Tag: anxiety disorders
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Doctor Explains How to Relieve Anxiety Instantly Using Your Vagus Nerve
What is the vagus nerve? And how can it relieve anxiety? βItβs almost like a yin and yang. The vagal response reduces stress. It reduces our heart rate and blood pressure. It changes the function of certain parts of the brain, stimulates digestion, all those things happen when we are relaxed.β ~ Mladen Golubic, M.D.,…
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Do You Get Anxiety? Doctors Explain What It Does To Your Health
We all have anxiety episodes from time to time. In fact, the anxiety response is naturally hardwired into our brain β which is more commonly referred to as βfight or flight.” But why do we get anxiety? Biologically, the fight-or-flight mechanism is quite fascinating. Anxiety increases your breathing and heart rates. Thus, it concentrates the…
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How to Train Your Brain To Avoid Anxiety
βThe thing that makes fears and phobias so persistent is that virtually anything you do to oppose, escape, or distract from the anxious feelings and thoughts will be turned against you, and make the anxiety a more persistent part of your life.β – Dr. David Carbonell While the exact cause of anxiety, particularly anxiety disorders,…
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10 Hidden Anxiety Triggers You Need to Avoid
Anxiety seems to be a near-universal condition. However, not all those with a diagnosis share the same anxiety triggers. In the United States alone, approximately forty million adults β or eighteen percent of the population β suffer from an anxiety disorder. However, these numbers come as no surprise to most people. The truth is that…
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These Things Happen To Your Brain When You’re Anxious
When you feel anxious, it can seem like the world is crashing down around you. Your heart begins to race, your palms feel sweaty, and you canβt seem to catch your breath. You also have a million thoughts running through your mind, making it difficult to think clearly. Anxiety affects the mind and body in…
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10 Things to Tell Yourself When Anxiety Attacks
With so many people in today’s world feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, we need more collective relief than ever. The world continues to move at an increasingly fast pace, which would give even the calmest person a bit of anxiety. It happens to the best of us, but sometimes, the anxiety can feel debilitating. When will…