The fight or flight response is a series of physiological changes that get triggered in a person’s body when the person is in danger. People who have panic attacks experience the fight or flight response even when there is no real danger present. This causes most of the symptoms that constitute a panic attack or …
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When patients are cared for at home, changes in their condition and their need for increasing degrees of care over time will sometimes lead to the need for a nursing home. Whether or not a family caregiver can manage the patient at home is often determined by the patient’s ability to carry out the regular …
Spirituality is one facet of our human nature concerned with subjects like meaning, transformation, higher wisdom, and connection: to others, to purpose in life. It is another aspect of human nature, just like our sexual, social, recreational, intellectual, and other needs. Religion is a group of beliefs and spiritual practices, usually thought of as a …
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For those suffering with Panic Disorder, anxiety attacks feel like they are coming from out of the blue. In reality, there is always a panic trigger, no matter how small. There are two types of stimuli that trigger panic attacks: internal and external. Internal stimuli include: thoughts; memories; emotions; bodily sensations such as a skipped …
Spring offers countless opportunities to foster a love of learning and nature – healthy pursuits for kids that promote natural highs. The signs of spring scavenger hunt creates fun family time and reinforces kids’ natural joy and desire to celebrate spring. You can play this game with kids as young as three. Why Celebrate Spring with …
Sometimes people who experience a lot of anxiety habitually take rapid, shallow breaths rather than breathing fully and deeply. This type of breathing can lead to uncomfortable symptoms in the body and mind. Depersonalization Defined Depersonalization is described as feeling disconnected or detached from one’s body. The person might feel like he or she is …
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Most people have experienced the symptoms of a panic attack at one time or another, when under extreme stress or in danger: the racing heart beat, sweaty palms, shaky legs or hands, tunnel vision, feeling an overwhelming desire to run away, feeling that something terrible is about to happen. A panic attack is a normal …
How often do we, as parents praise our children for how smart they are in math, how talented they are in ballet, how they are just naturally good at science… or art… or… you fill in the blank? Parents want their children to feel good about themselves and confident about their abilities and it seems natural …
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Dementia is an acquired and often progressive cognitive decline. According to a 2008 talk by New York neurologist, Dr. Norman Pflaster, at least three areas of functioning are affected including memory, language, visual/spacial skills, ability to perform previously learned acts, right-left discrimination, judgment abstraction, and thought content. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s …
Dear Family, Thank you for all that you do for me. I hope this little note will help you understand me a bit better. Please don’t treat me as if I were defective, weak, or “crazy” because of my Panic Disorder. I judge myself this way all the time, and it makes me feel awful. …
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