I’m doing a research paper on anxiety disorders. I came across cognitive behavior therapy as a way to help cure the disorder.
However, I’m only in 9th grade. So any research I do on cognitive behavior therapy gives me info thats really in depth. Can someone "dumb it down" a little so I have a better understanding of what it is and how it works?
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Basically it’s like this:
People’s behaviour, thoughts and feelings are all related. Imagine a triangle with thoughts, feelings and behaviours at each point. The theory is that affecting one or more of these will affect the others. That’s what CBT aims to do.
So lets say someone has anxiety about going outside:
• the feelings may be fear, nausea, worry.
• the thoughts may be ‘people will look at me’ or ‘I’ll have a panic attack’
• the behaviours may be avoidance, or performing rituals that reduce the anxiety.
So CBT would aim to change the thought processes (cognitive) and the behaviours. The therapist might advise you start going outside in small doses. Or challenge the thoughts that people will be looking at you. They might set homework tasks like gradual exposure to the thing that’s causing anxiety. Or try to find out why the thoughts came about.
It’s quite an in-depth therapy that requires a lot of dedication on the part of the person undergoing it, which is one of the down-falls. But it’s also the most effective treatment for most mental illnesses.
I hear Prozac is good, but I think you need a prescription for that.
I have an extremely important interview next week and I need something to knock the edge off. Is there anything that I can pick up at a Meijer or a Wal-Mart or a Walgreens that can help me out with any anxiety/depression/mood problems?
There is a homeopathic remedy that is not a medicine as we know them, but a remedy that works with your body to heal itself. It’s called Calms Forte from Hyland labs, and you get it at most pharmacies and especially health food stores. I’ve used it frequently and can recommend that it will help you calm down. What might be even better for you is to work off some of that anxiety – go for a walk every day, get just a bit of exercise. It’s not a bad thing to be nervous and anxious, just when it gets out of control is when you need a little help sometimes. And start taking deep breaths – when you get anxious it is common to actually start holding your breath, so right now, start taking some deep breaths and that will help calm you a bit.
For over a year now, I have been suffering from a lot of trouble breathing, and tightness of chest. I’ve also been told more than once that it is anxiety symptoms, and think that I agree, after researching it onlline. But the problem I now face is that I don’t even know where my anxiety is coming from? Or how I’m suppost to be fixing it? Helpp?
Anxiety can be triggered by stress, lack of sleep, caffeine and other factors you may not give a second thought. You do not suffer from asthma or allergies do you? I would say you need to see a doctor to find out a true diagnosis. You would need a doctor to consider your weight, medications you may take, what you eat, and what kind of life style you have going on right now. I know personally for me, I tend to get panic attacks after drinking starbucks or soda loaded with caffeine. You just need to visit a doctor if it is becoming a problem.
When i am around people i feel nervous, depressed and anxiety but when i am not i do not feel it too much
Ps: i am 18
Depression is one of the worst things in the world. Infact 2 out of 4 people suffer from it, and you can never hear them admitting that they have it. Look around those busy cities, new york , london , tokyoe , ontario, any major big fast pace cities , they are millions who sufffer from it.
I think the reason this world is getting more people who are depressed, its bcoz of the system. We were not meant to work this fast paced life, with high epxpectations set by family and school, or work place. Everyone is programmed to think to be somebody or valued in society , u got to be soo goood at something . Hence we find ourselves hitting the wall , where hope is never found. Basically , when you have no hope , tried everything in ur reach , then depression waves begin.
You first get the sypmtoms, panic attacks , sweating , feeling moody which at times cause u to avoid social places. This is called social anxiety . Personally , i find social anxiety the deadliest form of disorder. It literary robs ur life like no other thing i have come across. yea its an early stage of social anxiety , it gets uglier as time goes by without attacking it head on. The more situations you train ur mind to dodge, the more your mind is programmed to act defensive when your out at social places.
I suffered this for over 10 years, but am getting a hang of it, No one should lie to you it is going to be easy , only you will manage to work it out.
I hated relatives big parties out, i hated buses and trains, i certainly hated libraries, i hated queieng up on super markets, i hated almost anything to do with human beings around me. It a problem tht started when i got bullied for my teenage odour, like i used to imagine that i smell in publics, thinking tht my armpits wrecked badly. Eeverytime i went out i would sweat and fear it offending others. I tried bathing three times a day , and used all types od deodrant and perfumes, but it never worked. It was a problem , that wasnt phsyically rooted, but my twisted mind .
How did i work through my social avoidance, well….
My first and foremost step was to check in to a doctor who prescribed me citalopram 40 mg and diazepam [ which sometimes is called vallium else where } 5 mg. I think the diazepam worked wonders , coz it hits the nervous system responsible to make u nervous, and have panic attacks when u are in social places. It calms u down , u feel ur ownself so calm tht u can try to handle tasks tht u wouldnt manage. Take the diazepam only when ur out in those situations, dont take it daily like the citlaopram. The citalopramm helps to bring ur serotonin and endorphin levels to balance, those hormomes when ur depressed and anxious , they are so low tht u feel very uncomofrtable, tht is why u feel like u are almost dying, or u fear alot for no good reasons.
THEN MY NEXT MOVE Was to tackle a problem head on , for example going to supermarket. I would start off with the smallest thing, pehraps, just enter in , see around the fruits isle , and walk out again . Then when two hours got over walked back in , take another isle, walk around nd come out, i made sure by the end of the day i finished all isles, and my awarded myself by buying a snack and paying it out on cash counter.
The earlier you tackle the things u avoid the better. The trick is to find ways to re programme ur mind from fearing such places. Citalopram and dizepam will help u to calm u down , and also eat plenty of salmon fish and whole nuts like almonds and cut on ur junk food, take instead oats poridge, eat whole meal bread, take rice, potatoes, plenty of vegetables, cut processed sugar . Such measrues will make u into a happy bunny.
I am now free from this mental enslavement, i wish u were here and i help to work with u , coz i know how bad this thing can rob ur life , u will dodge friends and many things tht are good to ur social life .
Here is my email if u need more help
natasha.luigi@yahoo.com
Good luck dea
I am having a mixed episode (mania and depression at once)
how can I help myself not have huge mood swings, auditory hallucinations, anxiety, fatigue, etc. without medication? i am on lorazepam (Ativan) but I am not on any antipsychotics or antidepressants until next month because of medical reasons. What can i do?
Avoid all caffeine and alcoholic beverages. These will make symptoms a lot worse. Try to avoid any stressful triggers that will cause your moods to switch. When I’m feeling depressed, I pull out comic strips to help me think of something funny. When I’m feeling manic, I leave my money at home and watch soap operas. Make sure that you are getting enough sleep as well. Little things like these tend to help you in the long run.
I have anxiety/social anxiety and whenever I play video games, I seem to have symptoms of anxiety. Whenever I play ‘intense’ games, like shooting games or action games, I start sweating, I get headaches, my body starts to feel hot, my heart beats faster.
And then, I can’t seem to be able to sleep because my mind is nervous and very alert.
Are these symptoms of anxiety or is it normal
It could be depression alongside Anxiety. Get your self checked out as something else can develop.
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