20 Signs You Might Be Having a Panic Attack
20 signs you might be having a panic attack. Grab the free PDF to start monitoring your panic symptoms so you can master your anxiety.
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Anxiety
The #1 Question You Need to Ask Yourself Right Now
If you’re feeling stressed and overwhelmed, there’s only one question you need to ask yourself. And it’s not, “How can I fit more into a day?”
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What’s In Your Cup?
Whatever is in your metaphorical cup will stay in your cup as long as you keep it upright. But what happens when your cup spills? What happens when you’re stressed and overwhelmed? What’s going to spill out?
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The Best Cheat Sheet for Creating Purpose in Life
We get so caught up in the tasks we have to do every day that we lose sight of what gives us life. I’ve got a cheat sheet for you, though.
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Are You Tired of Feeling Like It’s All Too Much?
There’s just too much to get done in a 24-hour day or even a lifetime. How can anyone possibly do it without getting overwhelmed? Here’s how.
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The Biggest Mistake Every Perfectionist Makes
As a recovering perfectionist, having “mistake” and “perfectionist” in the same sentence already gives me anxiety. It’s as if there’s something syntactically wrong with that sentence. But the truth is, despite their many differences from each other, almost all perfectionists make one mistake, and it’s huge. But before we get into the
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Why Every Doctor Gives You A Different Mental Health Diagnosis
It’s so frustrating when one of your doctors says you have Schizoaffective Disorder (or Social Anxiety Disorder), while another says it’s Bipolar Disorder (or Generalized Anxiety Disorder). And then you switch providers and they think it’s Schizophrenia (or OCD). What’s the freakin’ deal? They have an incredible amount of education and experience. Why can’t they
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Medication Overview: Final Thoughts
Now that you’ve read the preceding posts about antidepressants, anxiolytics, mood stabilizers, and antipsychotics, here are my final thoughts about medications. Sometimes people assume that the higher the dose of a medication, the more severe their illness is. This is false. Each medication has its own dosage scale, with some being up to 1200 mg
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Medication Overview: Mood Stabilizers
This is the third post in a series in which I’m aiming to demystify some of the very basics of psychotropic medications. Make sure you read the first post to get some of the background before reading this post about mood stabilizers. And remember that I’m not a physician and in no way claim to
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Medication Overview: Anxiety Medications
This is the second post in a series in which I’m aiming to demystify some of the very basics of psychotropic medications. Make sure you read the first post to get some of the background before reading this post about anxiety medications. And remember that I’m not a physician and in no way claim to
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