What Are Signs Of An Anxiety Attack?

What Are Signs Of An Anxiety Attack?

Whether you’ve struggled with anxiety attacks your whole life or are experiencing them for the first time, it’s important to understand what happens to your body during an attack so you can control it. Unlike a panic attack, anxiety attacks build slowly over time, frequently in response to triggers. These are usually an event or circumstance that kicks off the ‘anxiety’ response.

What Is Complex PTSD And What are The Symptoms?

What Is Complex PTSD And What are The Symptoms?

Complex PTSD is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder that develops as a response to a specific type of trauma. Complex PTSD usually develops by experiencing prolonged trauma. The signs or symptoms of both Complex PTSD and PTSD will usually begin within three months after the trauma occurred. The signs and symptoms can last up to years if left untreated.

How Do I Know If I’m Going Through Complicated Grief?

How Do I Know If I’m Going Through Complicated Grief?

If you’ve recently experienced some type of loss, whether the loss was a person, a place, or a thing, any type of loss can be difficult to navigate. Life changes are hard and grief is often part of the process.   Unfortunately, if you have experienced grief and had expectations about how long it would last, you may be feeling frustrated, confused or disheartened that it may not yet have dissipated.

Getting Positive Results from Brain Based Therapy

Getting Positive Results from Brain Based Therapy

Brain based therapy is fast becoming the approach that many consumers turn to for effective treatment of a variety of issues.  When it comes to psychotherapy for issues such as anxiety, PTSD, ADD, OCD, performance enhancement and more, therapy needs to do more than simply improve the way you feel, the experience should be transformative….

How to Stop Nightmares
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How to Stop Nightmares

Many people struggle to determine how to stop nightmares because sleep is precious and nightmares can be debilitating, impacting work, relationships and physical health.  You wake up confused, scared or sad, and to top it off, it can be hard to fall back asleep afterwards.  What causes these dreaded sleep interruptions?  The causes can be…

Understanding PTSD Symptoms
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Understanding PTSD Symptoms

The experience of having PTSD symptoms (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) can be overwhelming and frustrating for someone who has experienced a traumatic event.  With PTSD, the feelings of anxiety and depression are compounded by being easily triggered into a panic state, having flashbacks and nightmares, and having intrusive thoughts about the event.  There may even be…