Archive for August 19th, 2009
Treat your Xanax addiction
Xanax’s generic name is Aprazolam. One of the reasons why Xanax is so popular nowadays is because it happens to be one of the mostly prescribed drugs to cause the addiction around the United States of America. What namely is Xanax then? Xanax is a drug that discourages your brain just like alcohol does. Its impact on one’s head is quite [...]
How to manage your phobia
About 19 million US citizens have been diagnosed with various phobias that really aggravate their wellbeing. The most widely spread types of phobias are social and specific phobia. Those who suffer from social phobia have a very hard time while being in various social situations, constantly expecting embarrassment, discomfort or even fear. [...]
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
What is PTSD? PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) is a serious psychological condition that often results from an emotionally traumatizing event. Patients suffering from this condition experience horrifying thoughts or on the contrary become emotionally numb, in most cases with people that were close to them before the event. PTSD causes [...]
Anxiety and the Insular Cortex: A Budding Relationship
I wrote an article just yesterday summarizing a bit of research by Dr. Jack Nitschke at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Nitschke’s work focused upon the role of the element of uncertainty in intensifying reactions to disturbing events, as well as increasing overall levels of anxiety. Along with the amygdala’s involvement in these [...]
