It can be difficult to define a mental health disorder for a number of reasons. For one thing, mental health disorders typically occur in groups. Anxiety’s comorbidity with depression (and vise-versa) is a commonly recognized phenomenon. It can also be difficult to pinpoint exactly where mental health ends and where mental illness begins, which brings us to one of the …
Dog Panic Attack Symptoms Include These 6 Unexpected Things
While humans are prone to suffering to panic attacks and anxiety, especially in today’s busy times, we rarely consider the fact that other mammals can also suffer bouts of severe anxiety. An anxiety disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, a phobia, or a problem with mental health—your pet could suffer as we do and all can your dog’s behavior. Worse …
How to Get Rid of the Yips in Golfing
This article has been republished by permission. Ever since the game was first played in the Scottish Highlands, yips have plagued countless golfers by throwing off their putt or chip. The bane of sports psychologists everywhere, yips cause nervous tremors, jitters, and shakes throughout the body. For a sport as reliant on fine motor activity as golf, yips can ruin …
Puppy Separation Anxiety: How to Keep Your Dog Calm When You Leave
Is there anything better than welcoming your new fur baby into your home? We think not, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t challenges. Puppies are still babies and, although they might act shy for the first few days, they soon become familiar with their new surroundings and loving family. Leaving a puppy on his own often leads to stress …
Does CBD Help with Anxiety? Five Fascinating Benefits of CBD for Anxiety
Unless you have the patience of a saint, it is likely that at one point or another you have felt like tearing your hair out due to a bout of stress. The pace of modern life can be far too hectic for us to deal with at times, but we seem to just bury our heads in the sand and …
Treating Dental Anxiety In Children and Adults
There is a lot of fear and anxiety around the thought of the dentist. Growing up your whole life there has been a stigma that the dentist’s office is a painful and scary place to go. It seems like everyone you talk to has some sort of painful experience associated with the dentist. In addition to personal stories, there have …