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By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:51:28 +0000

Love the article. Very well written. I’m currently living with a 33 year old female with GAD(Her fiance died…not no genetic predisposition). What’s bothering me about it is that she has been on Prozac for this for about 2 years( with no real counseling. She has to take blood pressure pills because between Prozac and prescribed antihistamines her pulse is way up….wasn’t a problem before. I’ve tried bringing up CBT counseling, but she seems bound and determined to just take Prozac the rest of her life. I feel it’s changed her personality quite a bit, though she denies it. Not sure what else I can do to convince her. The help is there…readily available. Maybe this is where the saying “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink.” comes from.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:19:38 +0000

question for whoever is willing to answer. i keep reading in these articles that it helps if you pinpoint whats triggering your anxiety. what if you cant exactly pinpoint whats wrong or why its wrong? What if you know you’re feeling anxious and “panicky” but you have no idea why even after trying to pinpoint it?

By: Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D.

Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:58:53 +0000

sandyphd,

I wasn’t aware of the importance of the full exhale. It makes complete sense and I will remember that for myself and my patients. Thank you!

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By: sandyphd

sandyphd — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:58:22 +0000

Excellent list. I really like the “know the bad news” followed by “the good news.” As regards deep breathing, when my clients come back saying “the breathing’s not working,” I instruct my clients that the full exhales are the most important step. Full inhales followed by full, emptying exhales. Those exhales tend to signal, “all is well” to the brain.

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By: Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D.

Elvira G. Aletta, Ph.D. — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:18:34 +0000

Dear Rich,

That’s an interesting take. Indeed without some stress, the good kind, life would be pretty boring and not as much would get done. Anxiety can so easily become toxic, however, and there are many of us that are more susceptible than others. Thanks for the comment.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:45:04 +0000

Also learn how to engage anxiety into the activation of engagement. I don’t know where I would be without anxiety. A world without anxiety isn’t much of a world, for me. I want something I need to accomplish.

By: Therese J. Borchard

Therese J. Borchard — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:05:18 +0000

What a wonderful, comprehensive article!

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By: Dawn Pugh

Dawn Pugh — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:56:06 +0000

Hi Elvira;
Thank you for offering others the chance to better comprehend themselves and their anxiety in a realistic, reasonable and succinct way.
Raising people’s awareness of how their bodies react and respond physiologically and behaviorally can be life changing.

Regards
Dawn Pugh

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