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Beyond Shyness: What to Know About Social Anxiety Disorder

By Barbara Stepko — 2021

Symptoms and causes of this common condition and how it’s treated

Read on www.aarp.org

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TV Host Michelle Harris on How She Used These Methods to Get Her Anxiety Under Control

I began having anxiety attacks in high school. The scariest part was that I really didn’t know what they were at first. Because of my personality, which is more Type-A organized, it would have been easy to allow them to take over my life and become debilitating.

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How to Overcome Fear and Anxiety

Fear is one of the most powerful emotions. It has a very strong effect on your mind and body.

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6 Tips to Overcoming Anxiety and Phobias

Do fear and anxiety keep you from dealing with unavoidable situations and emotions? These expert tips will help you overcome a paralyzing pattern of behavior.

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EMDR Therapy for Anxiety, Panic, PTSD and Trauma

In 1987 psychologist Francine Shapiro developed a new type of psychotherapy known as EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. EMDR therapy has become a more common treatment in recent years as a treatment option for people suffering from anxiety, panic, PTSD, or trauma.

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Overcoming Anxiety

In many ways, anxiety is a healthy response to an external stimulus. We should be in a heightened or aroused state when we give a speech, fly in a plane during times of intense turbulence, or encounter a potential threat from a neighbor's Rottweiler who has broken lose from their yard.

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Feeling Stuck in “What If’s” and Dreading Worst-Case Scenarios? A Simple Technique to Stop Worrying and Get Your Life Back

Think back to the last time some issue weighed heavily on your mind. Something negative happened, and it triggered a flood of anxious thoughts.

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How to Deal with Anxiety

Anxiety can be a sign to pay attention and bring your A-game. You can turn it into drama, a false cataclysmic feeling or you can use it as a performance enhancement tool. Here are the three primary sources of anxiety and what to do about it.

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Experiencing Mental Health Issues for the First Time? A Neuroscientist Explains Why

If your symptoms are interfering in your daily life—sabotaging your sleep, keeping you from getting any work done, or causing you to feel hopeless—it's time to consider that you may be experiencing anxiety or depression (or both, as they often go together).

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