ADAA member Bethany Teachman, PhD shares tips and strategies in this Conversation.com blog post. "...Well-meaning advice for people freaking out about current events often includes encouragement to be patient, stay calm and keep the faith… but how on Earth are you supposed to do that amid the insanity of 2020?
As a practicing clinical psychologist and professor who studies how to manage anxiety and tolerate uncertainty, I offer 10 suggestions to make it through this highly stressful election period..."
LIVE Webinar! Health Anxiety Part 2: Learn Hw to Face your Fear of Death and Overcome Health Anxiety
The illness you fear may not be the illness you have. Do you worry about cancer, heart attacks, or a brain aneurism? Do you regularly google your symptoms or reexam parts of your body that are concerning?
ADAA member Elisa Nebolsine LCSW explores how to help children build resilience during the pandemic in this blog post. "...The virus has upended the world as we know it, and kids are struggling. Kids were not meant to live this way. None of us were meant to live this way, but as a child therapist, I have a special focus on kids and their well-being. And, as an anxiety specialist, I have been dismayed to watch as, over this quarantine, my anxious kids start to show signs of depression. We can’t fix the virus (yet), but there are things we can do to help kids build resilience and get through this period...
Intrusive thoughts can create intense anxiety and lead to rumination for those who suffer from them. ADAA members Drs. Debra Kissen and Paul Greene discuss how to recognize intrusive thoughts, how they differ from other anxiety symptoms, and provide tools and techniques to move past them in this on-demand webinar.
