Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
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Anxiety Versus Culture
“What’s wrong?”, your mother asks which brings you back to reality. You reply “nothing” as always. Except it isn’t nothing. You need someo..
Illness Anxiety Disorder: What If?
You are sitting down in your art history class and everything is as it always is. The professor is greeting the class and all the students..
Can I Take a Step Outside?
Imagine feeling overwhelmed at your desk: hands shaking, heart pounding, adrenaline racing through your veins. You feel dazed. Your anxiet..
Mental Health Month: Stress and Anxiety in America
Recently, a company call Gallup completed their annual World Emotions Report. Conducting over 151,000 interviews with people all around th..
Away From Your Desk: American Work Culture and Work Seperation Anxiety
Who doesn’t love a good vacation? Whether you love your job or hate it, promises of relaxation or adventure is irresistible. As modern Ame..
Pushing the Limits of Differentiation: Hypochondria or OCD?
Suzan is sick. She knows she’s sick. When she goes to the doctor searching for answers, however, she is told that she is fine. Suzan doesn..
Through Her Mind: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
It is difficult to grasp the true weight of experiencing an Anxiety Disorder. My roommate this semester has been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder..
Social Anxiety Disorder and Body Language
In a society ruled by virtual interactions and relationships, it almost seems normal to approach social situations with awkwardness. When..
Beyond Medication: You Have Options
Before becoming a physician, many medical students take an oath commonly referred to as the Hippocratic Oath. This code of ethics not..
Mastering Your Mind: Cognitive Distortions
While there are many visible physical symptoms of anxiety such as sweaty palms, increased heart rate, shortness of breath and muscle..