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Relationship Anxiety: How to Spot the Signs, and How to Manage It

March 6, 2023 by Rachel Chang, Psy.D.

Relationships can bring us happiness, comfort, and a sense of connection. However, relationships can also bring about anxiety and stress. If not managed appropriately, relationship anxiety can get out of hand and negatively impact your relationship and quality of life. Learn more about what relationship anxiety is and ways to cope with it.

woman with anxiety about her relationship

What Is Relationship Anxiety?

Relationship anxiety involves having worries and doubts about your partner’s feelings for you, your partner’s faithfulness, and your compatibility with your partner. Thoughts that might come up for someone experiencing relationship anxiety include my boyfriend might leave me for someone better, or my girlfriend will dump me once she figures out what I’m really like, or why doesn’t my husband seem to be excited to see me? Does this mean that he doesn’t love me anymore? or What if my partner has feelings for others?

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Cognitive-behavioral therapy Tagged With: anxiety, ocd, relationships

Know the Important Facts About Emetophobia — the Fear of Vomiting

February 28, 2023 by Justin Arocho, Ph.D.

Nobody loves throwing up… but if your aversion to it has become extreme, you may be dealing with emetophobia. Fortunately, the condition is treatable.

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What Exactly Is Emetophobia?

Let’s face it – vomiting is an uncomfortable, disgusting experience. But everyone will vomit at some point in their life (usually many times). The ability to vomit is actually a healthy survival mechanism – sometimes it’s important to get out harmful substances you’ve ingested (e.g., poisons, spoiled food, germs) as quickly as possible.

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Filed Under: Anxiety Tagged With: ocd, phobias

What Are Intrusive Thoughts?

November 14, 2022 by Dr. Paul Greene

Many people experience intrusive thoughts, often in the context of obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or anxiety disorders. They can be very disturbing. Read on to learn about the different types of intrusive thoughts and some helpful strategies.

There Are Multiple Types of Unwanted Thoughts

Intrusive thoughts are thoughts that you wish you didn’t have. They’re unwanted and disturbing. They can happen to any of us but happen most often for survivors of trauma, those with anxiety, and those with OCD.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, OCD Tagged With: intrusive thoughts, obsessions, ocd

The Fear of Going Crazy: How to Understand It

July 18, 2022 by Justin Arocho, Ph.D.

If you suffer from anxiety, you may have moments when you wonder if you’re losing your grip, or “going crazy.” For some people, this is just a passing thought. For others, however, it can become a major fear. The more the idea dominates your thought process, the more it can seem like you really are going crazy.

a fear of going crazy can mean a fear of being institutionalized.
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Filed Under: Anxiety, OCD, Panic attacks Tagged With: health anxiety, ocd, panic attacks, panic disorder

Avoidance: There’s No Escaping Its Importance to Anxiety

January 18, 2021 by Dr. Paul Greene

Sometimes we all skip out on things we don’t like. How is that relevant to anxiety? Very! Learn why avoidance may be the most important thing you’re overlooking to improve your anxiety.

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Why Is Avoidance So Important?

We all try to get more of the things we like and less of the things we don’t. People of any age do this, and so do animals — it’s universal.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, OCD, Panic attacks, PTSD, Social Anxiety Tagged With: anxiety, avoidance, ocd, procrastination, school avoidance, shyness

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