Key Takeaways: Anxiety vs. Physical Illness Do I Need An Emergency Room or Is It My Anxiety? Many often ask how they can tell the difference between physical symptoms caused by anxiety and physical symptoms that need immediate medical attention. No one wants to be the person that goes to the ER for a heart…
Anxiety affects millions of adults in the United States alone, but so many people struggle to articulate exactly what it feels like. If you’ve ever found yourself searching for words to describe that overwhelming sense of dread or the physical sensations that seem to come out of nowhere, you’re not alone. Understanding what anxiety feels…
Imagine, you had a great day at work, maybe a good dinner out with friends, a brisk walk in the summer heat, all seems well. But when you go to lay down for bed the feeling of impending doom sets in. Your thoughts are racing between what catastrophic event might occur and that one embarrassing…
Anxiety is natural and necessary in human life. Anxiety helps keep us safe. It is the butterflies in your stomach before an important event or presentation or the alertness you have when driving in heavy traffic. But for so many, anxiety is persistent and overwhelming. It controls their lives. Anxiety is one of the most common…
You finally did it. You reached out for help, spoke to a doctor about your overwhelming sadness or anxiety, and started a course of antidepressants. You did everything right. But a few weeks in, something feels wrong. The crushing weight of depression might be lighter, but it’s been replaced by a strange, heavy fog. Are…
You finally found a treatment plan for your ADHD. You were hoping for clarity, focus, and a quiet mind. And for the first hour or two, you might have felt that relief. But then, a familiar and unwelcome guest arrived: the chest tightness, the racing heart, the sense of impending doom. Your ADHD meds and…
There is often a distinct “honeymoon phase” when you first start ADHD medication. For a few weeks or months, the fog lifts. You can finally fold the laundry, answer emails without a sense of dread, and listen to a conversation without zoning out. It feels like magic. But then, for many people, the magic seems…
For many women, the thirties are a decade of significant milestones. You might be hitting your stride in your career, raising a family, or finally feeling like a “grown-up.” Yet, beneath the surface of this perceived success, a different reality often simmers. It’s a sense of internal chaos that never quite settles. This is because…
It starts with a tightness in the chest. Your heart rate accelerates, your palms get sweaty, and your thoughts begin to race. Before you know it, you feel completely untethered, drifting away from the present moment into a spiral of panic or dissociation. When anxiety hits, it often hijacks the body’s alarm system. The brain…
We all have struggles with different possible ADHD symptoms but if you are struggling with focus, organization, or impulsivity, and it is affecting your functioning, it may be useful to seek ADHD testing and treatment. Getting an accurate diagnosis can change your life and open doors you couldn’t imagine before. Although we know the process…