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Webinar
02.16.2024
Helping Anxious Athletes Learn to Manage Performance Doubts and Fears
Personal Story
02.15.2024
Living with Emetophobia as a College Student
Living with Emetophobia is a constant challenge. Nausea plagues me relentlessly, feeding into a vicious cycle of anxiety. Despite the hardships, I hold onto hope for progress.
Blog post
02.14.2024
OCD Strategies: We Do Not Hang Out With Bullies
You remember the bully from school. They call your name, demean you, undermine your confidence. The same is true for the “bully” that is your OCD thoughts.
Blog post
02.09.2024
6 Ways to Tackle BFRBs Outside Your Home
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) can often make us feel like we have no control over our behaviors and that we’re at the mercy of an endless cycle. Here are 6 ways you can set yourself up to combat your BRFB outside of your home.
Personal Story
02.08.2024
Worth the Wait
I would always reminisce on everything I had said or did during the day and beat myself up for it. I felt that my life could potentially change but I still had no idea how to change my habits or get out of the state of mind I had now lived in for 2 years.
Webinar
02.08.2024
Your College Mental Health Packing List: A Free Live Q&A in Partnership with Lumate Health
Join ADAA and Lumate Health March 6 for an insightful free, live Q&A public webinar for students and parents. It can be exciting to get a college packing list. And yes, picking out dorm decorations is fun, but those new Twin XL sheets aren't going to help manage the highs and lows that come with the transition to college.
Personal Story
02.06.2024
Rising Above My Story of Depression and Anxiety
After a while, my life began to take on meaning. I let myself feel. I unearthed pain, raw emotions, and intense feelings. These are not minor feats, especially for anyone suffering from depression or anxiety.
Personal Story
01.29.2024
Using the Five Senses
Anxiety can come on randomly at any time—it’s normal! I’ve learned that grounding is the best way to bring yourself back down from an attack. Here is one technique I’ve learned which uses the five senses.
Webinar
01.26.2024
Helping Your Child Face Their Fears and Worries Q&A
Webinar
01.24.2024
How to Free Yourself from the Fear of Vomit and Reclaim Your Life
The fear of vomit can be all-consuming and take over one’s entire life. As worries and symptoms spin out of control, the world of an emetophobe shrinks. With limited resources, emetophobia sufferers have few places to turn for help. Join Ken Goodman, LCSW, author of The Emetophobia Manual, for a Q&A. Ken was joined by an emetophobia sufferer who participated in Ken’s ten-week emetophobia workshop.
Blog post
01.22.2024
The “Invisible” Disorder: OCD Stigma & How We Move Forward
To change societal perceptions towards OCD, we must first understand what those perceptions are. The purpose of this post is to share key takeaways regarding pre-service teachers’ (PSTs’) perceptions of and stigmas towards OCD, and how we can increase awareness within our schools and communities.
Blog post
01.15.2024
New ADAA Member Books! Winter 2024
Check out our ADAA members' new books that offer help for the public and support for professionals.
