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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.
Anxiety Disorders and Anxiety Attacks
Recognizing the signs and symptoms, and getting help
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Symptoms, treatment, and self-help for chronic anxiety
How to Stop Worrying
Self-help strategies for anxiety relief
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
Symptoms, treatment, and tips for overcoming panic
Dealing with Uncertainty
How to cope with events in life outside your control
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Symptoms, treatment, and self-help for OCD
Phobias and Irrational Fears
Tips for recognizing, confronting, and breaking free of phobias
Overcoming a Fear of Needles
Symptoms, treatment, and self-help for needle phobia
Coronavirus Anxiety: Coping with Stress, Fear & Worry
Cope with the fear and stress and protect your mental health
Online Therapy
Finding and choosing an online therapist or counselor
Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
Cognitive behavioral therapy, exposure therapy, and other options
Cutting and Self-Harm
How to feel better without hurting yourself
Separation Anxiety Disorder
What you can do to ease your child's separation anxiety
Anxiety Medication
Learn about common side effects, risks, and taking medication responsibly
Hoarding Disorder
Symptoms, treatment, and help for hoarders
Helping Someone with Hoarding Disorder
How to talk to and support a loved one
Self-Medicating Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
Find healthier ways to change how you feel
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Always focusing on your physical flaws? You may have BDD.
Benefits of Mindfulness
Practices for improving emotional and physical well-being
Racism and Mental Health
Racial trauma and the stress and anxiety of discrimination
Social Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms, treatment, and self-help tips for social phobia
Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief
The power of the relaxation response to reduce stress and boost mood
Compulsive Gambling and Anxiety
Self-help exercises for anxiety to relieve the gambling urge
Mental Health in the Workplace
Coping with anxiety, depression, burnout, or bullying at work
Anxiety in Children and Teens
A parent’s guide to managing symptoms
PANS and PANDAS: Acute-Onset OCD in Children
How to help your child
Orthorexia Nervosa
How to recognize if your goal to eat healthfully has gone too far
EMDR Therapy for Trauma, PTSD, Anxiety, and Panic
Using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing