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  • Anxiety -a Lifelong Challenge  By : Abigail Franks
    There are many people that suffer from one form or another of anxiety. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, a recognized authority on various mental health issues, about 17 to 20% of the American population may suffer some type of anxiety disorder. Given the current state of the country, society and the world at large, this is not surprising.

    GAD, or generalized anxiety disorder, is like being in a chronic or continued state of worry and anxiety. This can ...
  • An Explanation Of Anxiety Disorders And Their Treatments  By : Shane Baxter
    Anxiety is a common feeling for most people at some point or another. When fear, nervousness or worry become a chronic problem, however, they can progress into a more serious anxiety disorder.

    While anxiety starts in the mind, it can lead to physical symptoms as well. Increased heartrate, stomach problems and headaches are all physical symptoms that can be related to anxiety.

    When a person faces an event or situation that causes stress or fear, they experience a respons...
  • How To Keep Your Brain Healthy And Your Mind As Sharp As A Tack - Whatever Your Age  By : Michael Coleman
    Brain health shouldn’t be something you first start thinking about in middle- or old-age. Just as you need to exercise your body throughout life to keep it healthy so too does your brain require a daily workout to keep it vital and alert.

    It is common for people to experience a gradual decline in their mental abilities as they age. We are told that this is normal and is the result of age-related structural changes in the brain - and that such changes are inevitable.

    But...
  • Understanding The Bipolar Disorder  By : Bobby Ryatt
    Understanding Bipolar To Get Help

    Most individuals that suffer from bipolar disorder have one goal. That goal is to live a life that is as normal as can be. To get through today without having any emotional problems, to make it through the big meeting at work without having people wonder what is wrong with you and to simply be able to enjoy your daughter’s graduation are all additional goals that you may have.

    There is no 100 percent sure way of stopping these things fr...
  • The Brain Food Recipe  By : Douglas Alp
    In the past it was believed that your intelligence was something that was inherited or that it was a genetics thing. Although this is a possiblity it may not be a total truth. It is now believed that your intelligence can be determined by your environment, life experiences and your diet. So is there a brain food recipe that one can start eating to make them more intelligent?

    Well I don’t know if there is a exact recipe but from my research on foods and supplements it conti...
  • Is Anxiety Keeping You Down?  By : Tommy Thompson
    Almost 6% of all emergency room visits are related to some form of mental health disorder. And of that 6%, a staggering 21% of these are anxiety related. Anxiety in its most severe form can be quite debilitating.

    From time to time everyone feels overwhelmed by the stress of our circumstances. But when your stress and anxiety seem to be of a more chronic nature and become more frequent and severe, it may be time to address the problem.

    If you have recurring worries and f...
  • Educating Yourself With Attention Deficit Disorder Research  By : Michelle Bery
    A diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) carries with it a whole new set of challenges. Suddenly, behavior that was hard to explain now fits within a standard definition of a widespread disorder. More and more children and adults are being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, and consequently, Attention Deficit Disorder research has become the focus of an entire generation.

    For those looking to educate themselves on the signs, symptoms, and treatments for Atte...
  • Symptoms Of Social Anxiety Disorder  By : Thomas Bronson -
    Medical studies and clinic research into the world neglected mental condition, social anxiety disorder, reveal that this condition is not new after all, contrary to many misperceptions of the general public. Very often, social anxiety disorder may be easily misdiagnosed or even be mistaken as a form of shyness. Having said that, many sufferers of social anxiety are not even aware nor suspect that they are experiencing an anxiety disorder. These people are not alone! There is ...
  • Adult ADD: Plan Ahead, If You Want To Stay Consistent  By : Tellman Knudson And Stephanie Frank
    When we created the 12 ADD Axioms, we were consistent about putting them together. We set up an ADD-friendly schedule for the calls. We also took a look ahead and we thought about what might drag us down. We can think. We can come up with ideas. We can do all kinds of things, but we were creating a deliverable system. We were creating something that we needed to be accountable for.

    We are both ADD/ADHD adults, so we asked ourselves, “What are the ‘boring’ parts? What are t...
  • Recognizing Anxiety Symptoms  By : Samantha Davis
    Everyone experiences moments of unease or panic. You’ve said the wrong thing or locked your keys in the car. The situation is resolved and those feelings go away. At least, for most of us, they do. For over two million Americans, they are a constant feeling of helplessness and hopelessness.

    Anxiety symptoms range can vary, depending on whether or not your anxiety disorder is specific or generalized. They can be both psychological and physical. Every person is different; ea...
  • Living With Generalized Anxiety Disorder  By : Jim Kesel
    Most of the world’s populace has or will suffer from some kind of mental disorder. It seems that a new one is discovered each month. Never the less these disorders and Phobias can make the life of the suffer quite miserable. One the most common mental conditions is called anxiety or anxiety disorder. There are many derivations of this common mental illness. A severe form is called GAD short for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

    In general anxiety is the natural reaction to bei...
  • Medication For Treating Your Panic Attack Symptoms  By : Paul Simpson
    Panic Attacks are an emotional disorder which can completely take over your life. They make you extremely vulnerable, and you constantly question whether another panic attack is on the way
  • Stress In Children Due To Brain Injury  By : Ashish Jain
    Stress and children ought to be poles apart. Children have double capacity to create and remove stress among the elders, by their rants and tantrums. Let us assume for a while that children do not have serious stress causing habits like smoking and drinking. As for problems related to poverty the perspective of children is entirely different. Children are capable of enjoying their difficulties and hence they don't have stress on this account.

    The story seems so nice and si...
  • How Stress Affects Our Mental Health.  By : Salihu Ibrahim
    Chronic stress is vulnerable to the brain and could result in severe lack of focus. Hence the tendency of patients of chronic stress becoming less and less efficient and even susceptible to accident while on the job. Chronic stress on children has been proven to deter their ability to retain things in their memory.

    Apart from the fact that aged people easily loose their memory, memory loss can occur in patient with chronic stress. Studies have proven this that those who, i...

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