My anxiety disorder has been an active part of my life for a long time….about twenty years or so. Over the years I have visited a lot of anxiety-related message boards and forums, and one reason I find them so helpful is because you can have the seemingly “oddest” anxiety…
Read MorePostpartum Anxiety and Irrational Worry
After my anxiety really blew up when I was in my twenties, my main issues were mostly physical….heart palpitations, adrenaline surges, shaking hands, hyperventilating, etc. One such recurrence happened right around the time my first child was born. Each of my pregnancies brought with it a unique set of mental…
Read MoreAnxiety Disorders – You, Your Brain, and the Marriage Counselor
The thing about anxiety, is that it is not some mysterious affliction that attacks us out of the blue. Your brain has not developed an illness. It has not suddenly become “broken” and incapable of responding normally again. You have not completely lost control of your life forever. The truth…
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