One moment you’re going about your day normally, and the next your heart is pounding like it’s trying to escape your chest while your brain screams that something catastrophic is about to happen. Your ...

Panic attacks extend far beyond psychological distress, manifesting as powerful physical experiences that can be mistaken for serious medical emergencies. The physical symptoms often prove so ...

As both an anxiety therapist and someone who has personally experienced Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), panic disorder, OCD, and agoraphobia, I’ve heard countless descriptions of anxiety and panic ...

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I think there is a misapprehension that those of us in the mental-health field who write self-help books do so from a clinical distance and without personal experience with the content that we present ...

You just had an argument with your partner before leaving for work. You deemed yourself fine to make the drive; after all, this is a familiar route, and you could probably do it with your eyes closed.