Trichotillomania falls under the category of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. The act of hair pulling provides a sense of relief, but it’s often followed by guilt, shame, and distress. Individuals with trichotillomania may focus on hair from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or other body areas. The best outcomes for trichotillomania treatment result from psychotherapy. The most common method…
Can menopause cause panic attacks and anxiety ?According to the Cleveland Clinic it can for some women. Menopause is not the same for every woman, but it is not the norm to suffer from ongoing panic attacks or chronic anxiety. Estrogen can act as an anti-depressant so when you go through menopause and your estrogen…
Havening is a new psycho-sensory therapy developed by the Ruden Brothers and popularized in part by hypnotist Paul McKenna; it relies on “amygdala depotentiation” that has the power to treat everything from work-related stress, phobias, post-traumatic stress and anxiety, depression and fears. The Havening Technique is an alternative therapy that uses touch, eye movements, and other…
Trichotillomania falls under the category of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. The act of hair pulling provides a sense of relief, but it’s often followed by guilt, shame, and distress. Individuals with trichotillomania may focus on hair from the scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes, or other body areas. The best outcomes for trichotillomania treatment result from psychotherapy. The most common method of psychotherapy, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) is…
Can menopause cause panic attacks and anxiety ?According to the Cleveland Clinic it can for some women. Menopause is not the same for every woman, but it is not the norm to suffer from ongoing panic attacks or chronic anxiety. Estrogen can act as an anti-depressant so when you go through menopause and your estrogen levels drop, you may be…
Havening is a new psycho-sensory therapy developed by the Ruden Brothers and popularized in part by hypnotist Paul McKenna; it relies on “amygdala depotentiation” that has the power to treat everything from work-related stress, phobias, post-traumatic stress and anxiety, depression and fears. The Havening Technique is an alternative therapy that uses touch, eye movements, and other sensory inputs to reduce stress,…
A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense anxiety and/or fear with physical symptoms such as dizziness, shortness of breath, heart racing, trembling, sweating and chest pain caused by the hormone adrenaline flooding your bloodstream up to 2 ½ times the normal amount. Sometimes panic attacks can occur without warning with no obvious environmental or situational triggers associated with…
There’s an anxiety epidemic in our society. So what can we do to stop it ? The answer is alot !I remember talking to a man years ago in a previous job about anxiety. He remembered when he experienced “anxiety” with his first job in his teenage years and then he worried that he wouldn’t be good enough at his…
A panic attack can be frightening, overwhelming and a very uncomfortable experience but it is ABSOLUTELY NOT DANGEROUS. It is an extremely natural bodily response to perceived danger. It serves us well sometimes and keeps us alive sometimes – think – don’t step in front of that bus ! don’t get in a relationship with that abusive person ! However…
Ever wondered why little noises trigger such an overpowering emotional response with you ? Why do they fill you with such anger, rage, anxiety, disgust and hatred ? Why do you feel out of control ? Do you wonder what is wrong with me…normal people don’t react like this ? You are not alone. Misophonia is an under reported and…
What is it ? Sleep-Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder (SRRMD) is the strong urge to move, rhythmically before you fall asleep, during transitioning from sleep to wakefulnesss i.e. several times a night during the lighter stages of sleep, and often on wakening. It can manifest as head rolling, head banging, body rocking and body rolling. An episode usually lasts up to 15…
Do you find making eye contact very very awkward ? When you are at work, with family, friends or interacting with strangers, does the thought of making eye contact fill you with dread, almost to the point that you would rather not have that interaction at all, than to feel those uncomfortable feelings ? Those uncomfortable feelings have been described…
Attracted to the Unavailable: Why and and How to Overcome This Self-Sabotaging Pattern Why are we attracted to the emotionally unavailable? What can we do about it? This problem is presented to me so much in my practice that I wanted to write about ways to end this self-sabotaging pattern. If we fall for someone who initially seems available and…
