Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the more commonly depicted mental health disorders in TV and movies. Unfortunately, most of the time these portrayals are quite inaccurate, and therefore have contributed to much misunderstanding about what OCD really is. Here are five misconceptions that I hear often, and the truth behind them. Everyone has […]
Social Anxiety Is Increasing. Why Aren’t People Seeking Help?
Social Anxiety Disorder is often misunderstood to be the same as shyness, when it is actually a very serious anxiety disorder. A 2011 study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found that Social Anxiety Disorder is not just a medical description of shyness, and in fact the two are quite different. Social Anxiety Disorder, also […]
Why You Can’t Sleep
Anxiety is frequently the reason for troubled sleep. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting over 18 percent of adults every year. People with anxiety tend to have trouble falling and staying asleep due to worry or overthinking situations. When it’s time to fall asleep, they often are not […]
Five Practical Ways to Help Your Anxious Child Cope Before Seeing a Therapist
Living with an anxious child can be as hard on you as it is on your child. The never-ending questions, need for reassurance, things she can’t do, trouble sleeping, and missed school wears on you day in and day out. Nothing you’ve tried helps. Your life becomes narrower and narrower, and you feel embarrassed, guilty, […]