How to use the 333 rule for anxiety
Feeling anxious? This simple trick can help alleviate some of those worries
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Fearlessness can be learned
The neurotransmitter serotonin plays a key role in both the onset and in the unlearning of fear and anxiety. A research team has been investigating the underlying mechanisms. The researchers showed that mice lacking a specific serotonin receptor unlearn fear much faster than the wild type. The results of the study provide a viable explanation how drugs that are typically used for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) alter our brain activity. The ability to unlearn fear is often impaired in PTSD patients, making it more difficult to carry out therapies.
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Immune System Irregularities Found in Women With Postpartum Mood Disorders
Women who experience postpartum mood disorders including PTSD, depression, and anxiety two to three years after giving birth had irregular immune system responses, researchers report.
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Playing the Piano Boosts Brain Processing Power and Helps Lift the Blues
Beginners who took piano lessons for one hour a week over the course of 11 weeks showed improvements in audio and visual processing. Additionally, musical training helped to boost mood and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety.
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Having hypermobile joints can increase the risk for depression and anxiety in adolescents
A link has been found between joint hypermobility and the emergence of depression and anxiety in adolescence, according to a new study. Researchers found that young people with joint hypermobility were more likely to have depression and anxiety, and that psychiatric symptoms were also more severe among hypermobile participants.
With Anxiety On the Rise, Some Children Try ‘Exposure Therapy’
Exposure therapy contends that many children with anxiety would be helped by following an old and simple dictum: Face your fears.
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‘Then, one day, boom, just paralysed’ – Ireland hero Robbie Brady reveals he struggled with anxiety for years
Robbie Brady has revealed the mental health issues which “paralysed” him as he attempted to come to terms with the loss of close family members and the injuries which have plagued his career.
Experts say impact of pandemic still affecting university students’ mental health
Students are struggling with anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts
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Exposing Brain Tissue to Psilocybin Provides Insights Into Consciousness, Depression and Anxiety
Investigating how psychedelics such as psilocybin act on serotonin receptors, researchers shed new light on how the drugs affect consciousness and assist in treating a range of mental health disorders.
From TikTok to Netflix, meet rising star Ruth Codd: ‘Social media helped me understand it’s okay to be yourself’
On only the second day of shooting her acting debut on Netflix series The Midnight Club, Ruth Codd grappled with a troublesome word in the script. Every take, she fluffed the line, and with every stumble, her anxiety increased.