Anxiety

From normal butterflies-in-the-stomach to clinically diagnosable conditions such as Panic Disorder, anxiety motivates some people but paralyzes others. Mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral therapy are among the best techniques for minimizing anxiety and productively channeling stress and worry.


Treatment

Treatment

How Can Repeating Obsessive Thoughts Decrease Suffering?

How Can Repeating Obsessive Thoughts Decrease Suffering?

by Jay Winner, M.D. in Stress Remedy

Mindfulness and the Financial Crisis

Mindfulness can't pay the rent, but it can still help.

by Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D. in Urban Mindfulness

What is Productive Worry?

Some worry is useful.

by Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D. in Anxiety Files

Prozac for the Long Term?

What does it mean to be on an antidepressant for years?

by Peter D. Kramer in In Practice

The Uncertainty Paradox

The Secret Key to OCD Treatment AND Confronting Doubt

by Jeff Bell in Beyond the Doubt

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Origins

Origins

Parenting Style May Foster Anxiety

Overprotective parents may raise worried kids.

by PT Staff

The Neurological Basis for Panic

What's the difference between panic and anxiety?

by Annie Murphy Paul

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Panic

Disorders

The Dangers of Double-Checking

Checking and rechecking fogs the memory.

by Kathleen McGowan

Do You Have Panic Disorder?

One of the most frightening anxiety disorders is panic disorder.

by Robert L. Leahy, Ph.D. in Anxiety Files

One and the Same: Anxiety and Depression

Genetic commonalities between the two conditions.

by Hara Estroff Marano

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Everyday Jitters

Everyday Jitters

Confidence: Stepping Out

How to beat social anxiety and relish the spotlight.

by Erika Casriel

Speech Anxiety and the Illusion of Transparency

Do you suffer from speech anxiety? Here's why.

by Jesse Bering, Ph.D. in Quirky Little Things

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Anxiety Tests

Anxiety

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Why We Fear Highways by Jeff Wise
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Turn Challenge into Positive Growth by Angie LeVan
Mental State of the Union by Elana Premack Sandler, L.C.S.W., M.P.H.

Anxiety Blogs

  • Robert Leahy

    Anxiety Files

    Simple and powerful techniques for coping with anxiety and worry.
    By Robert L. Leahy
  • Jonathan Kaplan

    Urban Mindfulness

    Finding peace in the middle of it all.
    By Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
  • Jeff Bell

    Beyond the Doubt

    An inside perspective on life with OCD and the lessons of uncertainty.
    By Jeff Bell
  • Christopher Lane

    Side Effects

    From quirky to serious, trends in psychology and psychiatry.
    By Christopher Lane, Ph.D.

  • The Scarred Soul

    Understanding and ending self harm.
    By Tracy Alderman, Ph.D.

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