Days like today, I would love to know what my blood pressure reading would be. Everyone knows what I’m talking about – the tension, the frustrations, the overwhelming urge to scream. We’ve all been there. My husband is always stressed beyond his limitations. A few weeks ago, we were taking a stress test that we found online, and he scored much higher than I did. That alarming score caused us to do a bit of research. I checked out many different articles on stress and learned quite a few things. Some of my findings were common sense and some of the tips and suggestions simply made me roll my eyes.

Are you feeling anxious? For some people, controlling anxiety is a daily necessity. Stressful situations cause the heart to pound, the palms to sweat, and breathing to become more intense. They begin to feel panicky and scared. It can easily consume your days and years without even a hesitation. Anxiety can harm a person not only emotionally, but physically. Most people believe that the only cure for controlling anxiety is medication. That thought is absolutely not true and could save people quite a bit of grief.

One of the first things to keep in mind when you are seeking information on schizophrenia for yourself or for loved ones is that schizophrenia is considered a psychosis; and unlike neuroses, wherein a sufferer can have many or most or all of the “symptoms”, with a psychosis, the patient has ALL of the symptoms.  So when you do find some interesting, fascinating, helpful information on schizophrenia, do not try to self-diagnose.  Read more, ask more specialists, and see the appropriate mental health and/or medical professionals.

What does it means when your loved one is diagnosis with general anxiety disorder? The symptoms of a general anxiety disorder are insufferable—for both the one experiencing the general anxiety disorder and those associating with the one experiencing it. 

General Anxiety Disorder, impacting approximately 500,000 people in the U. S. alone, is also called Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and consists of the following symptoms, which I will include in a scenario:

Parenting can cause stress, no matter the age of the child or children.  Infants take a lot of round the clock work.  Toddlers constantly challenge authority.  Young children need to keep busy and active, so they need much attention and opportunities to learn and play.  Pre-teens are battling hormones, peer pressure, and parental control.  Teens are struggling for independence.  No matter the age of their children, parents can get stressed out, tired and overworked trying to keep up.  The most important qualities parents need, besides a sense of humor and endless gentle patience, are anger management techniques.