Psychology Update — Anxiety Signs and Symptoms

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TITLE Anxiety Signs and Symptoms   DESCRIPTION Nervous, worried, sleepless, shy, inhibited, butterflies, tense, moody, irritable, catastrophizing — these are often different expressions of anxiety.  This is quite an excellent comprehensive article on anxiety!  “Anxiety can be a normal response to a stressful situation or decision, lasting long enough to help you push past the… Read more »

Psychology Update — How to Stop Ruminating

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TITLE How to Stop Ruminating Stuck in a mental loop of worries and problems that seem to have no end? Here’s what you can do.   DESCRIPTION While worrying and overthinking are normal, when this type of thinking becomes excessive, we then can experience a number of psychological symptoms.  “If you find that your thoughts… Read more »