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Anxiety

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Are worries, fears, or panic attacks making it hard to function or enjoy life? Learn about the various types of anxiety disorders and their symptoms, and what you can do to take back control and regain your peace of mind.

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Anxiety Disorders and Anxiety Attacks

Recognizing the signs and symptoms, and getting help

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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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Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder

Symptoms, treatment, and tips for overcoming panic

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Dealing with Uncertainty

How to cope with events in life outside your control

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Symptoms, treatment, and self-help for OCD

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Phobias and Irrational Fears

Tips for recognizing, confronting, and breaking free of phobias

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Overcoming a Fear of Needles

Symptoms, treatment, and self-help for needle phobia

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Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping with Stress, Fear & Worry

Cope with the fear and stress and protect your mental health

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Online Therapy

Finding and choosing an online therapist or counselor

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Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

Cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, and other options

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Cutting and Self-Harm

How to feel better without hurting yourself

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Separation Anxiety Disorder

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

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Anxiety Medication

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

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Hoarding Disorder

Symptoms, treatment, and help for hoarders

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Helping Someone with Hoarding Disorder

How to talk to and support a loved one

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Self-Medicating Depression, Anxiety, and Stress

Find healthier ways to change how you feel

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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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

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Benefits of Mindfulness

Practices for improving emotional and physical well-being

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Racism and Mental Health

Racial trauma and the stress and anxiety of discrimination

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Social Anxiety Disorder

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

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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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Compulsive Gambling and Anxiety

Self-help exercises for anxiety to relieve the gambling urge

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Mental Health in the Workplace

Coping with anxiety, depression, burnout, or bullying at work

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Anxiety in Children and Teens

A parent’s guide to managing symptoms

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PANS and PANDAS: Acute-Onset OCD in Children

How to help your child

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Orthorexia Nervosa

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

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EMDR Therapy for Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, and Panic

Using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Last updated: September 27, 2022