being robbed or being chased by a dog outside; I'm also referring about hyperventilating and getting nervous when you are in an open place. It may appear unbelievable however that is what you ...
Views: 3315 - How To Stop Anxiety Attacks Permanently! - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from James NelsonOne of the cable TV programs I’ve really enjoyed watching in recent years is “Monk”. The series follows the unusual and often humorous actions of a former police detective whose obsessive compulsive disorder has rendered him almost helpless and unemployable. While I laugh along with family ...
Views: 3311(4 votes) - One Man's Struggle With Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Nathan DanielsIt's difficult to get people, who have no first-hand experience with severe mental illness, to understand the reality of the problem. Far too many people adopt the attitude that you should just "snap out of it," or "it's all in your head." The fact is; you can't decide you don't have a mental ...
Views: 3213(1 vote) - Writing Helped Save My Life - by Submitted on Oct 29, 2012 from Nathan DanielsI have been fighting a substantial list of mental disorders for twenty years, including Agoraphobia, Borderline Personality Disorder, Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety, etc. All of these ailments can be challenging, but for the most part, I've lived a normal life. This year, however, I realized I ...
Views: 3197(2 votes) - Minding Your Aloneness - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2012 from April Page ClineI needed to come up with something “catchy” for my book, “AloneAbility: Learning to Embrace Your Aloneness” – so I was thinking about how I tell my readers that they have to be proactive when it comes to their aloneness. You’ve got to plan things out ahead of time; don’t want to be caught home ...
Views: 3089(1 vote) - Telephone Therapy for Stress, Agoraphobia, and Hoarding - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Leila McKay, MA, LPC.Working with a therapist by telephone allows clients to do therapy in the environment where they feel the most comfortable: their homes, backyards, or offices. Clients usually find working on the phone gives them a deeper freedom of expressing themselves. Initially, some clients are concerned ...
Views: 3050 - Finding Out What Causes Your Anxiety Will Help You Treat It - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2011 from Wally BrownThe next time you get into a situation where you are overly stressed or scared, be aware of what is happening. The amygdala in the back of your brain is triggering your body to get ready to fight or flee the situation which it has deemed too stressful or tense. This feeling is not correct ...
Views: 3027(1 vote) - Should You Attend A Social Anxiety Support Group? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Andrej SosicSocial anxiety sufferers usually spend most of their time inside and away from other people. This avoidance behavior doesn’t do them any favor? Why? Because if you stay at home all alone, you are left alone with your own thoughts. These thoughts are usually negative. When you spend too much ...
Views: 2946(2 votes) - Shrinky's Remedies for Anxiety: Laughing at the "What-Ifs" - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Glenn BergerOne of the clearest signs that you are experiencing anxiety is getting an attack of the “what-ifs.” The “what-ifs” are what happens when you you try to tell yourself that everything is going to be fine and then a voice pops into your head saying, “Yeah, but what if . . .?” Recognizing that ...
Views: 2937(1 vote) - How to Overcome Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Mike SandersonAgoraphobia is the fear of being in places or situations from which it would be difficult, impossible or embarrassing to escape. This fear will often result in severe anxiety as well as panic attacks. It can rule the lives of those who suffer from it as they will often avoid places and ...
Views: 2852(5 votes) - Become a Therapist - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from Rosemary PriceBecome a therapist - The problems that you could help others with are enormous, debilitating and horrendous. Something like agoraphobia can totally stunt a person's life as it does not allow them to go out. Someone who is recovering from abuse will be needing support too. Firstly let us ...
Views: 2794(2 votes) - Beat Panic and Anxiety with The Linden Method - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Mike SandersonThe Linden Method was created by Charles Linden to cure himself of the severe panic and anxiety that he had suffered since his childhood. In addition to anxiety and panic attacks Charles also suffered from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and agoraphobia. He discovered that they all had the ...
Views: 2741(3 votes) - Anxiety And Panic Attacks Will Beat You If You Let Them! - Do You Have To Live In Constant Fear? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Wally BrownAre you having panic attacks? If you are experiencing periods of severe stress in which you feel sick, shaky and super anxious than you likely are. The worst thing about having these panic attacks is that they come on out of nowhere, don't they? And when they do come on, they create a ...
Views: 2730(2 votes) - Beating Depression - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from Rosemary PriceBeating depression takes a lot of determination and patience. I recently read an interesting but daft article - yes daft - that stated that people who have severe conditions and illnesses suffer from depression. Well it does not take much to work out that if you are in a lot of pain, or cannot ...
Views: 2692(1 vote) - Natural Remedies For Anxiety Can Help You Find A Path To Better Mental Health - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Wally BrownIn order to talk about anxiety and panic attacks, it is important to know what an anxiety attack is. Every person gets anxious at different times for different reasons but if it continues beyond what is generally considered to be normal you may be dealing with an anxiety disorder. Something ...
Views: 2574(2 votes) - When Being Anxious Becomes Being Filled With Anxiety - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Wally BrownIf you are a normal person, then chances are that you have experienced some form of anxiety in your life. A special event, or something new that you were doing could have all triggered some kind of anxious response. This happens to all of us and is a completely normal part of living life. ...
Views: 2565(1 vote) - Dealing With Rejection - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Andrej SosicFear of rejection is one of the leading factors for developing avoidant behavior that is so common to people with social anxiety. When we get rejected, we usually get upset and in some circumstances even depressed. A series of rejections can lead to extreme fear of rejection, and that in ...
Views: 2511(2 votes) - Singapore: The Number One Place To Start a Company - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from rikvin offshoreA study shows that Singapore has been the best place to start a business. According to facts given by World Bank and IFC, Singapore is ranked as the best place to make business transactions. Why is it that Singapore has been considered as the garden of eden for entrepreneurs. Three reasons ...
Views: 2504 - What is it Like to Be Agoraphobic? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2009 from Russell Symonds (Shaktivirya)Agora comes from the Greek word for marketplace, and phobia means fear, therefore, agoraphobia had to originally mean fear of the marketplace. In many cases agoraphobia still means just that: a fear of public places such as a shopping center or marketplace or any such location. However, today's ...
Views: 2502(3 votes) - Is Coping With Anxiety A Lot Of Work? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Wally BrownDealing with anxiety is something that all of us have to go through at one time or another. Whether it be on your wedding day or the first day of school when you were a kid, you have been nervous and anxious at some point. Worrying about something that other people worry about is one ...
Views: 2495(2 votes) - If Suicide is the answer, what is the question? - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Dr. Nicholas JennerThe subject of suicide has been heavily covered in the news lately. Mainly due to the time of year where most people believe suicide numbers rise (though some studies suggest otherwise) but also due to the well publicised suicide of an ex-sportsman in England and a number of celebrities `coming ...
Views: 2484(2 votes) - You Don't Have To Live With Anxiety! - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Wally BrownYou have probably experienced the physical and mental aspects of a panic attack before. If you have ever done anything that was new to you, or exciting it is very likely that you have experienced some form of panic and/or anxiety as most people do from time to time in their lives. That's ...
Views: 2466(1 vote) - PTS was not the cause of her Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2011 from Nicholas PollakThe other day I was running an errand at a post office that I generally do not go to. As I pulled into a parking spot a woman approached me and asked if I was the hypnotist, as she had seen the magnetic signs on my car. I told her that I was and asked how I could help. She told me that she ...
Views: 2462(1 vote) - Social Phobia Treatment With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Andrej SosicSocial phobia is a disorder that has impacted way too many lives. People who suffer from social phobia are not living their lives the way they could. They are missing out on some of the best moments that could have happened to them. That is the reason why they need help as soon as ...
Views: 2449(1 vote) - You Can't Beat Anxiety And Panic Attacks By Wishing Them Away! - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Wally BrownPerhaps you have been feeling a bit worse lately with your anxiety. When it used to not be so bad, now it comes on really strong and seems to happen when you aren't expecting it at all. If this is happening to you often, you are having panic attacks. When this unknown fear that you experience ...
Views: 2389(1 vote) - Effective Teaching - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2013 from Vinod AnandEffective Teaching Vinod Anand A few days back I read a news report on the orientation programme organized by the UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Allahabad, where the valedictory address was delivered by Prof. Mishra, former Vice Chancellor of the University. Addressing the ...
Views: 2385(1 vote) - Dealing With Anxiety And Panic Can Become A Full Time Job! - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Wally BrownAnxiety is a normal part of everyday life for all of us. Whether on the first day of school or a new job, each and every one of us has been anxious at one point or another in our lives. It is one thing to worry about something, or to be anxious if some event is approaching, but when you ...
Views: 2370(1 vote) - Using These 2 All-Natural Herbal Anxiety Remedies May Help You! - What Is Your Anxiety Cure? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Wally BrownIf you are looking for a way to treat your anxiety and panic there are a few paths you can choose. One way is to get a prescription from your doctor for a medication that could turn out to be addicting and dangerous, and another way is something like a herbal remedy. If you choose a herbal type ...
Views: 2350(1 vote) - When Worry Lasts Too Long It's Anxiety! - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Wally BrownIt doesn't matter if you became anxious when you started a job or what the occasion was, at some point in your life you have been anxious. Becoming anxious for certain events is something that happens to every one of us, even people who don't have an anxiety disorder. The difference is ...
Views: 2241(1 vote) - Online Mindfulness Psychotherapy and Counseling for Agoraphobia - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2011 from Peter StrongAgoraphobics and those with social anxiety and shyness issues are often searching for more self-help tools and strategies to help them better manage their anxiety. Often, they are highly motivated to overcome their anxiety, but are afraid of venturing out of their safe zone. Online counselling ...
Views: 2192(4 votes) - How Are You Keeping Anxiety And Panic Attacks In Check? - Don't Forget These 2 Great Herbal Anxiety Remedies! - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Wally BrownAssuming that you don't want to take some kind of dangerous medication for your anxiety, you also have the option to take something more natural to your body, like a herbal anxiety remedy. The human body was not built to take chemicals and potions that are created in a lab, so these natural ...
Views: 2179(1 vote) - Finding Natural Remedies For Anxiety Attacks That Work - 2 Popular Herbs May Keep You Calm - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Wally BrownThere are ways to treat your anxiety besides taking addictive medications that rarely work anyway. Since your body is already built to heal itself, you could use something like herbal remedies for anxiety and panic attacks that may act a little bit more like the natural body response. There ...
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