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Anxiety Home PageKen Vader2020-04-02T19:45:50-07:00

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Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping with Stress and Fear

Cope with the fear and stress and protect your mental health

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Dealing with Uncertainty During the Coronavirus Pandemic

How to cope with events in life outside your control

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Anxiety Disorders and Anxiety Attacks

Recognizing the signs and symptoms, and getting help

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Always focusing on your physical flaws? You may have BDD.

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Symptoms, treatment, and self-help for chronic anxiety

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How to Stop Worrying

Self-help strategies for anxiety relief

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Symptoms, treatment, and self-help for OCD

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Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder

Symptoms, treatment, and tips for overcoming panic

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Phobias and Irrational Fears

Tips for recognizing, confronting, and breaking free of phobias

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Separation Anxiety Disorder

What you can do to ease your child’s separation anxiety

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Social Anxiety Disorder

Symptoms, treatment, and self-help tips for social phobia

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Cutting and Self-Harm

How to feel better without hurting yourself

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Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, and other options

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Anxiety Medication

Learn about common side effects, risks, and taking medication responsibly

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Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief

The power of the relaxation response to reduce stress and boost mood

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Benefits of Mindfulness

Practices for improving emotional and physical well-being

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Compulsive Gambling and Anxiety

Self-help exercises for anxiety to relieve the gambling urge

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Orthorexia Nervosa

How to recognize if your goal to eat healthfully has gone too far

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