Sunday, May 24, 2020

Today’s generation is emotionally vulnerable and prone to take to offence easily in the face of criticism and insults. Scolding at home, school, college, in public prompts one to take revenge in different form of actions including physical hurt to oneself, things and people around in order to release pent up feelings built up over a time. Personal Diary writing, a habit if cultivated, helps to express and understand one self. Personal Diary, a tool to communicate with self, is a hobby that helps one put daily one’s thoughts, feelings and emotions in a given stressful/happy incident of the day on paper honestly without any inhibition. Reading the diary later on, one gets a clear picture of what is going on within us, with us and around us. It helps in arranging one’s thought process opting for the positives rather than the negatives. Remembering the good/pleasant things that happened in one’s life cultivates a sense of gratitude and thereby drives one towards positive attitude. Reviewing one’s emotional response to pent up anxious feelings, at times destructive & detrimental, helps one admit and opt for course correction to turn negative feelings into positive ones. This hobby helps in keeping emotional turmoil under check, cope with a situation, of disliking, in a healthier manner, releases stress built up due to pent up feelings providing relief and grow into a happy and fun loving human living. For Counseling and guidance contact m-9872880634


Friday, May 8, 2020

Different Types of Anxiety Disorders - by Dr. Serge Gregoire Anxiety is a common occurrence when a person faces potentially problematic or dangerous situations. It is also felt when a person perceives an external threat. However, chronic and irrational anxiety can lead to a form of anxiety disorder. There are different types of anxiety disorder depending on their causes or triggers. Generalized anxiety disorder A person who has this type of anxiety disorder usually experience prolonged anxiety that is often without basis. More accurately, people with generalized anxiety disorders cannot articulate the reason behind their anxiety. This type of anxiety usually last for 6 months & often affect women. Due to the persistence of the anxiety, people affected with generalized anxiety disorder constantly fret and worry. This results to heart palpitations, insomnia, headaches & dizzy spells. Specific phobia Unlike someone with generalized anxiety disorder, a person who has a specific phobia experiences extreme & often irrational fear of a certain situation or object. When exposed to the object or situation they fear, people with specific phobias exhibit signs of intense fear like shaking, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, & nausea. Common specific phobias include fear of heights, enclosed spaces, blood, & animals. The fear a person with phobia feels can be so extreme that he or she may disregard safety just to escape the situation. Panic disorder Also, known as Agoraphobia, panic disorders are characterized by recurring panic attacks which are often unexpected. Symptoms are usually shaking, chest pains, dizziness, fear of losing control, & reluctance of being alone. People with panic disorder are aware that their panic is usually unfounded & illogical. This is why they avoid public situations & being alone. A panic attack can be so severe that people may lose control & hurt themselves. Social phobia Alternatively called social anxiety, a person with social phobia may exhibit similar symptoms like those of panic disorder especially in social situations. Shaking, dizziness, shortness of breath, & heart palpitations may ensue when a person with social phobia finds his or herself at the center of attention or in the company of many people, regardless whether they are strangers or not. Obsessive-compulsive disorder People with obsessive-compulsive disorder experience anxiety caused by a persistent obsession or idea. They tend to avoid experiencing anxiety by resorting to repetitive actions or behaviors that prevent anxiety. For example, a person who is obsessed about cleanliness may experience anxiety at the mere sight of a vase placed slightly off-center. To prevent anxiety, he or she will clean & organize everything compulsively or without reason. PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder may occur after a person experienced a severely traumatic event. He or she may relive the experience in his or her mind which causes stress & anxiety. If a person with PTSD comes into contact with stimuli (any object, person, or situation) that he or she associates with the traumatic event, he or she may literally re-experience the event by crying uncontrollably, panicking, or losing control. Subtle symptoms include insomnia & avoidant behavior. PTSD may manifest itself immediately after the traumatic event or even years after. The good news is that there is hope. It is possible to recover from anxiety (2, 3). The primary source of anxiety is the imbalance in the gut function. Techniques & methods that are used to help a person cope with a certain anxiety usually target not only the management of symptoms but coping mechanisms when exposed to triggers. Only after thorough diagnosis can treatment & recovery for anxiety disorders really commence.