#anxiety

#anxiety

A patient in consultation with a psychologist.nirat via Getty Images T herapist Jessica Romero's patient saw two men abducted in front of their apartment in broad daylight and froze out of fear. Psychiatrist Erica Lubliner works with a parent whose child sobs for fear his dark skin makes him a target of immigration agents. Therapist Yanira Hernández has a patient whose focus during work wanders to the immigration raids and her parents' safety.

Have you ever felt the need to start a task, but you just can't get to that first step? Maybe it's a household chore, a course you've wanted to pursue for a while, even something incredibly trivial-starting simply feels impossible. This experience, a combination of overwhelm and mental freeze, defines the reality of millions of people around the world. And there's a name for it: task initiation paralysis.

Imagine the negative event or possibility in question and feel the intensity of the feeling you experience in catastrophizing about it. While keying into your negative feeling, rank how bad the event in question feels on the 10-point negative values scale. Focus now on rationally assessing how bad the possibility really is. When you think of very bad things like earthquakes and tsunamis, is this truly as bad as

OCD can present with almost any fear or feeling or apparent meaning, and is not determined by the content of these fears, feelings, or apparent meanings. Instead, it is defined by two elements. First, the repetitive obsessions, which can be thoughts, feelings, or images that raise anxiety, shame, disgust, or guilt. Second, individuals with OCD experience the looping alternation of obsessions with compulsions-attempts to get rid of the obsessions or lower the level of distress.

My husband's father passed away two weeks ago. We are all very distraught, but my husband is facing a horrifying prospect. His mother wants him to deliver the eulogy, and my husband has a terrible fear of public speaking. It's so severe that the last time he had to give a speech he literally shit his pants. Luckily, he had planned ahead and wore an adult diaper as a fail-safe, but obviously this is a situation we would not like to repeat.

Her heart is huge and she is passionate about so many social causes, but sometimes her save the world ethos can be annoying. Case in point: she loves picking up litter that isn't hers. Maybe loves is too strong a word, but she can't help herself when it comes to picking up rubbish, and sometimes I feel it's unnecessary. If she sees a piece of rubbish on the pavement, she will pick it up.

When my oldest son Edwin first started preschool, it was incredibly stressful. He was about 3, and it was the first time in a big classroom for him. As a sensitive, quiet child, he was very upset on the first day. He cried and clung to me, and it broke my heart to see his little hand reaching for me with tear-soaked eyes as I left him there. Needless to say, I cried too.

I am on holiday, standing on a coastal headland under a bright blue dome of sky, the wind light and warm, looking at the weather app on my phone. The forecast and the scene are in agreement: it's a nice day. I scroll through all the locations where I've previously felt the need to check the weather Exeter, Marseille, York until I get to London, where, it turns out, it's also pretty nice.

In it, Seth asked him about his recent bout of shingles, an infection characterized by a painful rash and caused by the same virus that also brings us chickenpox. It typically occurs in people age 50 and older, which I happen to know Bill is not, and then Seth asked my question: How did that happen? It was his anxiety, Hader said, explaining funnily how his doctor delivered the news that stress can, in fact, cause shingles.

An anxious achiever is someone who channels anxiety into ambition, work ethic, productivity, and leadership. Along the way, they've learned that performance equals value. Many people tell me, "When I achieved, I was loved. I learned that's what I should do-and the fear of losing keeps me moving forward." Others say, "I grew up poor, with a single mom who struggled and a dad who didn't pay the bills. I'll never be that vulnerable again." For them, the anxiety of scarcity drives their determination.

Cannabidiol (CBD) acts very differently from tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); it's non-psychoactive and not intoxicating, and it does not induce abuse or dependence. It's highly fat-soluble; thus, it enters the brain easily. However, it has low solubility and absorption in water, which produces variable pharmacokinetics and contributes to the difficulty in studying its multiple mechanisms of action. Bioavailability via inhalation averages about 31 percent, while oral bioavailability is only about 6 percent in humans. Therefore, don't bother eating it.

1) anxiety is prevalent among the clinical population - half of the OAB subjects had anxiety symptoms, and one quarter of OAB subjects had moderate to severe anxiety symptoms; 2) OAB subjects reported higher anxiety symptoms compared to controls; 3) OAB patients with anxiety reported more severe OAB/incontinence symptoms, worse quality of life, and more psychosocial difficulties compared to OAB patients without anxiety.

Anxiety can build over time from little moments, especially those related to a 'Just-In-Case' (JIC) rationale. JIC urges us to perform quick safety behaviors, which are problematic and repetitive.

AI is either partially replacing humans in a broad range of professions—from transportation to data management, marketing to creative writing, legal to music— or becoming a tool to augment efficiency.

In Mahayana Buddhism, sunyata - often translated as "emptiness" - doesn't mean that nothing matters. It means nothing exists with a permanent essence. Everything is constantly changing and without fixed self-nature. Seeing through the illusion of an enduring, separate self can be liberating.

Hader revealed that he chose not to participate in the SNL50 live anniversary special because of his mental health. The sketch was about anxiety experienced by cast members during their time on the show.

As we age and experience the death of parents and peers, we become increasingly aware of our mortality. Such awareness may trigger anxiety and prompt preparations, such as writing wills and advance directives.

The decline in mental health among kids and teens is closely linked to time spent using screen media, particularly social media and video games.

The documentary reveals the internal struggle of a Palestinian man after signing a petition supporting a cultural boycott of Israel, prompting feelings of self-doubt and anxiety.

Aparna Nancherla captures the duality of a comedian’s life, balancing the urge to perform with the internal struggle of anxiety, which she integrates into her comedy.

Not someone, but myself, unfortunately. The last flight I was on was my first time leaving town without my kids. The anxiety I got from leaving them and being a day's worth of traveling away made me feel physically sick. I knew we'd miss them and I knew it would be hard, but I'd generally been strong about it and despite that aspect, very excited. Once we got as far as boarding the plane, I was nauseous from anxiety.

When Mercury retrograde begins, it can cause financial mix-ups and communication snags that complicate negotiations and new endeavors, urging a focus on old opportunities instead.

Racing thoughts, tension in your muscles, fear in the pit of your stomach, and the alarming sense that disaster is imminent are the trademarks of our modern-day world-weariness.

Dr. David H. Rosmarin leads a roundtable at TechCrunch All Stage 2025, focusing on transforming anxiety into a strategic advantage for startup founders.

Breathing patterns are unique to individuals and can reflect mood, with accurate identification possible through airflow traits in a study involving 100 adults.