Do you relate to the phrase “crippling shyness”? Have you ever described yourself as “royally awkward,” or “wallflower”? Perhaps you saw that book-turned-movie The Perks of Being a Wallflower and identified with the lead protagonist. You’re not...

Your mind is racing, your heart is pounding, and your body is beginning to react to a stressful situation or event – what can you do to escape this before it turns into an anxiety attack? If...

They’re a mixture of things you can take and you can do Whether you’re talking about food, shelter, clothing or most of the things that are part of our lives, “natural” is the way to go. The...

Choose between medicine, counseling or the DIY method Anxiety, sometimes called angst, is what causes you to feel afraid, worried or uneasy. Although it is a normal reaction to something that causes stress, there are three different...

Strategies to help you go on stage in stride We often hear the phrase “conquer stage fright” as if it were an enemy that needs to be battled and vanquished. In reality, it’s actually a beast that...

If you often experience some sort of indigestion, where your stomach “inexplicably” becomes bloated or upset particularly when you’re anxious about something, then you probably have a nervous stomach. Also called “irritable bowel syndrome,” a nervous stomach...

Most psychologists agree that there is one basic difference between depression and anxiety. Depression is often, based on its manifestations, a kind of shutting down, the individual drowning in a sense of hopelessness and despair from which...