Anxiety disorders are characterized by an overwhelming sense of apprehension. Sometimes such apprehension may become constant. Numerous physical symptoms may accompany anxiety with over 100 physical anxiety symptoms reported, including muscle tightness, heart palpitations, chest tightness/pain, dizziness, numbness, tingling, and electric shock feelings. Anxiety disorders often tend to progress to what is called a panic disorder and panic attacks. The Mayo Clinic definition of a panic attack is: “A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that develops … » Read More

Feeling sad? Grieving a loss? Anticipating a death? Sit yourself down, give yourself a hug and let the tears and healing begin. Shedding tears is a uniquely human response to emotional distress, sadness being the most typical emotion leading to tears. And sadness is the emotion almost universally associated with grief. Unfortunately, people are often afraid of crying. Among men in many Western societies, crying is seen as a sign of weakness. Boys are told, “Big boys don’t cry,” or, … » Read More

It may have always been so, hard to say, but it seems that in today’s world many people suffer from different kinds of emotional pain and stress. Is this something that is a byproduct of the modern world? Does the way we live our lives today cause us to have more complex emotional issues? Or maybe this has always been the case, but only in the abundance of free time and the safety of living in the modern world are … » Read More