Blogs About "anxiety"

People say the darnedest things. And sometimes they say the most insensitive things. Whilst it’s great that obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has received enough media attention that it’s no longer a dirty secret, it is obvious that many people still fail to understand the true severity of this anxiety disorder. When people say things like “I’m so OCD about that,” what they don’t get is that were they really suffering from...

You may have a partner with OCD, or you might be considering starting a relationship, but hesitant because the object of your affections has OCD. It can certainly be challenging if a person’s symptoms threaten to interfere with all the fun you’d like to have. But then again, nobody’s perfect. We all have something that nags us.

I've met many people with OCD, and without exception, they have been sweet, humble, empathic...

During the holidays most of us are thrown headfirst into social situations whether we like it or not. There’s the work holiday party, friend’s parties where everyone is trying to be more dynamic than the next person, and those memorable family gatherings where relatives think it’s okay to squeeze your face just because they haven’t seen you in a year. Some of it may make you nervous, and some may bore...

It’s been an anxious few weeks: Debt crisis is impending. Hurricane Irene is coming. Bank of America...

Maybe the only thing we identify with from Valley of the Dolls, Jaqueline Susann’s sensational story of three pill-popping glamour queens in the 50′s, is the pills. Stressed, over-achieving San Fernando Valley moms of today may not be stealing each others coveted Hollywood roles, sleeping with someone else’s husband, or slapping each other dramatically...