Sep 14, 2020 | Treatment, Disorders
Asking how to stop OCD thoughts is similar to asking, “Does OCD go away?” To the latter, we often reply, “Well, do you go away?” That’s because the cognitive style commonly labeled as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) does not disappear, but you can learn to better...
Jan 3, 2018 | Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD) are a spectrum of psychological conditions which affect one out of every forty Americans. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 1% of the worldwide adult population suffers from OCD; 50% of those cases...
Nov 27, 2017 | Disorders
Anxiety is a normal feeling that serves as our internal alarm system. It is part of being human and helps to keep us safe. Anxiety is like an alarm: sometimes it goes off like the subtle alert of a cell phone vibrating in your bag while sometimes it goes off like an...
Nov 26, 2012 | Disorders
Though anxiety disorders affect one in five U.S. children, they often go unrecognized. It’s an unfortunate fact that undiagnosed anxiety in kids can be linked to depression, substance abuse and poor academic performance throughout childhood and well into adulthood.How...
Jul 2, 2012 | Disorders
Singer Fiona Apple just released her first album in seven years, the verbosely-titled, “The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do”. In a recent interview with Elle magazine to...
May 29, 2012 | Disorders
Aubrey Huff, first baseman and left fielder for the San Francisco Giants, recently returned to the team after spending 15 days on the disabled list in order to seek treatment an anxiety disorder. Precipitating his temporary departure was a series of severe panic...