An estimated 6 percent of Americans suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression, and an additional 14 percent experience a milder form of the disorder known as the winter blues. SAD strikes during the winter months and is associated with reduced exposure to sunlight. People with SAD suffer from irritability, apathy, carbohydrate craving and weight gain, increases in sleep...

The holidays are just around the corner. Here are some easy, simple tips to help ease your social anxiety during holiday gatherings. 1. Smile, Smile, Smile! A genuine smile increases your production of serotonin, the "feel-good" hormone. Smiling has been proven to relax you and put you in a better mood. It's a natural anxiety-buster! What's more, smiling bonds us with others. It makes us...

Have you ever read that you should think positively when you are feeling anxious? Have you ever been told to argue back when you have negative thoughts? How's that working for you? *Why do affirmations only sometimes produce results?* Because as we argue back to our negative and irrational thoughts, we don't always believe the new things we are telling ourselves. What we really...

It has been discussed a lot about the natural remedies for anxiety lately. Some of these remedies include psychotherapy, medication, relaxation techniques and others. But do they work? The first step in curing anxiety is to understand and find out what triggers it. Doctors often underestimate the effect that anxiety can have on a persons life and they are quick to dismiss patients concerns...

Anxiety attack symptoms may be showing up in your life, but you may either not be aware of it or you are ignoring it completely. No matter how busy you are, you must heed to the warning signs of anxiety and treat it immediately. How do you know if regular circumstances that make you worried or anxious are just normal, or something that needs immediate attention, like anxiety attack symptoms?...