YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

I'm particularly fond of workbooks for CBT. Because CBT is activity based. I use this one: http://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Phobia-Workbook-Edmund-Bourne/dp/1572248912/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1429353617&sr=8-6&keywords=cbt+for+anxiety In my work pretty regularly. It's fairly easy to digest a...

I just wanted to add a little more about me. I am also all about everything autism. Not ABA therapy but living with someone with autism and spectrum related issues. And in April I'm going to get an additional certification in Obsessive Compulsive Behavior treatment, Exposure and Response Prevention....

I just wanted to add a little more about me. I am also all about everything autism. Not ABA therapy but living with someone with autism and spectrum related issues. And in April I'm going to get an additional certification in Obsessive Compulsive Behavior treatment, Exposure and Response Prevention....

I'm sorry your mother is difficult. My own mother is a worrier and that is where I believe I learned how to become a worrier. It may not be why I have Generalized Anxiety but it certainly contributed. You probably aren't going to find my advice satisfying but I'm going to give it to you straight... ...

Yes! Personal growth, even positive growth is called eustress and it's stress. It can cause anxiety and even depression. As already has been suggested it is important to take care of yourself during these times. One thing I favor as something easy and free is diaphramatic breathing or "belly br...