Chef too scared to leave the house due to Moebius Syndrome cured of agoraphobia
Richard Savage, 43, from Birmingham has Moebius syndrome, a genetic condition causing facial paralysis. He suffered such abuse he became agoraphobic and stayed inside for two years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 21, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chef too scared to leave the house due to Moebius Syndrome cured
Richard Savage, 43, from Birmingham has Moebius syndrome, a genetic condition causing facial paralysis. He suffered such abuse he became agoraphobic and stayed inside for two years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psychiatric and substance-use comorbidities associated with lifetime crack cocaine use in young adults in the general population - Narvaez JC, Jansen K, Pinheiro RT, Kapczinski F, Silva RA, Pechansky F, Magalhães PV.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between lifetime crack cocaine use and psychiatric (post-traumatic stress disorder, current depression, current dysthymia, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder with agoraphobia, social phobia, as well as SRQ sco... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Morbidly obese mother too scared to leave the house loses FIVE STONE by walking after her
Size 20 Sonya Brennan, from Catford in South London, who now weighs 10 stone, piled on the pounds snacking on biscuits and crisps after developing agoraphobia, a fear of going outside. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can you cure a phobia in three days?
Psychologist Richard Reid took on the challenge in a new Sky 1 programme, Fright Club (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: acrophobia claustrophobia aranophobia fear of flying sky ornithophobia agoraphobia programme Fright Club Source Type: news
First Times and Anxiety
How do you understand when anxiety is finally over?
I’ve asked myself this question many times. Let me be frank: I have no answer to that.
Nevertheless, a few months ago I casually stumbled upon the following quote and I believe I couldn’t have found a better way to describe my feelings:
Once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.
— Haruki Murakami, Kaf...
Source: Psych Central - May 12, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alexis Flye Tags: Anti-anxiety Antidepressants Disorders General Medications Personal Stories Psychotherapy Agoraphobia fainting first times Insomnia Psychopharmaceuticals Social Anxiety Source Type: news
Therapeutic tech company “Virtually Free” announces latest app to tackle agoraphobia
On Wednesday 24 September 2014, Virtually Free, a tech company which makes apps to improve mental health, is announcing its latest project, Agoraphobia Free, set for launch in the first half of 2015, and is calling out for volunteers to take part in their clinical trials which will be running for the next couple of […] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 1, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Bridges, Planes and Panic Attacks: Getting Over Fear
I'm not sure when I first realized I was afraid of flying but it wasn't long after I entered college. I'd worry for weeks and weeks as the departure date would get closer and closer. I distinctly remember having diarrhea EVERY TIME I'd arrive at the airport. I also remember seriously thinking "we're all going to die" when we'd board the plane and I'd wonder why other people in line didn't seem more concerned about this possibility. (The way my fearful mind worked, it actually seemed more like a probability.)
And once I'd get to my destination I'd have to worry about getting back home the whole time I was away! Even when ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How the menopause can drive women MAD
Christina Roberts (left) suffered from anxiety and almost ended up agoraphobic. Samantha Cole (centre) started to feel really down and victimised. Jo Gordon (right) suffered from rage and frustration. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
My Mother Is Holding Me Hostage
What To Do When Mother Belittles Daughterread more (Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center)
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - January 18, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Relationships agoraphobia anxiety brainwashing children dating daughters divorce Grandparents hostage loneliness marriage mothers paranoia pstchology separation anxiety siblings Source Type: news
Anxiety affects children in different ways
Conclusion
This is a useful exploratory study, which should give a good indication of the range of diagnoses among children and adolescents referred for anxiety disorders to specialist mental health services in England.
Children and adolescents, particularly in research, can often be placed into one homogenous group, and this study shows specific diagnoses can differ significantly between the groups. For example, this study showed that children more often had separation anxiety disorder.
And adolescents were marginally (but not significantly) more likely to have generalised anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder. Ad...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Source Type: news
A Daily Plan for Overcoming Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia narrows your world, literally and figuratively. People with agoraphobia avoid certain situations or places that may cause them to panic or feel trapped. This may include standing in line, driving on a bridge, being in open or enclosed spaces (like the movie theater), using public transportation or being outside the house alone.
There are gradients of agoraphobia. For some people the fear of being outside their home is so severe they become completely housebound. Others do venture outside but only to certain places they have to go, such as work. This still becomes a miserable experience, producing sweaty palms, ...
Source: Psych Central - October 8, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Agoraphobia Anxiety Disorders General Self-Help Fear Panic Attack Panic Disorder Source Type: news
Faith Riley sheds TWO-THIRDS her body weight after tipping the scales at 33st
Faith Riley, 42, from Warrington, suffered an adverse reaction to contraceptive injections and was diagnosed with depression and agoraphobia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman too heavy to ride her horse sheds TWO-THIRDS her body weight after tipping the scales at 33st
Faith Riley, 42 suffered an adverse reaction to contraceptive injections and was diagnosed with depression and agoraphobia. She says her horse Rocky inspired her dramatic weight loss. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 26, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
