Your symptoms are flaring. You are in full panic mode, and you want out. Your chest is tight, your muscles tense, your breathing shallow. You would do anything to escape this feeling,... Read more >>

With the recent death of a toddler in Texas due to swine flu, the World Health Organization elevated the risk status to Level 5, which means that it’s infecting humans in at least two... Read more >>

The rapid emergence of a new strain of influenza (Swine flu) in Mexico, the U.S., Canada, and other countries is quickly reminding the world that viruses and other microbes are not limited by... Read more >>

The other night the kids and I were sitting around watching Cinderella. Saadia gets up to go to the bathroom, and two minutes later I hear her knocking on the bathroom door. I shout down the... Read more >>

Do you know how to pull yourself above the muck of stress and panic? Beyond implosion? Destruction? Can you sidestep undermining voices yelling within you; wanting and yet simultaneously not... Read more >>

Dr. Romance writes: There is always something in the news or on TV to scare us. Hysterical articles in the media sell papers, and attract eyeballs to websites, but are usually exaggerating the facts.... Read more >>

June 17, 2010 As I was walking this morning, as I do most mornings, my thoughts began to wander as they so often do. We’ve all had these moments—a time when our brain is searching for... Read more >>

Your body wants you to stop panicking. When you push the panic button, you also push the adrenaline button, as well as that of other stress hormones. Your sympathetic nervous system, which is what... Read more >>

“My child has been asking questions about the Swine Flu. What do I tell her? I don’t want to scare her, but I also want her to be careful. What do I do?” Talking to children about... Read more >>

If you suffer from panic attacks or have suffered from an anxiety disorder, you are not alone. I wanted to share my story as this is one of the most difficult experiences that I have ever gone through... Read more >>