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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
Last night the phone rang at 2:18 am. I was sound asleep-it was great sleeping weather last night, the cool air streamed through open windows. By the time I woke up enough to understand that ...

Anxiety and Sleep

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
I't's 4 am, I'm awake. I hope that I can go back to sleep. . . . Did I remember to get the coffee ready?  I hope the traffic won't be so bad tomorrow night, ...

A Recent Interview of Us by David DiSalvo, Part 2

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Part II (see previous blog entry for Part I of this interview, conducted by David DiSalvo) Tell us what "anxiety" really is in a clinical sense, and how it's different than "a case ...

Handling Emotional Baggage

Sunday, June 14th, 2009
Today we spent the afternoon in Split, Croatia. Our moods were positive and we enjoyed lunch at a quaint local restaurant. The last few days presented a much greater challenge to our moods. In a ...

Swine Flu: A Special Warning to those with OCD

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
The line between the worries of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and normal concerns can be quite fuzzy. Worries about a possible pandemic from Swine flu make the line even blurrier than usual. Advice ...

Worried About Your College Student?

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Mental health centers in colleges across the United States are reporting significant increases in the need for services for their students (Anxiety Association of America). College can be a time of angst and worry. Often ...

How Worried Are You?

Friday, April 10th, 2009
Take a moment and think about your anxiety. What right now is getting you upset? Are you worried about the coming weekend? Will you get everything done that you've planned? How about your job, is ...

Anxious About the Economy?

Friday, March 13th, 2009
Reuters recently reported on a survey of over 1,000 adults who are currently employed. About one in five of them reported that the economy has impacted their mental health negatively. And a third or more ...
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