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  • IS HAVING OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES DURING ANXIETY A BAD SIGN?

    IS HAVING OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES DURING ANXIETY A BAD SIGN?

    Depersonalization (DP), characterized by a sensation of detachment from one’s body and a distorted sense of reality, has garnered significant attention due to its intriguing connection with anxiety. Numerous studies highlight a strong correlation between depersonalization and anxiety, particularly in social anxiety and panic disorder. Anxiety emerges as a key predictor of depersonalization disorder, where…

  • CAN SLEEP DISTURBANCE WORSEN THE COURSE OF PTSD?

    CAN SLEEP DISTURBANCE WORSEN THE COURSE OF PTSD?

    Research indicates among all the anxiety disorders, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has the highest comorbidity rate with insomnia (i.e., they occur together). Studies with post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), on the other hand, reveal a different pattern. SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND PTSD Notably, there is growing evidence that sleep difficulties may contribute to the development of…

  • GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD) DISRUPTS SLEEP CONTINUITY

    GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER (GAD) DISRUPTS SLEEP CONTINUITY

    Research findings have documented patterns of decreased sleep efficiency, disrupted sleep continuity, and overall lightening of sleep in generalized anxiety disorders (GAD); however, the presence of comorbidity, especially with mood disorders, is believed to confound the results. As a solution to this conundrum, the current study investigates sleep architecture in a group of otherwise healthy…

  • CAN YOGA HELP IMPROVE GAD SYMPTOMS?

    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…

  • DOES FOOD RESTRICTION REALLY ALLEVIATE PTSD SYMPTOMS?

    DOES FOOD RESTRICTION REALLY ALLEVIATE PTSD SYMPTOMS?

    Food restriction, like exercise, triggers a biological program that stimulates the restoration of energy balance following a decrease in the amount of energy stored. This response involves genetic and hormonal components that in turn drive food intake (i.e., hunger). Previous studies linked this biological response to a reduction of anxiety in both humans and rodents.…

  • 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:

  • COMMON ANXIETY SYMPTOMS

    COMMON ANXIETY SYMPTOMS

    MUSCLE TENSION Typically, tightness is felt throughout the body as tension impacts different muscles. You might feel it in your neck, jaw, chest, or the stomach. UPSET STOMACH Common symptoms are cramping, churning, tightness, or knots in the stomach. Also unpleasant “butterflies” in the stomach can occur, where the stomach feels heavy as if were…

  • WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR BODY WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE ANXIETY?

    When you’re anxious, only the functions that are needed for in-the-moment survival are activated, the others shut down. Memory shuts down, higher order thinking, planning, organizing, and even digestion doesn’t work when people are in a state of anxiety. For example, people who have test anxiety don’t perform well, because they have difficulty retrieving information…

  • CAN ANXIETY AFFECT GUT HEALTH?

    We know that brain and gut are interconnected , and we also know that they communicate in both directions. As a matter of fact, the gut has often been referred to as the second brain, and thus it is not uncommon for someone to feel in their guts what they experience psychologically. Hence, anxiety is…

  • WHAT CAN I DO IF I FEEL MY ANXIETY ESCALATING TO A PANIC ATTACK?

    If you begin to experience the signs of increased anxiety, you should immediately begin using coping skills you have learnt to lower the anxiety before panic sets in, because once it starts it is impossible to stop it.