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Everyone can relate to feeling anxious at one time or another. Maybe you're nervous to meet your boyfriend's parents, or you're worried about an upcoming doctor's appointment. It's totally normal to feel this way, and it can actually help you cope. Having an Anxiety Disorder is a lot different. You can feel worried, anxious, or shy for no reason. Your heart starts pounding, your stomach is in Read more
Alcohol can lead to liver problems and cigarettes can cause lung cancer, so it's obvious why these products have warning labels. What about Photoshopped images of celebrities and models? Should these come with warning labels, too? Research shows that images portraying "perfect bodies" can have negative effects on body image, leading to anxiety and eating disorders, especially in young women. Read more
Mental health is such a sensitive topic and seeing as a recent health survey says that half of working professionals don't know how to deal with colleagues who have mood disorders, it's clear that the stigma is still very prevalent. I asked readers if it's wise to be open about your mental disorder at work and this is what they had to say: "I believe that mood disorders are something that should Read more
Social anxiety and major depression? They may sound like diagnoses for new moms and dads who are having a tough time adjusting to parenthood, but they're actually labels placed in tots as young as seven months old in the world of infant psychotherapy. An in-depth article in yesterday's The Daily delves into the "strange and controversial world of infant therapy," where the diagnoses may sound Read more
Having a mood disorder can make others who aren't familiar with it feel uncomfortable, and that's why there needs to be more education on it. Fifty-three percent of professionals polled say they aren't confident in their ability to support a colleague with a mental health disorder like anxiety or depression, according to a study by beyondblue and Beaton Research & Consulting. How you act with Read more
Hysteria, the upcoming Victorian-era rom-com staring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, and Rupert Everett, takes on the creation of the first vibrator. The trailer is out today, and it look likes Hugh Dancy, who plays the inventor-doctor, doesn't hold back in his pursuit of female pleasure. By failing to acknowledge women as sexual, our prudish Victorian-era ancestors took part in something we Read more
Mental illness — including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and postpartum depression — impact the lives of millions of everyday Americans. This week the glamorous and talented Catherine Zeta-Jones opened up about her battle with bipolar II disorder, explaining that if her revelation "encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it." She said there's no reason to suffer Read more
DrSugar is in the house! This week she's schooling us on hypertension. A recent study from the University of North Carolina found that about one in five young adults, between the ages 24 and 32, has high blood pressure, referred to as hypertension in medical terminology. The concerning part about this rise is that many of those at risk are unaware of this health issue, making this statistic Read more
DrSugar is in the house! This week she discusses the emotional impact of Winter. With Winter around the corner (or perhaps rearing its ugly head already), I’m sure that a majority of FitSugar readers are experiencing cooler weather and shorter days. With this in mind, I thought a great topic to discuss this week is seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of Read more
DrSugar is in the house! Today she's explaining the confusing condition fibromyalgia. I am taking a break from answering your questions to discuss a medical condition that has garnered a lot of attention in recent years, both in the medical field and the public arena: fibromyalgia, a well-publicized but often misunderstood medical condition that affects two to four percent of the population. To Read more
