Anxiety The high stressed, overworked, perfectionistic lifestyle many of us are attempting to live is causing our US society a lot of anxiety. There are many anxiety symptoms but despite their different forms, all anxiety disorders share one major symptom: persistent or severe fear or worry in situations where most people wouldn’t feel threatened. The … Read More
What are Benzos? Benzodiazepines, known to many as “benzos,” are man-made medications that cause mild to severe depression of the nerves within the brain (central nervous system) and sedation (drowsiness). Seizures, anxiety, and other diseases that require benzodiazepine treatment may be caused by excessive activity of nerves in the brain. These drugs may work by … Read More
Do I Have Anxiety Symptoms or an Anxiety Disorder? Have you ever wondered if your anxiety symptoms are present enough to classify you as having an anxiety disorder? Well, because anxiety disorders are a group of related conditions rather than a single disorder, they can look very different from person to person making it hard … Read More
Anxiety Treatments: Alternative or Prescription? Anxiety disorders are treatable, and the vast majority of people with an anxiety disorder can be helped with professional care. However, success of treatment varies. Some may respond to treatment after a few weeks or months, while others may need more than a year. Anxiety treatment may be complicated … Read More
For most people, the holiday season is a time of joy and happiness, filled with parties, presents and family functions. For some, however, this time of year can be hard to bear. Whether it’s because of stress, loneliness or anxiety about the future, holiday depression can happen to anyone at any time. A recent article … Read More
Many people with high anxiety levels find that having a drink at night to “calm them down” does exactly that…it calms them down and decreases their anxiety. The problem is this is a very short-term effect and typically gets worse because 1 drink per night turns into 2 turns into 3 and goes from abuse … Read More
