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Can Anxiety Cause Dizziness?

January 31, 2022 by Justin Arocho, Ph.D.

can anxiety cause you to feel dizzy?

Feeling Dizzy

Dizziness is both common and uncomfortable. When you experience dizziness, you might feel lightheaded, woozy, or unsteady. This is not the same as feeling as though things are spinning or moving, which is called vertigo. The terms dizziness and vertigo are often treated as though they are the same sensations, but they are different. Dizziness refers to any feeling of lightheadedness or like your balance is off. Vertigo, on the other hand, is uniquely a spinning sensation, as if you or your surroundings are moving.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Panic attacks Tagged With: anxiety

How Does the “Mental Filter” Make You Sad and Anxious?

November 8, 2021 by Justin Arocho, Ph.D.

What Is the “Mental Filter?”

Depression occurs for many reasons. A common one is unhelpful thinking patterns — traps that our thoughts can fall into and get stuck in. These are also called cognitive distortions, and the “mental filter” is a common example. The mental filter is like having a screen over your mind that obscures the positive aspects of a situation while letting the negative aspects through.

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Filed Under: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Depression Tagged With: cognitive distortions

What You Should Know If You’re Crying for No Reason

October 4, 2021 by Justin Arocho, Ph.D.

Crying is hard but understandable — most of the time. What about when it feels like you’re crying for no reason? And what can you do if it keeps happening?

We cry when we feel an upswell or burst of emotion, or when we’re in physical pain. Crying is healthy. It can soothe us, reduce pain, and show others that we need help. It is not a sign of weakness, as some believe. Yet sometimes crying seems to happen randomly or out of the blue. If crying seems to happen for no reason on a regular basis, it could be a sign of emotional difficulties.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Depression, Kids and teens Tagged With: crying, emotion regulation, sadness

How to Overcome the Fear of Blushing

July 26, 2021 by Justin Arocho, Ph.D.

Blushing is a normal reaction in certain circumstances. So why might you have a fear of blushing? And what can you do about it?

Karla blushed during a date after she spilled water all over herself and the table. She felt embarrassed and that her date thought she was awkward. From then on, she started getting anxious about blushing again whenever she thought about setting up a date. She even stopped dating for a while, but was unhappy because she wanted a relationship. When she started dating again, she would only go on dates late at night, at one local restaurant that she knew had dim lighting, so if she blushed it wouldn’t be noticeable. This limited her options for having ongoing dates, and her anxiety about blushing made her give up dating once again.

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Filed Under: Social Anxiety

A Psychologist’s Advice on How to Deal with Disappointment

June 27, 2021 by Justin Arocho, Ph.D.

Disappointment is a part of life that comes up when hopes or expectations aren’t met. All of us feel disappointment at times in our relationships, in other people, and in ourselves. It’s not an easy feeling to sit with, but there are healthy (and unhealthy) ways to cope with this unavoidable emotion.

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Filed Under: Depression Tagged With: disappointment, relationships

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