An interesting BBC articles about the effects of Cannabis use on future mental health. Regular “recreational” drug use is inadvisable for people with panic disorder,
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Depression versus Anxiety
Depression is the reaction to having lost something that was considered important. The roots lie in the past. For example, you can lose someone you
Clonazepam
I have been trawling the forums and reading emails sent to me and I thought it was time I said something about the drug Clonazepam.
Exercise as anti-depressant? Anti-Anxiety?
I was recently looking at the RemedyFind web site and noticed that the drug or therapy with the highest rating for treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Attacks
Hi I recieved an email requesting help in the case of a teenage boy suffering from panic attacks. As I am not a doctor, and
Expressing emotion and anxiety.
Sometimes we need to get things off our chests. People who suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, and especially agoraphobia and social phobia often don’t
Millions ‘hit by toilet phobia’
This from the BBC News this morning. Here’s the link. A campaign is being launched to raise awareness of the crippling impact of toilet phobia.
Coming off SSRI’s
In the great anti-anxiety medication debate one question seems to come up again and again. It revolves around the use of SSRI’s or Selective Serotonin
Talking to the Inner Child
Anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, depression and many other disorders have often been put down to experiences in early life. In last decade or so more
Self Esteem and Anxiety
There has often been thought to be a link between how we feel about ourselves, how we feel others feel about us, and our mood.