MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Psychology Today Anxiety Center' source. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:05:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3014361&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Ftherapy-in-mind%2F200911%2Fh1n1-swine-flu-healthy-paranoia-panic-or-propaganda Reports about the Swine Flu (H1N1 Flu) are constantly on TV, online in the newspapers...we can't escape the news if not the germs. If you feel overwhelmed and confused about the level of danger, you probably are not alone. It is difficult to distinguish the real deal from the hype: "To vaccinate or not to vaccinate," "Flu deaths on the rise," etc. Even the medical community seems somewhat unsure as to the best strategies for handling the threat of the pandemic. Many people are starting to act paranoid. Just today, I saw a face mask on the floor in the subway. Perhaps it's a healthy paranoia (pun intended) to stay away from the person who sneezed on the bus.Each individual has to make their own decision about how to react to the surrounding ecosystem. Regardless of the fact that the symptom... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3014361 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:28:43 +0100 3014361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2941772&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fbeyond-the-doubt%2F200910%2Fthe-uncertainty-paradox I know a secret--a deeply profound, life-changing secret--one learned through the school of hard knocks in one of its most grueling courses. It is nothing short of the very key to living with uncertainty, this secret; and because you, dear bloggie (is that what one calls a reader of a blog?), have been so supportive of this outreach project, I will share it with you, free of charge and with no obligation. (You are very welcome.) To prepare yourself for the sage, paradoxical wisdom I am about to impart, I suggest you close your eyes and imagine a dramatic drum roll. Picture, if it helps, the clouds in the sky parting above you. Take a deep breath in. Exhale slowly. Ready? Okay. Here goes: The secret to living with uncertainty is . . . learning to sit with the discomfort of uncertainty. Hmmm... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2941772 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:24:43 +0100 2941772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2941773&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-mindfulness-approach%2F200910%2Fmindfulness-psychotherapy-anxiety-depression  Mindfulness as taught in Mindfulness Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Meditation Therapy, is a particular awareness skill that teaches us to be aware of what is happening while it is happening. Through diligent practice, we begin to recognize reactions as they arise form moment to moment throughout the day. We learn to respond to each reaction with the simple formula: STOP, LOOK and LISTEN. When a reaction arises we simply greet it with: "No. Not now. I choose not to go down that path." In the very act of recognition of a reaction, we are given a brief moment of choice about whether we want to react or not. The habit to react may be very ingrained, but through persistent mindfulness practice, we can open up this space in which there is choice and freedom, such that it becomes longer in ... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2941773 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:32:27 +0100 2941773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2937198&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fsingletons%2F200910%2Fthe-dark-side-siblings Most parents who introduce their first born to a new brother or sister are well aware of, if not totally versed in, the difficulties that may arise. Parents read one or more of the books categorized as "how to introduce your child to a new sibling." They talk to their child and to other parents to avoid initial and future sibling backlash. Apparently much of this good intention and preparation goes unheeded. Siblings abuse each other: As many as 74 percent push or shove their brothers and sisters according to Murray Straus, Ph.D., author of Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family. Dr. Straus also found that 42 percent go further-they kick, punch and bit their siblings. If we add verbal abuse, the number climbs to 85 percent who "engage in verbal aggression against siblings on ... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2937198 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:44:20 +0100 2937198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2929622&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcrazy-life%2F200910%2Fdoes-god-have-place-in-psychiatric-treatment-plans In 1992, my father drove (more like sped) me to the emergency of Lion's Gate Hospital. I was floridly psychotic. I ran from one end of the parkade to the other, shouting ‘I am one with God'. Neither of us knew what was happening. My dad describes it as one of the most terrifying experiences of his life, for me one of the most devastating yet liberating. My diagnosis: rapid-cycling, mixed stated bipolar disorder with mild temporal lobe epilepsy and generalized anxiety disorder. Yeah, say that five times fast! Over the next five years I had four further psychotic episodes, innumerable manias and suicidal depressions and five visits to the psych ward. I feel lucky, for the most part I had incredible health care providers - from the psychiatrist I saw weekly, to the nurses and orderlies who ... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2929622 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:54:14 +0100 2929622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2922285&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fin-the-trenches%2F200910%2Fyour-future-in-essay It is the time of year, in my practice, where high school seniors and their parents are feeling the pressure of the upcoming deadlines for college admission applications.  The college application can become a battleground between parent and child.  From the beginning of July through mid November tension builds, doors slam, and anxiety heightens. Considering how competitive college admissions are and the high cost of college tuition, it is understandable that families would find this time very stressful.Having experienced this process with my own children, I can appreciate how anxiety-provoking this can be for families.   Unfortunately, feeling anxious does not make the process any easier.  Parents who have been used to thinking they could control their child’s de... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2922285 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:46:52 +0100 2922285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2922286&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-scarred-soul%2F200910%2Fmyths-and-misconceptions-self-injury-part-ii Self-Injury Hurts! When it comes to pain, I am a wimp. If I accidentally hit my thumb with a hammer I'm ready to call an ambulance. Like many, I had a hard time understanding how those who self-injure report experiencing little or no pain when hurting themselves. It could be that there's a huge conspiracy among self-injurers to state that the act of hurting themselves is not painful in an attempt to recruit more self-injurers. But it seems more likely that there are psychological and physiological processes that help to mask the pain associated with the physical injury. Self-injury is cyclic in nature with factors preceding the actual act of physical injury and factors following the behavior. Dissociation is one of the factors that comes into play immediately prior to the act of self-injur... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2922286 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:33:44 +0100 2922286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2922287&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fcompulsive-acts%2F200910%2Fyour-brain-facebook All learning starts with the ability to focus and heed a teacher’s command to “pay attention.” Yet kids, like many of us, are showing a classroom attention span that is increasingly like their attention span on Facebook: Many seem to be exquisitely distractible and unable to focus on Mrs. Wilson for longer than it would take them to write a “status update.” This problem is also suggested by the tremendous increase in the number of Ritalin prescriptions written over the last decade. Children (and we) seem less attentive than ever, and studies are questioning what role the virtual lifestyle may be playing in this. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder of childhood, estimated to affect 3% to 5% of children, although a... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2922287 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:01:19 +0100 2922287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2922288&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanxiety-files%2F200910%2Fafraid-being-rejected One of the central problems for you if you are anxious is your fear of making a mistake and your fear of being rejected. I don't know about you, but I sure have a long history of rejection---only because, I think, I have constantly been trying to be productive. When I was single I was rejected by girlfriends-but accepted by some. I have had book proposals and articles rejected. I view rejection as part of the cost of playing the game. You won't be able to win unless you can tolerate losing some.If you wonder if other people have made mistakes, here is a list of authors and books that have been rejected by publishers when first submitted. The authors include James Joyce, Vladimir Nabokov, Sylvia Plath, Jack Kerouac, Jorge Luis Borges, Isaac Bashevis Singer (who won the Nobel Prize), Marcel ... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2922288 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:02:36 +0100 2922288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2922289&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Freel-therapy%2F200910%2Flesbian-fantasy-reconsidered In reviewing the feedback to my "Lesbian Fantasy, Disguised" post (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reel-therapy/200910/lesbian-f...), I concluded that the constructive criticism offered by some of the readers warranted a response.So, here it is. I apologize for my misleading argument about "Whip It" and I greatly appreciate the feedback. It is my hope that this experience will make me a better writer whom exerts more effort in understanding his audience and crafting a well-founded argument. Having incorporated the majority of the feedback and reflected on what I've written, I believe my post was so unclear and so misdirected in its goal as to border on irresponsible. What follows is a clarification of my original intention.I believe that I viewed "Whip It" with my usual curious and unb... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2922289 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:08:42 +0100 2922289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2922290&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Freel-therapy%2F200910%2Fhow-i-met-your-mother-curing-narcissism Having become an annual shoe-in for an Emmy nomination, the television show "How I Met Your Mother" has entered its fifth season with a lot of steam. The clearest explanation for this is Barney, a side character who is central to the show's popularity. In the past few weeks an interesting shift has occurred in his character, and it offers up what President Obama calls "a teachable moment." Barney spends most of his time entertaining us with his boundless energy and effortless charm, and what is equally obvious but less addressed in the show is the fact that his admirable but exhausting proclivity to entertain stems from his management of a chronic mental illness - narcissistic personality disorder. In other words, all that energy and charm might seems to be the result of an adamant perhaps... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2922290 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:04:53 +0100 2922290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2922291&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fpromoting-hope-preventing-suicide%2F200910%2Fwhat-are-the-suicide-warning-signs-remember Several years ago, the American Association of Suicidology developed a mnemonic to aid in remembering the warning signs for suicide. It's quite a list, so a quick way of recalling the most important warning signs can be very beneficial. The mnemonic developed, IS PATH WARM? appears below, along with further detail about each warning sign.I IdeationS Substance AbuseP PurposelessnessA AnxietyT TrappedH HopelessnessW WithdrawalA AngerR RecklessnessM Mood changesThe warning signs of acute risk are related to suicide ideation and require immediate action:-Threatening to hurt or kill himself or herself, or talking of wanting to hurt or kill himself or herself; and/or,-Looking for ways to kill himself or herself by seeking access to means; and/or,-Talking or writing about death, dying, or suicide... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2922291 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:21:31 +0100 2922291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3014360&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwhat-freud-didnt-know%2F200909%2Fnormal-brains-create-most-our-psychological-problems Freud was a physician and physicians treat maladies-pathologies-things that occur when our bodies, or in this case our minds, malfunction. Although, a growing body of research suggests that brains, doing exactly what they were designed to do, can create significant psychological problems, we still hang on to the questionable assumption that if we are having psychological problems it means that our brain must be somehow misfiring.In my last blog, I described how a certain type of memory-memories mediated by the amygdala region of the brain, called emotion memories-- seem to play a central role in many common psychological difficulties. When (unconsciously) recalled, an emotion memory can impose inappropriate assumptions and emotions onto our present experiences and inhibit our judgment; doi... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3014360 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:42:20 +0100 3014360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3014359&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Freel-therapy%2F200909%2Fthe-positive-psychology-julia-child Julie and Julia is a movie about a high functioning woman, Julie, who is beginning to struggle with life. Although she is interpersonally content, self-sufficient and relatively upbeat, she is inching toward depression and despair. Neither her occupation nor most of her friendships are fulfilling. A slow but steady spiral seems inevitable. If the status quo remains the status quo then I would bet good money that there would be mounting frustration and sadness that would spill over and begin to strain her marriage and her general mood. Depression. Maybe a hospitalization or lost job. Then, who knows? Not a pretty picture.This is the Julie in the beginning of the movie. By the end of the movie this Julie has been transformed into Julie 2.0 - a happier, more confident and well-adjusted versio... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3014359 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:08:31 +0100 3014359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2789719&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-dance-connection%2F200909%2Ffelix-my-role-model-mindful-living Felix my cat was my little Buddhist, my role model for mindful living. He demonstrated a healthy fight-or-flight response when threatened, but he only felt fear when fear was due. He became anxious and agitated when forced into a carrying cage, because he knew very well it meant a car ride to the vet. But he didn't let fear, worry and rumination spoil an otherwise perfectly good day.By contrast, I recall my own human experience anticipating my first allergy shot as a child. For a good week before the actual appointment, I freaked myself out with fearful imaginings, all of them having to do with long needles and terrible pain.My mother, who had certain Key Phrases to Live By, informed me that "a coward dies a thousand deaths; a brave man dies but once." She learned this aphorism from her yo... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2789719 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:02:47 +0100 2789719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3014358&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-99th-monkey%2F200908%2Fsuzanne-takes-you-down No, not that Suzanne; not Leonard Cohen's lady by the river whose perfect body he touched with his mind. My Suzanne is a 96-year-old woman I visit in a nursing home once a week, whose body is somewhat less than perfect: she is blind, wheelchair-bound due to crippling arthritis, and sharp as a tack.<!--break--> My visits with her began as part of a yearlong training I participated in to become an instructor of Gabrielle Roth's 5 RhythmsTM movement practice. We were asked to contribute 48 hours of community service during the course of our training. But it was obviously a trick; I wasn't about to tell Suzanne at the end of the training that our time was up. Looking back, it's clear that I was committed to her for life from day one, for in a very short time she went from being my "... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3014358 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:21:49 +0100 3014358 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2789718&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fconfessions-techie%2F200908%2Ffinally-over-the-counter-psychotherapy What is Positive Psychology?Positive Psychology has been around for more than a decade now, and by now it is a well established and a mature stream in psychology with its own publications, methodologies, conferences, and well-known experts. Over the past year I have been involved in Positive Psychology research and my company's flagship product is based on the work of Sonja Lyubomirsky, a leading positive psychologist. Yet, I am still surprised each and time again to see that the term Positive Psychology means different things to different people. I asked my twitter friends what they think and they said:- Positive psych is understanding happiness, engagement, and fulfillment of human potential- Positive Psychology = taking charge of your own state of mind/happinessHappiness?On the surface ... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2789718 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:59:12 +0100 2789718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2789717&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Freel-therapy%2F200907%2Fmore-emotional-intelligence-and-bombs This article notes the turning-of-the-tide. Yes, emotions are still viewed as the perpetrators of reckless, rebellious behavior (as James was accused of in "The Hurt Locker") but now emotions are also being seen as the key elements of the most sensitive detection equipment available, the human mind. "We understand emotions as practical action programs that work to solve problems, often before we're conscious of it. These processes are at work continually, in pilots, leaders of expeditions, parents, all of us," says Dr. Antonio Damasio, director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California.Another important point that the article notes but does not sufficiently analyze is the buffering effects that empathy and emotional intelligence exerts on PTSD. Without ... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2789717 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:42:15 +0100 2789717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2789716&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fwho-we-are%2F200907%2Fanxiety-sensitivity Imagine: The Chicago Cubs are playing the California Angels for their first ever World Series championship. Each team has won three games, and the series now hangs on who wins the seventh and final game. The Cubs are on the field with the score tied 3-3 with two outs and bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. The count to the batter is 3 balls and 2 strikes. If the next pitch is a ball, the Cubs will lose the game and the World Series; if it is a strike, they will get to play an extra inning. The manager signals to the bullpen to send in a relief pitcher to the throw what he hopes will be the final pitch of the inning. Millions of Chicagoans anxiously await the relief pitcher's arrival at the pitching mound. The tension is felt by nearly all participants and observers.Since stress is unp... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2789716 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:32:57 +0100 2789716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2789715&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanxiety-files%2F200907%2Fovercoming-your-obsessive-compulsive-disorder If you are like millions of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) you know how your OCD has created problems for you. You feel persecuted by your thoughts about making mistakes, contamination, harm, or losing control. Your OCD prevents you from living freely, including using public rest rooms, shaking hands, feeling comfortable and satisfied with your work, and having the feelings, thoughts and images that the rest of us don't worry about. You are constantly battling yourself. And you feel you are losing the battle.What can you do?In my previous blog How do Obsessive Compulsive People Think? I describe eleven characteristics of OCD thinking:1. Triggers for your obsessions2. "Odd" thoughts or images3. Negative evaluation of thoughts4. Self-monitoring5. Demand for certainty6. Thoug... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2789715 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:02:03 +0100 2789715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2907297&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fthe-99th-monkey%2F200906%2Fsuffering-seeking-sanity It's 1976, and I'm speaking to Karen, my partner at the time, bemoaning my lack of commitment to anything. All of my close friends over the years, up to and including my wife, Shari, will attest to the fact that I am a habitual bemoaner. (Be·moan: "To express grief or disappointment about something." In Yiddish, it is translated to "kvetch," which adds the elements of whining and complaining. It could be argued that, depending on my audience, I am both a bemoaner and a kvetcher.)<!--break-->In any event, those with the supernatural ability to see auras and animated cartoon icons appear in real life would have seen a light bulb pop on over Karen's head as she had a sudden, revelatory insight into my character. "You have a very strong and consistent commitment," she said. "You're comm... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2907297 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:15:51 +0100 2907297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2784612&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanxiety-files%2F200906%2Fthose-damn-unwanted-thoughts Have you ever felt plagued by thoughts and images that you just couldn't stand? Perhaps it's the nagging thought, "I made a mistake" or "I think I have cancer" or "I'm going to lose control". These thoughts seem to intrude on your mind and you try to block them out. You think about your thought and you say (to yourself) something like the following: I'm having that thought again.What's wrong with me that I'm thinking that?It must mean something-about me.I have to do something--- make sure it doesn't become a realityI have to stop having that thought.You have begun noticing that thought and you are interpreting it over and over as something really significant-something about you. Maybe it "means" you are going crazy, you're evil, you're going to have a panic attack, you're going to att... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2784612 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:17:11 +0100 2784612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2784611&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanger-in-the-age-entitlement%2F200905%2Fthe-line-between-victims-and-abusers Victim identity is focus on damages suffered at the hands of other people. The desire to be identified as a victim creates a sense of entitlement and a motive to devalue anyone who does not offer special recognition and validation of victim status or compensation for it.In our Age of Entitlement, it is often difficult for friends and therapists to detect abuse in intimate relationships and to discern who the primary abuser is. This is especially hard in cases of emotional abuse, with no objective evidence like police reports or medical records. The following characteristics of primary abusers and victims are not fool-proof, but I have found them to be highly reliable, based on the dramatic change of attitudes by the end of treatment.Research and clinical experience clearly indicates that a... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2784611 Fri, 15 May 2009 13:52:38 +0100 2784611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2410164&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20090406-000005.html The burden of being an angel. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2410164 Fri, 15 May 2009 13:31:49 +0100 2410164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2784610&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fulterior-motives%2F200905%2Fif-we-successfully-avoid-swine-flu-pandemic-what-will-happen-next-time Unless you have already locked yourself into a sealed container with lots of food and water and no communications with the outside world (in which case you're not reading this post), you can't avoid news about the potential for a swine flu (H1N1) pandemic. The media is reporting a stream of government and expert recommendations including washing hands frequently, avoiding unnecessary travel, and staying home if you are feeling sick.<!--break-->So far, there is some reason to be cautiously optimistic that we may not see a huge outbreak of this flu. Many school systems are taking significant precautions to keep large groups from congregating such as cancelling athletic events and field trips. In addition, the flu strain itself is not jumping rapidly from person-to-person, so that dense... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2784610 Fri, 01 May 2009 13:54:13 +0100 2784610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2784609&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanger-in-the-age-entitlement%2F200904%2Femotions-in-the-real-world If you feel misunderstood by other people, and your individual therapy is failing on top of it, the likely reason is that you and your therapist are emphasizing your feelings and failing to see your emotions as social phenomena. It is unlikely that you or your individual therapist will understand your emotions in a real-world context just by examining your feelings or their presumed significance to your childhood.The truth is, emotions tend to feel very different on the inside then they look on the outside. Resentment and the many forms of anger are primary examples. On the inside you feel like a victim or at least treated unfairly. That is definitely not what you look like on the outside, which is why you get such a negative reaction to what are often legitimate complaints made out of res... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2784609 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:19:29 +0100 2784609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2336665&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20081113-000001.html Lying to avoid confrontation. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2336665 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:41:46 +0100 2336665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2336666&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20081215-000003.html How to avoid being a victim of crime. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2336666 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:07:23 +0100 2336666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2336667&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20081215-000003.html Why some people happily suffer for science. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2336667 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:20:05 +0100 2336667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2316289&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20081215-000001.html The surest ways to find well-being. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2316289 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:14:10 +0100 2316289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2773781&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Furban-mindfulness%2F200903%2Fspring-mindfulness Seasonal changes can facilitate mindfulness. As the weather changes, so does our perspective. Springtime, in particular, is a wonderful time to become more aware of the growth and life that surrounds us.Yesterday, on my way to work, I paused by a cafe in order to tie my shoe. As people rushed around, I looked up at the ragged tree next to me. Initially, I dismissed it as a dirty mess of barren branches, seemingly devoid of life. (Not very mindful, huh?) Looking more closely, I noticed many small bumps on the branches, especially at the tips. These "bumps" actually were tightly curled, greenish-brown buds. A sign of spring! Gazing at the nascent buds provided a moment of stillness, which grew into an optimistic feeling of hope and renewal. Altogether, it was quite a nice experience, prompte... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2773781 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:25:07 +0100 2773781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2858298&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanger-in-the-age-entitlement%2F200903%2Fshaken-babies-and-the-struggle-the-soul The father of Camryn Wilson, the first baby born in Summit County, Ohio in 2008, has been sentenced for shaking the baby to death.Sentenced to a term of 15 years to life, the 29 year-old man will probably serve 20 years in prison. To his credit, he offered no excuses for his crime. Stressed from an argument with the mother, he couldn't tolerate the baby's incessant crying. He insisted on a guilty plea, even though the autopsy showed evidence of previous abuse that might have implicated others and clouded prosecutorial certainty, as his lawyer, no doubt advocated. Hopefully, the young man is on a path to recovering his soul.Apart from recapitulating my post made at the time of the early adjudication of the case, I can't help but wonder at the symbolism of the media using victims of the Mado... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2858298 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:27:57 +0100 2858298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2755557&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanger-in-the-age-entitlement%2F200903%2Flove-and-the-movies-in-your-head-ii-script-action The first part of this post described how we make movies in our heads starring the people we love and how our movie scenes are destined to become more negative over time, irrespective of actual behavior. This post describes how our internal movies control the way we regard loved ones and the way they regard us.Guy FlicksIf the role he writes for his partner in his internal movies is sympathetic and supportive, he will expose his deepest vulnerabilities to her, which he must do if he wants more intimacy. He will understand if she is too busy or distracted to be focused on sympathy whenever he seeks it. If he casts her as accepting, he will overlook occasional rejections in the rush of daily routine. He will sense opportunities for closeness and benefit from them.If he writes her role as moo... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2755557 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:45:58 +0100 2755557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2253878&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20090116-000005.html Why dumping people puts you in the dumps. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2253878 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:15:12 +0100 2253878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2910877&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanger-in-the-age-entitlement%2F200903%2Frihanna-chris-and-the-pendulum-pain The reuniting of Rihanna and Chris Brown has resurrected the oldest of questions about abuse victims: "Why do they stay?" It has also ignited the usual simple-minded answers: Due to their childhoods or low self-value, "Some people want to be abused," and, "She's addicted to him." "Why do they stay?" isn't even the right question. Like Rihanna, victims of abuse hardly ever stay. They leave and then come back, over and over. Researchers call it the "rubber band" or "elastic" effect. There are often social and financial reasons and, in the case of severe battering, very real life threats by the criminal abuser: "If I can't have you, no one will." But fear, finances, and social pressures are not among the reasons most victims offer for why they return, and they certainly do not seem to be fact... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2910877 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:07:51 +0100 2910877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167907&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20031014-000001.html Stop fretting about the past or the future. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167907 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:31:43 +0100 2167907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141542&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20081115-000004.html Social status reveals a wealth about health. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141542 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:09:41 +0100 2141542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141544&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20050808-000005.html The pursuit of prestige has an upside. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141544 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:09:40 +0100 2141544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2141543&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20050831-000016.html Envy can overpower us if we let it. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2141543 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:09:40 +0100 2141543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2053067&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20050215-000002.html Weather as an indicator of mood and behavior. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2053067 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:21:41 +0100 2053067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033506&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20081111-000001.html Why small decisions paralyze us. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033506 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:08:02 +0100 2033506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027662&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20010501-000025.html Squashing anxiety in a tranquil state. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027662 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:18:25 +0100 2027662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1969229&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20080916-000007.html Relax your mental muscle to avoid choking. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1969229 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:20:54 +0100 1969229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1961085&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20050831-000017.html The color red and performing last in the rink. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1961085 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:11:46 +0100 1961085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2949557&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fin-practice%2F200811%2Ftreating-anxious-kids-part-i Big news this past week on medication and psychotherapy. In its on-line, advance publication mode, the New England Journal of Medicine published a multi-center study of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and Zoloft, alone and in combination, for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Administered singly, each intervention worked. Given together, the antidepressant and brief (14 one-hour sessions) therapy brought very substantial improvement to 80 per cent of patients over an interval of 12 weeks.The last major study to show improvement at these rates was a trial of CBT and Serzone for chronic depression, published in 2000, also in the New England Journal. That research has been considered suspect for a number of reasons, including the drug company ties of some of its authors and the ... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2949557 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:40:39 +0100 2949557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1895497&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20080917-000003.html When soccer plays on psychology's turf. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1895497 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:20:00 +0100 1895497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2972945&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanxiety-files%2F200810%2Fhow-handle-financial-panic-attack Like many of you I have been watching the financial news with great interest. But I have also found that my knowledge of Cognitive Therapy has been immensely helpful. It may be that our anxieties right now are being fed by selective biases in our thinking---biases shared by millions of us who are watching the news. How can we be more rational? How can we cure our financial panic attack? Here are some cognitive distortions that I believe are driving financial anxieties:1. Catastrophic ThinkingIt's almost as if five minutes can't go by watching the news without hearing catastrophic statements- such as "catastrophe", "meltdown", etc. But is there a catastrophe and will there be one? Some of these issues have been covered in my recent blogs on Psychologytoday.com. Let me de... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2972945 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:24:48 +0100 2972945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1845042&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070516-000001.html Is hypergraphia—the need to write—a gift or a curse? (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1845042 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:16:20 +0100 1845042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1675103&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20080527-000007.html The benefits of Plan B. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1675103 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:35:15 +0100 1675103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1522388&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20030610-000002.html How do you know if you're too anxious? (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522388 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:17:32 +0100 1522388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502720&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20080416-000001.html Is there such a thing as noise anxiety? (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502720 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:44:48 +0100 1502720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2764660&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanxiety-files%2F200806%2Ftaking-the-blinders-knowing-what-you-should-really-worry-about Not Seeing What You Don't Want to SeeI have been suggesting that you are generally over-estimating the risk of bad things happening and underestimating how well you would be able to cope. However, now I am going to argue that you might underestimate certain risks and expose yourself repeatedly to problems that could really hurt you. Furthermore, you might overestimate how well you will be able to cope in the event of negative outcomes. I will propose that you need to take your blinders off and actually face some things that you may believe are not dangerous or problematic. In fact, I am going to argue that there are certain things that you do not worry enough about. This is because, like many people who are anxious, you may be doing the following:•You evaluate risk by relying on your emo... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2764660 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:23:57 +0100 2764660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2764659&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Fblog%2Fanxiety-files%2F200804%2Fhow-big-problem-is-anxiety The chances are fairly high that either you or a loved one has had a history of anxiety. In any given year about 17% of us will have an anxiety disorder---and over our lives, about 28 % of us will have an anxiety disorder. And, if you have one anxiety disorder, then you probably have two or three anxiety disorders---and, possibly, depression. The most common anxiety disorders are panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and specific phobia. 49% of the general population has a history of anxiety, depression, substance abuse or some of all three major problems.Anxiety disorders have effects on your health. People with panic disorder are more likely to have mitral valve prolapse, hypertension, peptic u... Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2764659 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:37:58 +0100 2764659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1225548&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20071210-000001.html How to survive high-flying anxiety. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1225548 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:12:07 +0100 1225548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1225549&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20051206-000002.html Even the successful suffer shaky hands and sweaty palms. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1225549 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:49:45 +0100 1225549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186055&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20031107-000001.html Put a stop to recurring nightmares. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186055 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:00:45 +0100 1186055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1122195&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20060308-000005.html Checking and rechecking fogs the memory. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1122195 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:33:27 +0100 1122195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1101688&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20040123-000001.html Get your snooze schedule back on track. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1101688 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:04:40 +0100 1101688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1013444&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070709-000007.html Moving beyond a bad parent. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1013444 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:12:26 +0100 1013444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=925480&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070709-000003.html Missing your day in the sun. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=925480 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:09:17 +0100 925480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=880307&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070625-000009.html Beating stress with a little face time. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=880307 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:58:38 +0100 880307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=870554&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070625-000005.html How your five senses put you on the path to wellness. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=870554 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:17:22 +0100 870554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=833570&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070516-000005.html The worst of your allergy symptoms could be in your head. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=833570 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:10:59 +0100 833570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=806040&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070709-000001.html How to calm mile-high anxiety. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=806040 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:45:25 +0100 806040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=790663&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070709-000006.html Do you hate tossing out plain old junk? (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=790663 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:32:47 +0100 790663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=790664&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070313-000004.html Some antidepressants may help hoarders. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=790664 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:32:41 +0100 790664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=786923&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-19950501-000017.html Are you too anxious? (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=786923 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:25:03 +0100 786923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=783092&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070709-000007.html Moving beyond a borderline parent. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=783092 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:10:25 +0100 783092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708889&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20070516-000001.html Is the compulsive need to write a gift or a curse? (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708889 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 12:15:28 +0100 708889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=702183&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-19950701-000001.html Why kids loathe the dentist's chair. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=702183 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:05:29 +0100 702183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=677266&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20050505-000006.html Test-takers: Your gut response isn't always right. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=677266 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:54:14 +0100 677266 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645622&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20011101-000027.html Mental illness in the far reaches of the globe. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645622 Wed, 30 May 2007 13:49:06 +0100 645622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=639546&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20050215-000002.html Sunny days as an indicator of mood and behavior. (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center) Psychology Today Anxiety Center consumer http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=639546 Fri, 25 May 2007 16:12:36 +0100 639546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=639547&cid=s_35653_36_f&fid=35653&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.psychologytoday.com%2Frss%2Fpto-20041202-000001.html The best-selling musician opens up. 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