Walking in East Lansing, Michigan some 50 years ago, a woman pushing a stroller approached. “What if I throw the stroller, kid and all, into the street?” It was one of my first intrusive thoughts.
Biology of Mood/Anxiety Disorders
The HPA axis and panic/anxiety: What you need to know
Buckle your seat belts because we’re going to zoom through the action of the HPA axis. It’s a major player in panic and anxiety, so we need to understand what it is, what it does, and how it does it. Let’s bone up…
Panic attacks, anxiety, and the limbic system: The paradox of protection
Are you enduring panic attacks and anxiety? Could be your limbic system is having its way with you. “I’ll bite, what’s the limbic system?” That’s exactly where we’re going, so let’s get after it…