Reading Time: 3 minutes It may be that the impact stress has on our health has less to do with its cause and more to do with how we think about it
Tag: Anxiety
Making caring a key for business
Reading Time: 4 minutes Kevin Zentner turned his academic career around by getting involved, working with the less fortunate
Game helps people overcome fear of spiders
Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A grad student designs augmented reality game that lets users see and touch virtual spiders that get more realistic as they level up
Women are twice as likely as men to experience mood disorders
Reading Time: 3 minutes Not only are women more likely to have a mood disorder, but women experience different symptoms than men
Coping with panic attacks
Reading Time: 3 minutes Getting enough sleep and regular exercise and avoiding stimulants such as caffeine are among the effective treatments available for panic disorder
Severe shyness can be an indication of several anxiety disorders
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even with treatment, people with these disorders will not become the life of the party
Talking to my elders about coping with anxiety
Reading Time: 4 minutes When crisis strikes, I instinctively wonder if there are any parallels and guidance I can take from my elders’ lives
Alberta throws a stick of dynamite into education system
Reading Time: 4 minutes Being tested and labelled at an early age can have a devastating effect on a child’s self-esteem and intellectual potential
Child abuse linked to depression, anxiety in later life
Reading Time: 3 minutes Childhood abuse or neglect can permanently alter an individual’s physiology
How to turn overwhelmed into overwhelmingly successful
Reading Time: 4 minutes Make a written list, set priorities, breathe and relax, and then focus on one task at a time