Category: anxiety help
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DOES SINGING PROMOTE RELAXATION?
A number of studies have documented the effects of singing on cardio-respiratory health. For example, one study reports that choir group singing improves heart rate variability, which is a significant predictor of cardiovascular health. Notably, decreased heart rate variability is linked to hypertension, heart failure and work stress, while increased heart rate variability indicates a…
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DOES PRACTICING YOGIC BREATHING HELP REDUCE ANXIETY?
Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a set of yogic breathing techniques that consists of four different types of breaths, including Ujjayi, Bhastrika, Om, and Sudarshan Kriya, touted for their calming and mood enhancing effects. A growing body of research has reported its psychological benefits; however its clinical application has been largely ignored. which The current…
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IS THERE A PARTICULAR TYPE OF FOOD THAT HELPS REDUCE ANXIETY?
There is not a particular type of food that helps reduce anxiety, but maintaining an overall healthy diet is absolutely primordial. Staying away from alcohol and caffeine has been shown to help reduce anxiety symptoms. Similarly, eating more fruits, avoiding foods with high sodium content like fast foods and processed foods (e.g., chips) has also…
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IS HOARDING A SIGN OF ANXIETY?
Hoarding represents a severe form of psychopathology that is often seen in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A hoarder typically acquires a large amount of material possessions and fails to discard any, leading to debilitating clutter, impairment and distress. In addition, they often demonstrate low insight into their problem and show poor decision-making skills. DISTRESS…
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CAN YOGA HELP IMPROVE GAD SYMPTOMS?
Studies show that yoga is associated with more anxiety reduction than any other exercises; for example one study finds that in women with high levels of self-reported anxiety, two months of yoga reduced state (i.e., transitory) and trait (i.e., permanent, a personality characterisitc) anxiety compared to no treatment. Similarly, there is evidence in the literature…
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WHEN SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ABOUT MY ANXIETY?
If you are asking this question, it means that you should be concerned. If your anxiety is overwhelming, disrupts your normal functioning, and you feel depressed and unhappy, then you ought to take action. At MindRise, we offer many resources and info to help you overcome or manage your anxiety on your own. However, if…
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WHAT IS THE USE OF LEARNING ABOUT HOW CERTAIN BRAIN REGIONS ARE OVERACTIVE/UNDERACTIVE IN ANXIETY?
It is very helpful when you have anxiety to understand what is actually happening in the brain, because it provides us with an objective fact. Instead of letting our emotions run wild and start believing in catastrophic thoughts about the possibility that we might be losing our mind, we can calmly remind our self that…
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WHAT IS HYPERVENTILATION?
Hyperventilation refers to the act of breathing fast or increasing the respiratory rate. When we breathe normally, we take about 15 to 18 breaths per minute (one breath cycle includes one inhalation and one exhalation); however when we hyperventilate we take about 18 to 20 breaths per minute, and this rate can go up to…
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WHAT IS ANXIETY?
Anxiety is a feeling of dread and uneasiness about something real or imagined “Something real” refers to an event about which you predict a negative outcome. For example, you are uncomfortable with your child playing on a swing, because you are convinced that she will fall and hurt herself. “Something imagined” refers to a scenario…
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WHAT IS AN ANXIETY DISORDER?
Anxiety becomes disordered when it has become a burden to you. It interrupts your normal rhythm, prevents you from functioning properly in society, is overwhelming, and makes you miserable. Psychology identifies six most common anxiety disorders according to the source of the anxiety: