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Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia

A panic attack is when an individual experiences an onset of intense bodily sensations, such as: rapid and/or pounding hear rate, shortness of breath, dizziness, lightheaded, shaking, trembling,...

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Worrying is a normal part of life, such as worry before a job interview, worry over a sick loved one, worry about a school assignment or worry before giving a speech. However, when the worrying occurs...

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Social Phobia

No one wants to be disliked or have others mad at them. Nor do people enjoy embarrassing or humiliating themselves. However, both of these are normal experiences within relationships. If a person...

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Assertiveness

Assertiveness is a social skill as is eye contact, body language, and listening. Social skills are behaviours that help us experience pleasure in social situations. In other words, if a social...

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is one of several Anxiety Disorders. The essential feature of PTSD is experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event that involves the threat of or actual loss of...

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Depression

It is normal to feel sad, down or blue for brief periods. However, when the sadness lasts for days on end or when you lose your interest, desire or motivation for pleasurable activities, you may be...

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Going Off of Medication

Fortunately, there are many safe and effective medications for the treatment of anxiety and depression. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (i.e. Paxil, Celexa, Zoloft, Ciprolex, Cymbalta, Luvox...

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Health Anxiety

Individuals can become preoccupied with very specific health worries, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, heart disease and others. Fears of getting sick and dying result in overwhelming anxiety and can even...

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Insomnia

The inability to fall asleep, stay asleep or return to sleep are features of insomnia. The person suffering from insomnia may experience daytime sleepiness, difficulty with focus and concentration,...

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Low Self-Esteem

There are numerous reasons why individuals struggle with being assertive. It likely started during childhood. They may have grown up in a household where “children are to be seen and not heard”, where...

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive thoughts are best characterized as persistent and unwanted thoughts, images or impulses that keep coming back despite your effort not to have them. They are often unpleasant, distasteful or...

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Phobias

Fears that are very specific to one situation are called specific phobias. Examples include heights, insects, animals, storms, blood, needles and enclosed spaces. Specific phobias are one of the most...

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Public Speaking and Performance Anxiety

Being in front of an audience and giving a talk, speech or presentation, or performing an activity such as singing, dancing, playing an instrument and even participating in a sport can cause...

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Relationship Problems

We naturally are social creatures and enjoy the company of others. However, we may experience recurring difficulty when it comes to getting along with others, including co-workers, bosses, friends,...

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Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are abnormal eating habits that can threaten your health or even your life. They include the following: Anorexia nervosa: restricting your food intake to the point of starvation and...

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Anger Dysregulation

Anger is the emotional response to a perceived threat. Like all emotions, the intensity will vary from mild to severe, as well as infrequent to frequent. When individuals experience severe and frequent...

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