Our clinical psychologist explains the symptoms of anxiety, some possible causes and provides tips on how to deal with anxiety. We all experience feelings of anxiety from time to time. These are an understandable reaction to life events and stressors that everybody will go through at some point. However, 60% of UK adults have recently experienced anxiety that interfered with their daily lives. This is obviously more serious, so let’s find out what causes anxiety and how we can manage it.

What are the symptoms of anxiety?

Anxiety and fatigue can occur together. Anxiety can be a natural response to stress and is sometimes beneficial. However, having anxiety all the time can lead to symptoms such as persistent fatigue. While the link between anxiety and fatigue is not always clear, lifestyle changes, therapy, and medications can help...

What is the link between anxiety and fatigue?

Depression appears to be more common in autistic people. In some cases, autistic people may experience slightly different depression symptoms than those non-autistic people with depression. Autism and depression often go hand in hand. If you live with autism and wonder or worry about depression, there are some key ways...

What's the Relationship Between Autism and Depression?

Family-based treatment an evidence-based approach for treating anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents. It also shows promise as a primary treatment for young individuals with bulimia nervosa. A strong emphasis is placed on empowering parents or primary caregivers by equipping them with the skills, techniques, and confidence needed to assist...

Navigating Childhood and Adolescent Eating Disorders

Migraine episodes and bipolar disorder share common underlying mechanisms and are often seen together. Migraine and psychiatric disorders, such as major depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, often co-occur and share genetic and environmental risk factors. Let’s explore the link between migraine and bipolar disorder, their overlapping symptoms, and the treatment...

Migraine and Bipolar Disorder: What’s the Link?

You might hear people say they had a panic attack — and this very well could be the case. But there's also a chance that what they're really referring to is an anxiety attack. The terms are often used interchangeably, but there are marked differences that may be useful for accuracy, clarity, and proper mental health care. To help you distinguish between the two, we asked mental health professionals how to tell a panic attack apart from an anxiety attack (and what to do about both). If you're unsure if you had (or are having) a panic attack or an anxiety attack, see their advice below.

How to Tell Between a Panic Attack and an Anxiety Attack, According to Experts

Kratom, a drug sold at U.S. gas stations and on the internet, has some serious risks and has caused deaths. Kratom alkaloids differ from heroin as they have opioid plus serotonergic, adrenergic, and other effects. Scientists are trying to separate the constituents of Mitragyna speciosa Korth leaves to find new...

What We Know About Kratom

Understanding your bowel movements is crucial for maintaining overall health. Your colon, also known as the large intestine, plays a significant role in your digestive system. Constipation and other changes in bowel movements can be indicators of your colon’s health. In this article, we’ll explore what these signs mean and how you can maintain a healthy colon.

What constipation and bowel movements tell you about your colon

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

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Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MDMedically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MDHeartburn is a burning sensation in your chest caused by stomach acid refluxing (coming back up)  into the esophagus (the hollow muscular tube that connects your throat to your stomach). Over 60 million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month.You may experience heartburn every once in a while from overeating or eating too fast. Some people get occasional heartburn, but some experience it more regularly if they have a condition like gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or chronic acid reflux.GERD is a gastrointestinal condition in which stomach acid flows...

What To Drink for Heartburn Relief

Winning an argument is about reaching a resolution that respects both sides. The phrase "part of me" acknowledges the complexity of the issue and shows empathy. Showing you're willing to consider an alternate viewpoint makes others more receptive to your arguments. Arguments are a part of life, and navigating them...

3 Words to Win Any Argument

Find out the emotional and physical symptoms of stress, and get tips on how to manage it from our clinical psychologist. Whether it’s an increased awareness of mental health, or the greater numbers of stressors in modern life, 70% of UK adults say they have felt so stressed at some point that they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope in the past year. One-off events can lead to a period of intense but acute symptoms of stress, which we can generally recover from without ill effects. However, chronic stress symptoms can also occur from ongoing stress or stress that keeps returning.

What are the symptoms of stress?

Anxiety doesn’t directly cause IBS, but it may make your symptoms worse. Overlapping genetic pathways and two-way communication between your gut and your brain could help explain the link between these two conditions. It’s fairly common to notice gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms when you’re feeling anxious. Known as having a...

Your Guide to Navigating Anxiety and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Elder women are at risk of being cheated on dating sites. The suitor's profiles and photos are created and maintained by scammers. Block the scammer and start looking for a normal person. Sorry to break it to you, but that guy you met online, the one you fell in love...

To Elder Women Seeking Men on Dating Sites, Beware

Around 10% of individuals with major depression may experience psychotic features. Major depressive disorder with psychotic features is associated with a high risk of suicide. Early identification and treatment of major depression with psychotic features is imperative. Psychosis is a rainbow of experiences involving changes in how we perceive the...

A Forgotten Diagnosis: The Most Severe Depressive Disorder

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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How can Astrology tell you about your worst friends? Astrology is the concept of using the placement of the planets and their related astrological signs, or the Signs of the Zodiac, to determine the course of a life. These placements based on your birth date, time, and location can give you a wealth of information about your personality traits and character and predict events throughout your life based on your sign and current placements. Of course, this is a quick overview, and doing actual natal charts and horoscopes is much more complicated. But now you have a basic idea of what astrology is.

5 Zodiac Signs That Could Be Your Worst Friend

Single life is often characterized as a lesser life as if it is something we poor single people have to “come to terms with,” as if it were a deadly disease. As if no one would choose to be single and to stay single. All that is so...

The Psychological Richness of Single Life

A large number of US workers believe their bosses are bad, some bordering on toxic. Bosses who are punitive, overly-emotional, and inconsistent can easily become toxic. A potentially toxic boss blames employees and treats them unfairly. A 2023 survey found that nearly one-fourth of employees are working for their “worst...

5 Warning Signs That Your Boss Is Becoming Toxic

Exercise and physical self-care are essential components of self-care. Approaching tasks and conversations we have been avoiding can be an integral part of self-care. On some days, even taking a shower can be a difficult but important self-care. I didn't want to swim yesterday. I knew it would be a...

5 Tough but Worthwhile Self-Care Practices

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When Anxiety Gets Physical

Anxiety often has physical manifestations. People with anxiety disorder are at increased risk of heart disease, as well as mortality from heart disease. Psychotherapy may have...

When Anxiety Gets Physical

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