About Summer Beretsky

Summer Beretsky enjoys writing about her experiences with anxiety, panic, and Paxil. She had her first panic attack as an undergrad at Lycoming College and plenty more while she worked toward her M.A. in Communication from the University of Delaware. Summer blogs over at Panic About Anxiety and also contributes to the World of Psychology blog here on PsychCentral. She has also written for the Los Angeles Times. Follow her on Twitter @summerberetsky.

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Articles by Summer Beretsky:

• Video: Use iPhone Reminders For Positive, Location-Based Affirmations

• Video: Why Black & White Thinking Can Be So Hard To Kick

• Video: Five More Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone Who Is Having A Panic Attack

• “Siri, I Want To Kill Myself” Is Apple’s New Update Enough?

• Apple’s Siri Still Flawed When Talking About Suicide

• Video: What NOT to Say to Someone Who is Having a Panic Attack

• Video: Are You Easily Persuaded? (Hint: Yes, And Here’s Why)

• Video: A Real Sufferer Cherry-Picks the Best Anxiety Management Techniques

• Video: Chato Stewart’s Mental Health Hero Caricatures (Part 4)

• Video: Chato Stewart’s Mental Health Hero Caricatures (Part 3)

• Video: Chato Stewart’s Mental Health Hero Caricatures (Part 2)

• Video: Chato Stewart’s Mental Health Hero Caricatures

• Video: A Warm-Weather Mindfulness Activity

• Video: Using “Belly Biofeedback” App for Diaphragmatic Breathing

• Video: 6 Ways to Prepare for Antidepressant Withdrawal

• Video: Six Effective Ways (For Adults) to Deal With Bullies

• Video: Anxious? You’re Not Alone: Check Out These Anxiety Blogs

• Video: 6 Ways to Distract Yourself From Panic

• Video: 7 Facts About Adolescent Suicide

• Video: 6 Ways to Bounce Back from Unemployment Stress

• Video: 7 Ways to Slow Down Before Bedtime

• Screen-Free Week: Will You Accept the Digital Detox Challenge?

• Psych Central Week in Review #10: Anxiety, Antidepressants, and Learning

• Psych Central Week in Review #9: Math Anxiety, ADHD, and Guns

• Siri: I Couldn’t Find Any Suicide Prevention Centers

• Psych Central Week in Review Video #6: Lying, Stress, and Inflammation

• Psych Central Week in Review Video #2

• Back to Basics: 4 (Free) Online Psychology Courses

• Do Your Thoughts Deserve a Soundtrack? ‘One Hello World’ Thinks So

• How Can I Pack for a Move Without Getting Overwhelmed?

• Am I a Defensive Pessimist?

• When the Rapture Doesn’t Happen, How Will Harold Camping React?

• 8 Ways to Make Technology Less Stressful

• Digital Detox Week: On (Sort Of) Staying Away From Technology

• Feeling Anxious? Here Are 3 iPhone Apps to Help You Relax

• When Physical Exercise Feels Just Like A Panic Attack

• Do Your Panic Attacks Ever Grow Rosy in Retrospect?

• 5 Tips for a Low-Stress Customer Service Experience

• What NOT to Say to Someone With Panic Disorder

• Feel Like Venting to a Complete Stranger? Try BlahTherapy.com

• Woman Loses Sick-Leave Benefits for Depression Thanks to Facebook Pics

• Got Low Self-Esteem? Don’t Ditch the Positive Self-Talk Just Yet

• Cognitive Distortion: How Does Black-and-White Thinking Hurt Us?

• 6 Ways to Prepare for Withdrawal from an Antidepressant

• Mindfulness Meditation: Reducing Anxiety by Focusing on the Present Moment

• Are You a Stressed-Out College Overachiever?

• When Panic Attacks in the Lehigh Tunnel

• “Oh No, Multitasking!?”: Handling the Job Search (with an Anxiety Disorder)

• Help! I’m Anxious about My Anxiety Management Class!