Why we wanted to fundraise for No Panic We both have received support from No Panic in the form of the Facebook group (particularly Sarah who is one of the moderators) and also occasionally the lovely people on the helplines. Although neither of us are fully recovered from our anxiety/panic disorders we have felt that […]
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General Anxiety Disorder or, G.A.D, makes the sufferer feel anxious regardless of the situation they are in. Symptoms of G.A.D. may vary from one sufferer to another (see Anxiety Symptoms Explained) However, we would remind you that G.A.D., like all anxiety disorders, has nothing to do with insanity. G.A.D. sufferers often worry excessively about family
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A phobia is an obsessive fear of an object or situation that exists over a long period of time. People with phobias have no rational explanation for their fears, and often there is no discernible cause. People with phobias worry about imagined events that are unlikely to happen in reality or are only a remote
At No Panic, we can’t give advice on medication because we are not qualified to do so, but we can help people who are coming off tranquillisers. Why come off tranquillisers? Tranquilisers come under a very wide range of brand names, too many to list here. It is not unknown for people to be taking
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O.C.D. manifests itself in three main categories: Obsessive thoughts with compulsive physical rituals Obsessive thoughts on their own Physical rituals on their own. Young people may feel confused and even embarrassed about their feelings or the fear and keep it to themselves. Sometimes performing certain rituals is the only relief they get. As all youths
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A certain amount of anxiety is completely normal. Examples might be: starting a new school, moving home, parents separating, etc. It is only when the anxiety starts to affect a child’s everyday life that it becomes a problem. It is at this stage that it is wise to visit your doctor and get a specialised
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The beginning of a phobia usually follows periods of stress and often starts after a final trauma. “The last straw, which breaks the camel’s back” or after a first panic attack which appears to come out of the blue. In the early stages of a phobia, sufferers feel frightened when in a particular place or
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I was 9 years old and on holiday with my parents and my sister at East Runton on the North Norfolk coast. We were taking an early morning walk to Cromer, all of a sudden I felt the need to run and run combined with a feeling that I was going to die, I now
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By Professor Kevin Gournay Most people with anxiety states are simply more alert and aroused than the general population. The chemical processes which underlie anxiety are complex but essentially lead to the body being put into an optimum state of preparedness. One way of looking at anxiety is that the body goes into this state
By Professor Kevin Gournay When I first came into contact with phobic patients in my work with Professor Isaac Marks at the Maudsley Hospital, some 30 years ago, I was quickly struck by how many female patients described the worsening of their symptoms in the few days before their periods. An increase not just
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