One of the most common strategies used to deal with these threatening thoughts and feelings related to anxiety is to avoid them. This is a common strategy because, first of all, it seems to work.

Anxiety and worry can also be triggered by the known as well. Some studies suggests that this kind of anxiety happens a lot in the fall. There are lots of things that you know will happen as autumn approaches.

In a previous blog I, shared four myths about anxiety, as described in The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John P. Forsyth and Georg H. Eifert. Then, I began to look at some of the factors that fuel these myths and keep them alive.

In a recent post, I shared four myths about anxiety, as described in The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety by John P. Forsyth and Georg H. Eifert.

Recently, in a series of blogs, I described some of the common anxiety disorders: panic disorder, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Each of these disorders has specific criteria that have to be met in order to make a diagnosis.