For some people, social situations hold particular fears.
When exposed to meetings at work or even casual social encounters they feel
uncomfortable, inept and very tense. People who experience such sensations are
described as social phobics. Like other phobias, the affected person
experiences shaking, blushing, palpitations and... Read more
Tailoring medication to the needs of the individual has always been something of a hit-and-miss affair when it comes to anxiety. The prescribing doctor has no way of predicting whether a patient will respond positively to the prescription they are about to write. Almost inevitably this leads to a series of repeat visits where the patient attempts... Read more
One of the defining characteristics of the human condition is our capacity to exert self-control over our impulses and desires; yet another is our inability. Think of the diet that collapses over a tub of ice cream, the smoker who starts again and the shopaholic who runs up a huge credit bill. The issues are different and the reasons may be... Read more
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