Everyone is seeking some form of anxiety and stress relief. Hopefully you haven't resorted to self-medication with alcohol. Rather than applying a balm to the sore of stress, why not find a way to stop the stress from getting out of hand in the first place. I'll take preventative medicine over reactive medicine any day. One effective approach to getting anxiety and stress relief is to address...

There are more than one type of anxiety disorder. It is important to have the correct diagnosis so that you can get the appropriate treatment. The various kinds of anxiety disorder include: 1) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 2) Panic Disorder 3) Social Phobia 4) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 5) Generalized Anxiety Disorder 6) Specific Phobia In this article, we...

Medical experts have always recommended to limit the intake of alcohol. This is due to several effects it has on an individual's health. Most people get addicted to alcohol without even knowing about it. They drink alcohol in order to relieve stress and forget about the problems, they face in life. Ironically, what is perceived as antidepressant by alcohol drinkers, is actually a...

The Anxiety Bible, in a brief few paragraphs, asserts that a supportive social network is one of the many parts of a successful recovery from anxiety. However, the few brief paragraphs there do not elaborate enough to help an individual to understand what a supportive friend exactly is, and what effects can result from having supportive friends (Stelter, 2009, 4). The best way to...

An anxiety attack, basically, is the sudden and unprovoked onset of intense fear. A person who is having an anxiety attack might suddenly be convinced that he or she is going to die or that somebody is going to be hurt. The person won't know what triggered this sudden fearfulness and, they might not be able to calm themselves down. Often, in an anxiety attack (or panic attack), the sudden...