Blog posts on anxiety related issues
Jun 04 2015
Aviophobia: Fear of Flying: How About A Simple Cure? – Vol. 312, June 4, 2015 Over the years that I have been in practice I have worked with some very interesting cases of fear of flying. My excellent friend and ex-bookkeeper (only because I had the nerve to move out of state where it is difficult for …
Mar 12 2015
How To Help Our Kids let Go of Stress & Find Happiness – Vol.301, March 12, 2015 Unfortunately many of our teen and college age kids feel incredible stress in their lives. There is much depression which can lead to suicide, bullying on and off line, fear and anxiety. These negative emotions can also lead to …
Mar 05 2015
What Do I Do If I Have Been Raped? – Vol.300, March 5, 2015 Unfortunately one in four women will be raped during their lifetimes. Male victims make up 10% of all rapes so it is a fairly common problem in our society, sadly. Unfortunately, I too have been victimized in this way going …
Nov 20 2014
Could Food Addiction be Caused by PTSD? – Vol. 286, November 20, 2014 A new study published in the Journal, Jama Psychiatry, September 17, 2014, reports that 49,000 female nurses between the age of 25 and 42 were included in research on the link between food addiction and PTSD. Signs of food addiction were seen in 18% …
Aug 25 2014
Vol.162, August 21, 2012 Fear is something that most mortals feel from time to time. It is even more common for those who watch or read the news with all the doom and gloom that is conveyed there on a daily basis. Unfortunately our American government is also great at creating anxious fearful feelings. As …
Jul 17 2014
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Fully Recovered from 5 Years of Taliban Captivity, Really? – Vol. 267, July 17, 2014 Men go to fight for their country for many different reasons. Sometimes they go to get away from terrible circumstances at home, others to get a free education and still others because they …
Jul 08 2014
According to an article in the New York Times, September 14, 2011, Xanax (generic name alprazolam), an anti-anxiety drug was the eighth most prescribed drug in the nation last year, according to SDI, a data firm that tracks drug sales. Xanax is a benzodiazepine which is a sedative. The problem with this medication is that …