Category: For Anxiety
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Intolerance Of Uncertainty In Generalized Anxiety Disorder
An introduction on Generalized Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive and difficult-to-control worry. Simply put, people with GAD spent a lot of time thinking about possible bad things that could happen in different situations. As the name suggests, the fears in GAD are very generalized –…
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How To Get Over Post-Job Interview Anxiety Using Evidence-Based Strategies
Post Interview Anxiety And Post-Event Processing You just finished an important job interview at a software development company. It was nerve-wracking experience, but you got through it! It’s time to relax and give yourself some well-deserved props. However, over the next few hours you begin to think back to the job interview. This type of…
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Overcoming Perfectionism: A Step-By-Step Guide Using Cognitive Behavioural Strategies
When Perfect Just Isn’t Good Enough Although striving for excellence can be a noble pursuit, striving for perfection can have more negative consequences. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines perfectionism as “a disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable”. When we focus on an outcome like perfectionism, we open ourselves up to becoming susceptible…
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Facing Our Fears: Cognitive Behavioural Strategies For Dealing With Specific Phobias
What is specific phobia? Specific phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by an unreasonable fear and avoidance of some type of stimuli (the phobia). The stimulus expands a broad range of different possibilities, such as animals or insects, situations in the nature or environment (e.g., storms, heights), specific situations (e.g., being on a plane or…
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Common Avoidance Behaviours In Social Anxiety Disorder
A Brief on Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorder is characterized by a fear of different social situations. At its core, people with social anxiety disorder fear negative evaluation. Specifically, they are afraid of how people will perceive them in social situations. “He’s so boring” “She’s stupid and doesn’t seem like she knows what she…
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Knowing When You Might Have An Anxiety Problem
What is anxiety? Anxiety can be thought of as a response to a perceived threat or potential danger. This can be specific to a person, object, or situation (e.g., anxiety about planes) or more general uncertainty about something that could happen down the line. People often distinguish worry in anxiety and depressive rumination by its…
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What Are Panic Attacks And How Do I Deal With Them?
A Primer into Panic Disorder Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that is characterized by 1) reoccurring panic attacks that are unexpected (they come out of the blue) and 2) worries about additional panic attacks and/or changing behaviours to avoid more panic attacks. Simply put, people with panic disorder are very afraid of…
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The Difference Between Relaxation And Mindfulness For Anxiety
Introduction You are taking a stroll in your neighbourhood park and happen upon an older gentleman on the grass. He is sitting down; his body in an upright and dignified position, legs-crossed, and eyes closed. He is taking deep, diaphragmatic breaths and appears well-etched into the nature around him. The question is: is he engaging…
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Six Common Anxiety Disorders: Causes and Treatments
Common features of anxiety disorder Everyone experiences anxiety to a certain extent. However, there are instances where anxiety becomes too excessive, pervasive, and/or prolonged that it disrupts everyday life. This is when regular anxiety moves into the disordered category. In this post, I will discuss six common anxiety disorders, their causes, and provide some information…
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A Problem Solving Approach to Worry
Introduction Worries can come in all shapes and sizes. Some are more specific to our daily lives (e.g., “I need to find childcare for my son before I start work next month”) while others are more general and ambiguous (e.g., “everything seems so uncertain”). A key characteristic of worry is that it is future-focused. That…
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