No matter who you are or what you do, there is a pretty good chance you will probably have to deal with anxiety sometime in your life. Though it seems as though worrying about worry is redundant, the truth is that many people find themselves affected by anxiety in a very real way. Anxiety can stop you from enjoying your life fully, it can hinder your performance and it can severely affect the...

Worrying about impending college days is a common problem prevalent in most students. Going to college means leaving the security of home and being independent of parents. This may be exhilarating and adventurous to some but others find it a daunting task. Adjusting to foreign surroundings without the familiar set-up of a home is terrifying for most teenagers. Although this transition is...

The first time I had a panic attack I was getting on an airplane! That was my worst flight ever and my life was not the same for several years. I got a handle on it, though, and it went away. Yes, it can go away. For me the panic attacks lasted several years, about 5 or 6. I fought them every way I could think of including alcohol, running, meditating, and various other things. When I...

Anxiety attack symptoms often leave a person believing that the worst is going to happen to them. If you are reading this, looking for answers about your specific condition, you need to take note that the way that you feel is not necessarily reality. This can be very hard to understand and it can be quite impossible to wrap your mind around. Yet, anxiety attack symptoms can be very real and...

Almost everybody feels anxious and nervous right before doing something really important, be it a thesis paper presentation, a job interview, or a midterm exam we did not get to review for. It is the body's normal reaction to tense and stressful situations. Anxiety is simply the body's natural "fight-or-flight" response to warn us of possible dangers ahead. But what happens when anxiety...