Book on managing anxiety and phobias

A new book by a trusted colleague and expert on treating anxiety: http://www.lulu.com/shop/brian-d-ott-phd/staring-down-panic-your-guide-to-effectively-confronting-anxiety-with-exposure-and-response-prevention/paperback/product-23719156.html

New research confirms a correlation with more screen time per day and diagnoses of depression or anxiety in teens: http://time.com/5437607/smartphones-teens-mental-health/

A perspective on the rise of anxiety in kids: https://letgrow.org/child-safety-up-child-anxiety-up-hmmm/

Some science-based tips to gain more mastery of your anxiety: https://www.sciencealert.com/surprising-scientifically-backed-tips-to-manage-anxiety?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=8f66aa77fc-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-8f66aa77fc-365490661

This ebook discusses the relationship between nutrition, gut health, and mental health. Full disclosure, the author happens to be my wife https://healthtakesguts.com/people-want-to-feel-well/?utm_source=Health+Takes+Guts®&utm_campaign=46ab8bfbcd-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4682c4385a-46ab8bfbcd-24523847  

A contribution by guest blogger Jennifer Scott from http://spiritfinder.org Photo courtesy of Unsplash. How to Get Through the Holidays with Less Anxiety The holiday season can be tough for someone who already deals with anxiety on a day to day basis. Here’s some advice on surviving the holidays with your mental health in tact. Deal with […]

A first hand telling of living with anxiety: http://mygreatminds.com/anxiety-is-invalid-excuse/

A great program for addressing anxiety in kids early to prevent it developing into a bigger issue: http://time.com/4806209/anxiety-kids-cognitive-behavioral-therapy/  

http://www.apamonitor-digital.org/apamonitor/201703/?pg=53&pm=2&u1=friend  

A window into a life with anxiety, for those who don’t know what it is like: What Anxiety Actually Is, Because It’s More Than ‘Just Worrying’    

A heartfelt account of one child’s struggle with anxiety: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/09/13/478834629/for-kids-anxiety-about-school-can-feel-like-being-chased-by-a-lion  

Some tips for how to support a child who is experiencing anxiety: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/renee-jain/9-things-every-parent-with-an-anxious-child-should-try_b_5651006.html  

A helpful article that discusses the differenced between anxiety and stress, and how to identify when treatment should be sought out: https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/stress-anxiety/anxiety-why-its-different-from-stress?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg  

Whether it is anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, etc; most of us know that experience when we are filled with an inconvenient and undeniable feeling. Imagine that feeling as an uninvited person who is getting into your car. Imagine that you are driving a car, and then that familiar uninvited feeling shows up, be it spontaneously, […]

It is bad enough feeling depressed, or anxious, or angry, or resentful. There are times when it is almost impossible to avoid these feelings. But then we get caught up in what my wife refers to as ‘the second level.’ You can be depressed about being depressed, (i.e. “What’s wrong with me? Why do I […]

  “What is fear anyway? It’s a series of automatic responses to a given stimulus, characterized by increased heart rate, respiratory activity, and adrenaline function. The only problem with fear is that it has largely become inappropriate and non-adaptive. Do sweaty palms help to talk to your boss? Does a racing pulse help some kid […]

A good little article on the experience of people who suffer from both depression and anxiety: http://www.buzzfeed.com/annaborges/20-feelings-that-sum-up-having-both-depression-and-anxiety?bffbmain&utm_term=.idLoqMpoj#.ufZLoVPLN

A very well done comic on what it is like to live with depression and anxiety: http://tapastic.com/episode/172922

Research suggests that there is no connection between video game violence and actual real aggressive behavior: http://www.stetson.edu/today/2015/06/digital-poison-stetson-researcher-finds-violent-video-games-have-minimal-influence-on-youth/ Although another study suggests that too much time in any sedentary activity, including video games,  is correlated with higher levels of anxiety: http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/sitting-down-associated-with-an-increase-in-anxiety   http://www.upworthy.com/a-new-study-reveals-the-impact-that-violent-video-games-actually-have-on-your-brain?c=ufb1