Information and opinions on Anxiety from hopeandhealing at AnxietyConnection.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899 http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899 http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899/86620/interpreversal Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:18:34 -0400 hopeandhealing   I'd like to share two concepts I believe will be of great assistance as we approach panic attacks, agoraphobia, derealization, and depersonalization - any of our anxiety and mood-driven misery, for that matter. They play so very big and need to be put into practice over and over again. And that's exactly why I came up with names that are easily remembered.   The first is "interpreaction," which reminds us of the fact that... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899/86620/interpreversal http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899/85725/attacks-deception Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:57:28 -0400 hopeandhealing A mimicker is a symptom or disorder that fools its victim, as well as medical and psych professionals, into believing he/she is suffering from something other than the true cause of the problem. And the likeness is so striking that the mimicked issue gets all the attention, allowing the real culprit to remain a mystery. Obviously, mimickers can cause all sorts of confusion, as well as unnecessary pain and anguish. One of the major mimickers of... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899/85725/attacks-deception http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899/85621/expressions-hope Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:49:17 -0400 hopeandhealing   I was in the E.R. working with a woman in her mid-twenties who was experiencing some pretty intense thoughts of suicide. Very tragically, the woman became a paraplegic this past December as a result of a car accident. The past seven months had been an endless stream of medical care, personal and family adjustments, and attempts at rebuilding some sense of self and stability. And if that wasn't tough enough, crying profusely, the woman... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/428899/85621/expressions-hope