A panic attack is a symptom of an anxiety disorder that has emotional and physical symptoms. Emotional symptoms associated with a panic attack include intense feelings of unreasonable and unexplainable fear. Physical symptoms associated with a panic attack include dizziness, a feeling of choking, feelings of faintness, clammy hands, racing heart, and severe shaking.
Millions of [...]
Although this disorder has been researched and studied for over a
century, there are still aspects of it that are not understood by the
general public. ADHD is a disorder that affects a person’s ability
to pay attention and focus. This sounds simple enough, but the
disorder shows up in people in different ways. [...]
When you have a negative feeling, the thought of comforting and drowning yourself in food sounds like a wonderful idea. Your mind will be taken off of dealing with your emotions and food will heal all. This is the truth for about the first five minutes of binge eating. After that, you [...]
Arthritis Pain Relief Methods
Getting through the day and living with arthritis pain can be a hard and heartbreaking task for you and the people around you. However, there are some simple arthritis pain relief techniques that you could try to incorporate into your daily life. If you find yourself working on a certain task or [...]
In the previous section we began loking at a journal written by hary, an Alzheimer’s family caregiver. The journal illustrated the connection between what we think and how our thoughts make us feel.
There’s another very important point from Harry’s journal. That is the fact that our thoughts trigger our emotions. When our [...]
You?ll hear many times that single events can trigger a major episode of stress, depression and anxiety. The key word is ?trigger?, because that is all a single event is. It doesn?t actually CAUSE stress, depression or anxiety but it does trigger a sequence of behaviors that lead to mental trauma.
But how does this happen?
Descent [...]
I have coined the name?migraine syndrome?to explain many different symptoms the migraine patient experiences. The name migraine syndrome puts the emphasis on migraines. The central point with treating any of the symptoms of migraine syndrome is to properly treat the migraines. These patients are very sensitive to light, sound, smell, food, and/or [...]
The other night I lay in bed watching Oprah?s 20th Anniversary DVD collection ? a gift given to me by my best friend. Story after story of incredible people that have touched and changed the life of Oprah caused my tears of inspiration to flow. One particular person I really identified with ? [...]
For many years conventional medicine has believed that our genetics are the primary cause of our physical health. In the 1990s, however, scientific research found that our emotions play at least an equal or possibly even a greater role in determining whether we will be faced with illnesses like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, obesity, [...]
Oxidative stress is now recognized as the leading cause of chronic disease and aging. It occurs when free radicals spiral out of control.
Since we all have free radicals, what role do they play in damaging the body and how do we get rid of them?
Free radicals are simply a molecule lacking an electron. The [...]
