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Can PTSD Affect Your Sex Life?

April 4, 2022 by Dr. Paul Greene

Many people who suffer from PTSD find that the condition can affect their sex lives, sometimes for years. Fortunately, there is help for this problem.

After experiencing a traumatic event, some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The types of events that can cause PTSD include accidents, sexual or physical assaults or abuse, natural disasters, combat, terror attacks, and other events. The condition can last for years and can be quite impactful for the person suffering from it and for their families.

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Filed Under: Cognitive-behavioral therapy, PTSD Tagged With: relationships, sex, sexual assault

How to Beat Health Anxiety Using Three Proven CBT Strategies

March 14, 2022 by Dr. Paul Greene

If you find yourself preoccupied and fearful about having a serious illness, you may suffer from health anxiety. Fortunately, there are concrete steps you can take to (eventually) feel less anxious.

What Is Health Anxiety?

Health anxiety is worry or concern about having a medical condition that is disproportionate to the actual risk. Sometimes health worries are the only topic someone is anxious about. For others, health is just one of several focuses of worry. At its worst, health anxiety can be quite impairing.

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Filed Under: Anxiety, OCD

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

What Is OCPD? Can Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Help?

January 11, 2022 by Amoha Bajaj-Mahajan, Ph.D.

Do you or someone you know seem overly preoccupied with rules, regulations, and orderliness? Do things often need to be done “a particular way” or “the perfect way?” If so, it may be Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, or “OCPD.”

What Is OCPD, Exactly?

OCPD is a personality disorder. A personality disorder is a characteristic style that is constant across many domains of life (i.e. work, relationships, etc.) and is often rigid. It also causes significant interference with one’s life.

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Filed Under: OCD Tagged With: OCPD, perfectionism

Do You Feel Like a Fraud? Maybe It’s Impostor Syndrome

December 20, 2021 by Anna Womack, Ph.D.

woman with imposter syndrome

What Is Impostor Syndrome?

Impostor syndrome. You’ve likely heard the phrase uttered among work colleagues or fellow students. Or maybe you’ve seen it mentioned on Google after searching “why is everyone better at their job than me?”

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Filed Under: Anxiety, Social Anxiety Tagged With: imposter syndrome, impostor syndrome

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