Women are more vulnerable to anxiety disorders
Women of reproductive age are more vulnerable to developing anxiety disorders than men, approximately 2 to 3 times more. In fact, 17.5% of women compared to 9.5% of men had suffered from some anxiety disorder...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: When Thoughts Control You
If emotional disorders are characterized by something, it is because we cannot control our thoughts. Anxiety generates a series of negative, worrying automatic thoughts that can become obsessive when it comes to one of the...
Optimism versus negativity: protect yourself from anxiety
Medical treatment for anxiety disorders is not only advisable, but also essential. But that does not mean that we should leave everything in the hands of professionals. Taking charge of our lives is the best...
The signs that indicate that you are a person with anxiety
Anxiety is part of the human condition but when it is too intense it becomes a suffering that must be controlled.
There are signs that indicate that you are an anxious person, and here we show you some of them:
- "I have to...
Mental block due to anxiety: the anxiety that paralyzes your mind
Suddenly you go blank; you don't know what to say, or what to do. Suddenly your mind paralyzes and that only increases your nervousness and anxiety. Mental blockage is one of the most frequent symptoms of anxiety...
How to Manage ‘First Time’ Anxiety: 10 Difficult Situations
Anxiety is a defense mechanism of our body that is activated in the face of danger, but also in the face of an unforeseen event or a new experience. The goal of anxiety is to prepare us...
Anxiety and women’s hormonal cycles
Decreased anxiety during pregnancy and the luteal phase of a woman's menstrual cycle, and a worsening of symptoms of many anxiety disorders after childbirth, suggest that progesterone may play an important role in sex differences...
OCD and perfectionism are not the same: these are their differences
Are you a perfectionist to the point of obsession? There are some differences between OCD and perfectionism, although sometimes the line between the two problems is very, very thin. Because there is no doubt: an excess of...
Somatized anxiety: physical or mental illness
Your GP is looking for a solution to your problem, prescribing a medication that doesn't work, or prescribing another that doesn't work either. He sends you to the specialist, but he can't find the cause of what's...
Pregnant and anxious: the risks of medication
During pregnancy there is a concern that remains constant and stronger than any other thought and that is that the baby is born healthy. That is why there is a widespread fear of having to take medication...