Every disease has a group of signs and symptoms. Anxiety Disorders are no different. However, anxiety disorders are peculiar in that there is no way to test for them. You can't draw blood, or provide some other kind of sample that will tell a doctor if you're sick with nerves. So then, how are anxiety disorders diagnosed? Excellent question. It starts with a visit to your doctor. During the visit your doctor will: 1. Review your medical history. 2. Ask you about your symptoms. 3. Test you for everything that's related to your
How to Cure Abnormal Anxiety
Some time ago, you set out on a journey to cure your abnormal anxiety. And up to this point that journey has been a miserable failure. But that's not your fault. It just takes time. It takes time to find the thing that's keeping you anxious. Today, I want to help you bring your long journey to an end. So to start, let's go way back. Back to when this all got started. Do you remember your first panic attack? And what about those long days filled with nervousness? I know I do. During those early days chances are that you were
AnxietyGuru.net Turns 2 Years Old!
Today marks the second anniversary of Anxietyguru.net. Since May 2008 I have been writing, podcasting, emailing readers, and doing all I can to spread my message. My message has always been simple. Anxiety is hard to live with but, it is manageable and does not have to stop you from living how you want to live. I've always preached that the path toward a less anxious life may or may not require meds, therapy, fish oil or whatever other means you can imagine. My motto is "whatever it takes, as long as it is safe and effective." Last
How I Beat My Worst Anxiety Phobia: I Got Drunk
The other day we had several people over for barbecue and good times, but before the soiree took place I vowed to do two things - 1. Get drunk and 2. Be alright with being drunk. Usually I'd tell you that alcohol and anxiety just don't mix, and I think this is still the case. Lots of people use alcohol to cope with anxiety but inevitably this leads to alcohol dependence and - ironically - more anxiety. So it really is a non-starter. But this post isn't a celebration of alcohol or alcohol influenced text messages (of which I indulged in
Anxiety Guru Q&A
Recently I've noticed an uptick in the amount of questions and requests for podcast that I get via email. Both of these developments are great and so I've decided to combine the two into a Q&A. So, if you have a question or problem that you want discussed please send it to the email address info@anxietyguru.net and in the subject line put QA. I plan to put this all together as soon as I have enough viable questions to address. I usually think of subjects to talk about on my own, but given all the recent emails I've received there
Is Videoconferencing the Future Wave Psychotherapy?
It seems that video is killing the waiting room. In an effort to shorten wait times, child psychologist are turning to videoconferencing to expand services and reach more patients via "telemental health services." But is this a good idea for the rest of us? Can anxiety disorders and other mental health issues be addressed effectively by videoconferencing? For anyone familiar with psychotherapy, you know the experience is fraught with undesirable details. For example, after making the difficult phone call to seek help, you then have to
The Two Most Important Things You Can Learn to Reduce Anxiety
Today's podcast is a direct result of two questions I received from Anxiety Guru readers. The questions were related to panic attacks and the acceptance of anxiety. I think both of these issues are important and understanding them can help you cope with your anxiety more effectively. I began by discussing the fight or flight response because I've always thought that if you understood the fight or flight response, then you would understand all of your anxiety symptoms. This type of understanding leads to less fear and worry, because you'll
How to Stop Heart Palpitations
Heart palpitations. Don't these two words make you shudder with anxiety? Well, maybe the words don't, but the sensations caused by heart palpitations certainly do scare people. In fact, it's the main topic of emails that I get from people who contact me with questions. And given that this anxiety symptom is so common among anxiety sufferers, I thought it would be helpful to do a "how to" article on palpitations. First, a few basics. A heart palpitation is an abnormal beating of the heart AND your heightened awareness of your heart
Coping with Anxiety and Criticism
Criticism sucks. There just isn't any other way of saying it. For anxiety sufferers dealing with criticism is especially hard, because it seems to arouse our worst fears about being judged or belittled. And it's not like being sensitive to criticism is unique to people with anxiety, it's just that many of us - like so many other things - react to it fiercely. For example, when I graduated from University and got my first "real job" I wasn't prepared for the rough and tumble world of corporate style criticism. My first reaction
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