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Understanding Anxiety Disorders
Psychologist Dr. Douglas Mennin discusses how to understand anxiety disorders.
Anxiety Disorders — What Is Normal?
What’s the difference between stress and anxiety? Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, nervous, worried, or even anxious. Anxiety is a reaction to the stress, a feeling of apprehension or fear.
Defining Anxiety Disorders
Discover when you should become concerned that you might have an anxiety disorder.
Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders
Learn the symptoms typical of anxiety disorders, and in particular of GAD, or generalized anxiety disorder. The symptoms of each anxiety disorder vary in different people, but they all provoke extreme fear or worry that interferes with daily life.
Social Anxiety Therapy Group
Anxiety Thursdays
My Silent Child
My 5-year old boy has a cherub's face with a hint of mischief in his beautiful green eyes. Brian dances to silly music and entertains us with his antics. He tells his brother to leave him alone and he teases his sister while she does her homework.
Ricky Williams: A Story of Social Anxiety Disorder
Many people know Ricky Williams as the Heisman Trophy-winning running back who had it all — fame, money, and talent. Selected as the fifth NFL draft pick out of college, he became a celebrity overnight.
My Panic and Anxiety: More Than Nerves
The summer before my senior year in college, my mother died of lung cancer at the age of 57. I dealt with my loss privately, as I had handled most of my problems throughout adolescence: I repressed my grief and kept moving.
Determined to Recover
After more than 20 years of not going to a grocery store, restaurant, or public place alone, not driving out of my safe area and not attending school fu
Much More Than Shy
“Hi! I'm Jack. And I have an anxiety disorder.”
Not Really a Rebel
I have suffered from social anxiety disorder since I was about 10 years old, or about 34 years. I was a very intelligent child, but when teachers noticed a difference in me, I started trying to be invisible. Social situations, including school, were torture.
