Josh B asked: Please take the time to read, this is serious and I may need the best help and answers you got.
I’m laying all my cards out on this one. I’m 23 years old, I’m 5’10 and weigh 220. For the past 2 years I’ve witnessed Panic Atacks in my life and Anxiety, ever since my Dad’s company closed and I had to find work elsewhere, but since the econmey sucks, its hard to get a job which help caused anxiety (stress) in my life now. For the past …

After my first visit with my psychiatrist, I found out what medication I would be taking. It’s a classic drug called Imipramine. It was one of the original most-effective medications used to treat depression. It is classified as a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). TCAs tend to have more side-effects than other antidepressants. I was a bit uneasy about taking it because of the research I had done on it. Ineffective for social anxiety…lots of side-effects–this didn’t sound appealing to me, especially since I didn’t want to take medication in the first …

Beautiful asked: I have Anxiety Attacks all the time. And I am only 13. I never go to the doctor because i dont want to be put on medication. When i have one i dont do anything, i just tell myself to get over it, and keep doing what i am doing. It doesnt help most of the time, but its what i do. Could I be making it worse? Or am I helping it?

Instead of fighting my anxiety, trying to treat it and using whatever other methods that haven’t worked for me in the past, I’m now embracing, accepting and loving my social anxiety. And not only that, I’m also asking for more social anxiety! Yep! I try to get myself in awkward situations that used to dread, I try to sounds dumb, I try to stutter, I try to sound awkward…I try to look mean, bored, uninteresting, I’m looking for ways to provoke my social anxiety whenever I go out now.

Irina asked: I totally freak out whenever I see a bee. In school I have to run out of the classroom whenever one comes in. I had this fear all my life. I have apiphobia: extreme fear of bees.

Hey everyone, my name is Mark. I’m 27 years old, from the UK and I have social phobia otherwise known as Social Anxiety Disorder. SAD is a fear of social situations and centres around the paranoid belief that people are being judgemental or overly critical of us. This makes the sufferer hermit like and stops them from living a normal happy lifestyle because they are constantly afraid that their actions may in some way embarrass them or cause them severe humiliation.

Clip from the Documentary – Stories of Hope and Courage – National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week May 4-10, 2008 – Stories of Hope and Courage – National Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week May 4-10, 2008 – “Stories of Hope and Courage” features the inspiring profiles of individuals who overcame the disability and shame of suffering from anxiety disorder. Marc Summers of Nickelodeon’s “Double Dare” fame is the host of the video. Afflicted with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Marc shares his personal experience and insights on dealing with this difficult condition.

Madeline Rae asked: I haven’t been diagnosed with social anxiety but I know that this is what I have. I don’t know how to go about finding a doctor because I don’t have a regular one.

bandgeek06 asked: Alright so Im doing my essay on phobias, and this is my intro paragraph…could anyone tell me what to add or fix? and I need some interesting things. Feel free to add anything you want. (:
Throughout the world, there are many types of phobias. The most common would be Arachnophobia, Aerophobia, Claustrophobia, Acrophobia, Brontophobia, Necrophobia, and Carcinophobia. Phobias though barely understood are widely common.

Abnormal asked: Heights. I know other people are afraid of heights too, but I doubt they have it to the degree I do. I don’t like the examining table at my doctor’s office, or even the beds in a Motel 6! I have a hard time even thinking about seeing pics on the web of people who are up high looking down on something. (A friend of mine sent me a page on acrophobia — the fear of heights — and there was a pic on there, I had to …

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) explained along with the symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Explained by HealthyPlace.com Medical Director, Dr. Harry Croft.

Shannon asked: I promised my friends last year that I would ride all the scary rides at Six Flags but I ended up scared so I rode the ride called the scary house which is not even scary and I went to Skull Island which is a big water park. Every body wanted me to ride the Acrophobia which is a ride that is all the way up and it goes down very fast, lol I wasn’t going to ride that. But anyway how can I get over being so …

Hannah asked: I have a horrible fear of y innr wrists or anyone elses. I hate talking about it. I cover my face if someone tries to show it to me. What is this called?

Lady talks about her diagnosis of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety

Controlling Anxiety Could Be Easier Than You Think
Controlling anxiety is definitely easier than you may think. This disorder affects about 40 million citizens in America. So imagine how many people in the world suffer with this debilitating condition. Anxiety can wreck your marriage, your job and your whole life. In some cases, anxiety can even make you want to stay locked up in your home all the time. Fortunately, this condition is relatively easy to treat.
Typical symptoms of an anxiety or panic attack are heart palpitations, chest pain, nausea, shortness …