Monthly Archives: June 2010

Anxiety in Teens, I’m Worried About My Daughter

My daughter will be starting high school come September. And while I am so proud of her for her excellent grades and a million other reasons, I am also worried too. My bout with social anxiety started in my teens, … Continue reading

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Overcoming Health Anxiety

Do you have health anxiety? Almost 70% of those who responded to a recent poll at the Anxiety Disorders Association website are anxious about their health all the time. Health anxiety is a preoccupation with the belief that you have … Continue reading

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Watching the News and Anxiety

While getting my husband’s car serviced the other day, I had to sit in the waiting room of the auto dealer for about an hour. The waiting room had a television on and it was playing one of 24 hour … Continue reading

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Do You Get Summer Holiday Anxiety?

My kids have 3 half days left of school and then it’s on to a loong summer vacation. I get summer holiday anxiety every year so I thought it would help to write about it. The general unstructured nature of … Continue reading

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Do You Have Driving Anxiety?

It’s only been in the last few years that I can drive on highways and interstates without significant driving anxiety. For the majority of my adult life however, I had severe highway driving anxiety. It used to be impossible for … Continue reading

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What Triggers a Panic Attack?

What are anxiety attack triggers? Did you know what your triggers for anxiety are? Anxious people are highly sensitive.  Things that other, less sensitive people wouldn’t even notice can really set us off. Not that it’s bad to be highly … Continue reading

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Keeping a Journal for Coping with Anxiety

Keeping a journal has definitely helped me in coping with anxiety. One of my favorite things to do is to draw a big line down the middle of the page. On the left side of the page, I let my … Continue reading

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Kava Kava for Anxiety Relief

Kava Kava is a natural plant supplement that has been found to be safe and effective for the short-term treatment of anxiety. This root grows as a bush in the South Pacific. For over 3000 years, it has been used … Continue reading

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