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<title>Psych Central Answers  | Recent Questions | Anxiety</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:50 CST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I'm upset that my therapist is going on vacation for the holidays]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:55:50 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I have been in therapy with the same therapist for 5 years.  My insurance allows me to have 20 visits per year and I usually use 18-19.  My therapist schedules my appointments far apart at the beginning of the year, so I will have at least 4 appointments through the holidays and an extra if needed. I get anxious and depressed and suicidal around t<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Anxiety over Therapist's vacation]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:18:42 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone. I am feeling really anxious because my therapist is on vacation for the holiday. I want to make it clear that I am glad she is on holiday and visiting her family for Thanksgiving and taking care of herself. Afterall, I need her to be well so she can continue giving me good therapy. And this is not the first time I have been through th<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[wondering What is wrong with me?!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:57:31 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[About two years ago I started having uncontrollable thoughts and images. I am a devout Christian and these thoughts that would pop into my head terrified me. I would walk by an object and imagine myself, for no reason, using it to hurt a loved one. I did not want these ideas in my head but it would not stop. I started praying every time it happene<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over Emotional]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:43:12 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I've been really well, but one thing hasn't changed. The anxiety around my parents. This morning we got out of the house in good time and my little sister was running though, my mother was flustered and accidentally backed out into the garage door. It completely broke. Then after we came home, my mom was making dinner and she got a call from her s<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I have a phobia of... myself]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:17 CST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I think I am afraid of myself. Seeing my reflection creates a fear response. Touching my own skin on anything but my arms, hands or face scares me. Looking at myself naked scares me. I am also afraid of hurting my fiancee... What can I do????<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Anxiety: Confident vs. Inhibited]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:07:36 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I would really like your opinions. I am caught in the neverending cycle of trying to figure out what is going on with me. <br /><br />I have been making "some" progress with my anxiety and social anxiety. For example, I was completely isolated a month ago, and now I am more social and I have even managed to go out a few times. Let me try to explain wher<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Extreme sensitivity?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:37:46 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi, I am 37 years old and married (no children). My brother has a daughter - 1 year old - whom i absolutely adore and love...He also has two boys (9 and 7)...My question is, if i see my niece get hurt - she hit her head yesterday and was crying and convulsing...i feel such despair and heartache, like i have to leave the room and be alone so i can <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[De-realisation, De-personalisation]]></title>
<link>http://answers.psychcentral.com/Anxiety/de-realisation-de-personalisation-1/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:52:13 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[40 years ago I had brain surgery for epilepsy. I was the first person to have this level of surgery. In June of this year I discovered that I was living next to a Pot House. The tennants were taking in raw weed, processing it and then selling it. The stink permeated my house and severely affected me. Look uip marijuana withdrawal symptoms and you <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[trauma in the woods]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:19:19 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello everybody<br />     Im very thankful ive found your site.I belong to underpriviledged family of rural communities. I cant afford a high rate of psychiatrist professional fee in curing my ailment. However,<br />    I have a question to our friendsâ€¦and this is my traumatic experience 8 years ago now. Im a member of a camp group in a woods here .  Thre<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ is it social phobia?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:49:06 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[for a long time i have had a weird behavior toward teachers. i am afraid it is getting worse.i am wondering if it is social phobia but i have no problem with other people, i have had conversations with people i did not know and was fine. i do not know how or when it started but from late middle school to now it is hurting my ability to function. i<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[can i became pregent?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:30:28 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Am planning to have a baby soon..My last period was on 9th of october.we had sex on18,19,20.my husband is planning to go abroad this week.how do i no whether am pregent or not??Is there any chance for a baby girl??am on regular 28th cycle..<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is this a disorder?  Or is there a name for it?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:01:20 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[So.  I'm 13 years old.  And I've noticed that I keep holding on to people.  I literally have to.  I always hold on to my mom's arm or hold my brother's hand whenever we go out.  At school, I always have these sudden/random urges to grab whoever's next to me.  And I can't not do it, or I feel bad...I get these panic thoughts in my mind...is t<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[chocolate lover]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:04:56 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Can chocolate cause you to get angry? everytime i eat chocolate i become angry?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Losing a angel]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:32:19 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Right now I am suffering from major anxiety, and I am taking it out on the best man I could have married.  The problem is I am going for brain surgery for my epelepsy, and I do not know how to deal with the stress of this, plus I have college on top of this, but I do not want to take it out on my husband. I am afraid I am losing him.  What do I do<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[how to trust]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:52:05 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[i feel anger,iget mad real eazy for no other reason ,i cant seem to trust people dont know how to realated to many,the sad part i dont know what it is .i had my part of being hurt.i hurt other how do you let go of it and its hidden in your heart.how to love and live?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[what does my dream mean?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:22:40 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[so my mother and I dont really get along. I've had this dream many of times and ever time i dream it its always the same. everything is always the same. we are in a car and i'm the one driving and she in the passenger seat. Its dark and we are on this winding road and there are all these turns and the last turn it just goes black. I dream this d<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lip biting?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:36:34 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What causes lip biting?<br /><br />I've done it since elementary school.<br /><br />I bite my lips, until the skin is rough/raised, then rub them together. <br /><br />Is it just a nervous tic?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How can I explain?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:50:44 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[My OCD, over the past few years, has taken a lot out of me. I didnâ€™t know I had OCD for a long time, and it got really bad before I got treatment. As a result of all of this, people in my school think I am less intelligent than I probably am. <br /><br />Bad OCD takes a lot of cognitive workâ€"all the mental compulsions, all the doubts, all the second guess<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Im going crazy and i need help .. Please help me]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:03:55 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Im a 23 year old male , I just moved from ny to florida because my parents split up. I had to come down here to live with my grandparents. Basically leaving all my friends, and life behind. Not to mention for the first time in my life, never seeing my mom , dad or bro. <br /><br />I really need help , i never thought i had a problem and i dont have health<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How do I decide which colors to use?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:44:54 CDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[For the last year, Iâ€™ve been trying to paint a picture. The problem is: there are so many colors in the art store, and I canâ€™t decide which ones should be in my painting. Also, when I go to the store, I notice other media, like charcoal, and wonder whether I shouldnâ€™t be doing that instead of paints. Additionally, I canâ€™t decide what the object of<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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