Anxiety Expert Rick Wirtz shares Anxiety management news and commentary 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/5881 http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881 http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881/8406/seek-part-3-severe Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:17:01 -0000 Rick Wirtz If you are suffering through the distress of an illness or its treatment, and your suffering has escalated to unmanageable levels, what do you do? The first step is to bring it to the attention of your treatment team – your doctors, nurses, etc. Ask them if what you are feeling and thinking is typical, or if they think that it may be more of a problem than most people go through. They probably have seen so many people that they... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881/8406/seek-part-3-severe http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881/7980/seek-part-2-anxiety Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:48:01 -0000 Rick Wirtz As I pointed out in my last SharePost, much of the early distress experienced by most individuals diagnosed with a serious or life threatening illness will subside a great deal once a treatment plan has been formulated or treatment has begun.  Therefore, support from family, friends, and/or the treatment team is often all that is needed initially. Unfortunately, not everyone finds the degree of relief I have described once they have more... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881/7980/seek-part-2-anxiety http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881/3378/seek-part-coping Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:59:00 -0000 Rick Wirtz In the work that I do in an oncologist’s office, the nursing staff helps me screen new patients with a very short symptom checklist that helps us identify people who are in significant emotional distress. As you can imagine, the symptoms associated with depression and anxiety are often prevalent and fairly intense at the time of the initial appointment with the oncologist. There is so much that is unknown for the patient and family, at... http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/c/5881/3378/seek-part-coping