Separation Anxiety and School Refusal

The beginning of a new school year can be a threat to some children, resulting in elevated anxiety levels and possible school-related disorders, such as separation anxiety disorder and school refusal.

What is Religious OCD?

People with religious OCD strongly believe in and fear punishment from a divine being or deity.

Superstitious Behavior Psychology

When rituals need to be repeated over and over to avoid perceived negative outcomes and this pattern begins to rule someone’s life, it causes more anxiety than it relieves. At this point, the superstitious behavior psychology can be, and often is, a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

HOCD

Straight people who suffer from HOCD spend countless hours wondering if they could really be gay or could suddenly become gay.

Anxiety and Sexual Disorders

Researchers have seen connections in those suffering from panic disorder, anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder who also have noted an increase in impairment of sexual function, arousal and desire, and a decrease in satisfaction and enjoyment of sex.

Postpartum Depression and Anxiety – How to Overcome Them

Postpartum depression and anxiety can affect nearly 15% of new mothers at some point during the first year after giving birth. Postpartum depression can be a very serious mood disorder and is different than having the “baby blues.”

Anxiety During Pregnancy

While most women are thrilled to be pregnant and eagerly look forward to the arrival of their little bundle of joy, those women who already suffer from mood disorders may see an increase in their anxiety during pregnancy.

Hypersexuality

As hypersexuality progresses, the behavior develops into compulsive and uncontrollable impulses as the person becomes addicted to the pleasurable neurochemical changes in their brain that produce a “high”.