Monthly Archives: September 2006

This was published on the BBC News website today. It is probably something that most people who have sort treatment for anxiety, depression, bi-polar or any other "mental illness" can relate to. I suppose that we should be grateful that … Continue reading →

In the fifties and sixties they had it, but it was less present in the typical nine-to-fiver and it was not nearly as complicated: I’m talking about anxiety disorder or panic disorder—a malaise characterized by what are today called anxiety … Continue reading →

It has often been said that old problems are not so much cured but grown out of. That is to say that the things which used to bother us don’t disappear, but become less important. What I am talking about … Continue reading →

A lot has always been made about the links between what you eat and how you feel. Everything that happens to us emotionally or physically is chemical, so the theory goes, so how we feel and how our bodies behave … Continue reading →

A few months ago I wrote an article on the labeling of anxiety sufferers by a medical profession that was obsessed with diagnosis apparently to the detriment of cure or containment. the situation is a perversion: Anxiety and mood disorders … Continue reading →

Hi, I found the following posted on Anxiety Info and I thought it was worth reposting here. I have recently seen, as i mentioned a few posts ago, a documentary on phobias where MRI was used to see how certain … Continue reading →

Firstly, let me apologise for not updating this blog for the last week or so. I have been extremely busy at work and also working on a new home page for http://www.anxiety2calm.com/ because it struck me that the current one, … Continue reading →

Something started me thinking about what Tom Cruise said about Brook Shields and the anti-depressant debacle. While double blind tests of anti-depressants have shown that they work against anxiety the debate as to how well they work, and how much … Continue reading →

Hi, I got emailed this from the BBC, who are making a new documentary on phobias. For those who will do anything to get on TV it looks interesting. If you are in the UK and you fancy it, get … Continue reading →

Hi, I saw this question on the Tapir Discussion Board: Does anyone ever feel like they can’t get a deep breath? I feel like I can’t get a full breath in and when I keep trying it makes my lungs … Continue reading →