Anxiety and insomnia are often related. Each can be causes of the other which, in turn, leads to a vicious cycle that may seem impossible to break.
A study conducted by Dag Neckelmann, MD, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norwa, shows that chronic insomnia increases your odds of having [...]

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by long-term anxiety, excessive worry, and tension, even though there appears to be no reason to feel this way. This disorder affects about 6.8 million American adults (and twice as many women as men).  The disorder usually develops gradually. It can start at any age but the highest-risk years [...]

Anti anxiety medications might offer one quick solution to your anxiety problems. These types of drugs include traditional anti-anxiety drugs (benzodiazepines), as well as newer options like antidepressants and beta-blockers. They can help reduce your anxiety while you undergo therapy to get to the cause of the problem. However, it’s important that you understand that [...]

An anxiety attack, also referred to as a panic attack, is an episode of intense panic and/or fear. Unfortunately, it often occurs suddenly with little or no warning. In some cases, there’s an obvious trigger for the attack–getting stuck in an elevator, for example, or thinking about your big race–but in other cases, the attacks [...]

Social anxiety disorder is also referred to as social phobia. This is an anxiety disorder in which a person is abnormally fearful of social situations. The anxiety and extreme self-consciousness come from the fear of being closely observed, judged, and/or criticized by others.
Anyone with this type of disorder is afraid that he or she will [...]

The Impact of the Escalating Symptoms of Anxiety
Escalating symptoms of anxiety impact up to 40 million adults in the US per year. While it’s perfectly expected to feel nervous or anxious in certain periods of your life (graduating from school, starting a new job, losing a loved one, etc., people with anxiety disorders feel often [...]

Anxiety disorder is an umbrella term for various specific forms of fear and anxiety including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and separation anxiety.
Generalized anxiety disorder commonly affects older adults and is characterized by enduring anxiety that really doesn’t seem to be about any certain subject, topic or [...]

How do anxiety and nervous breakdown tie in? The term anxiety is an umbrella term which encompasses panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder. The term nervous breakdown is no longer used by the medical profession. It is now referred to as situational depression or [...]

Recently, research has been done to prove that, in some cases, internet based therapies could be just as successful as face to face therapies for battling depression and anxiety. It’s a known fact that sufferers of depression and anxiety don’t get adequate treatment. Price and time are frequently why people are now seeking out treatment [...]

Anxiety is a very normal, very common thing. It’s how the body reacts to stress. Anxiety may help people cope with troubles that arise in their lives such as with work or school. Anxiety will force the individual to cope with the situation and to deal with it. However, excessive anxiety is a problem and [...]

When dealing with depression and anxiety, group therapy and support groups could assist in the recovery process. Group discussions and treatments could help raise self-esteem and lets you know that you’re not alone in your affliction.
It’s often a relief to know that other people are suffering from depression and anxiety and that you’re not alone. [...]

Most physicians will prescribe antidepressant medications to help treat depression and anxiety. They’re not a remedy though. These medications could treat some of the symptoms of depression and anxiety; nevertheless they have no effect on the underlying stressors contributing to your depression and anxiety. Therapy is essential when lifestyle changes are in order.
There is research [...]

Anxiety disorders in children are really treatable. Unknown to most Americans, anxiety disorders are exceedingly high on the list of health problems in kids. Regrettably, most people don’t know what to look for, so the symptoms go untreated. It has even been proposed that a lot of adults’ problems had their root in childhood, although [...]