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I am a senior social work student and am planning on attending graduate school in the Fall. I have made a strong recovery from anxiety and have an excellent way with words, so I am attempting to put that skill to use by writing articles. I currently write

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Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Overcoming obstacles in personal struggles: 1 of 40
Those of us afflicted with anxiety often find that we are telling ourself that we are "idiots, should have known better, should be able to do better, should not be anxious in this situation," or any other number of self-critical comments. We often feel as though all we are is anxious, that we are the only ones to blame for ou... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Recognizing your own internal dialogue gives you greater freedom: 2 of 23
One of the most powerful ways for a person to assess himself or herself is to monitor his or her internal dialogue. But, what is internal dialogue, and how does one identify it? Internal dialogue is the words a person uses to describe him or herself, but these are the thoughts that arrive naturally inside the person's mind. F... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Overcoming anxiety: 3 of 17
Many different methods exist to help people recover from anxiety, and what works for one may not work at all for another; there are few rules - many parts of anxiety recovery contradict one another based on the person. The notion that a certain authority makes contradictory claims should not come as a surprise to anyone becau... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Letting go of fear: 2 of 11
This is another one of those concepts that will probably always be a struggle, to some degree, for each and every person. This article is written with anxiety, a form of fear, and is intended for sufferers of chronic anxiety disorders. For many of the chronically anxious, this is a completely foreign concept altogether. Altho... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization Is knowledge truly power?: 19 of 101
Our society, and many others like it, is plagued by cliches, some of which are true, but most of which are not. Time will not be spent on arguing which ones are not true, but one that is true is thatknowledge is power, and this article will demonstrate why this is true in relation to anxiety.The first thing that is important ... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders The best way to handle your anxiety problems: 1 of 5
So what happens when a person first identifies that he or she suffers from an anxiety disorder? For all of us, thousands of thoughts are pouring through our brain at the same moment. I'm a freak! What do I do? What's wrong with me? Is there any cure? To further worsen the situation, many of us have lives that are full of all ... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) The social outcast: Coping with the silence: 1 of 4
Many of us have struggled with severe anxiety for years, perhaps decades and generations. Some of us have been anxious for many years and have just recently identified anxiety as a struggle in our lives. Then, some others are struggling their way through the recovery process, which seems daunting, if not impossible, at times.... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Choosing the proper anti-anxiety medication: 6 of 20
The topic of medication is always a controversy in ourmodern age. American society, most of all the Westernnations, wants everything done immediately, and medicationsometimes appears to be a viable shortcut. But, ismedication necessarily a good choice for you? The first thing to determine is whether one needs it ornot, and ma... More..
Health & Fitness > Pharmaceuticals (Other) Medications that can cause anxiety: 1 of 3
Anxiety medication, and any medication in general, is something to be taken only with caution, and in many cases, doctors will unnecessarily prescribe medications that are not needed (need and wantare two terms that people have a difficult time distinguishing between).The patient's goal in seeking medication is to reduce the ... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Hypervigilance: What it is and how it affects your anxiety level: 1 of 3
Hypervigilance is a large word, but it is easy to understand, and all anxiety-sufferers engage in this act to some degree. So, what is hypervigilance? I'll spare our readers from a difficult-to-understand book definition of the word and boil it down in this way: hyprevigilance is when an anxiety sufferer is excessively aware ... More..