The anatomy of a panic attack, and why it keeps coming back
Panic is not dangerous, but the things we do to survive it are what teach the brain to repeat it. Here is the loop, and how it is broken.
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Anxiety: the mechanics of worry, panic and avoidance
Anxiety is not a character flaw or a lack of resilience. It is a protection system that has learned the wrong lessons and keeps running drills for an emergency that never arrives. These articles explain the specific loops behind worry, panic and avoidance, and the therapeutic work that teaches the system something new.
Why reassurance makes chronic worry worse, even when it is true
For generalised anxiety, the relief of being reassured lasts about twenty minutes, and it buys that relief at a rising price.
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Social anxiety is not shyness, and the difference shows in what you do afterwards
The replay at two in the morning, the rehearsed sentences, the self image seen from outside. Social anxiety has a specific structure and a specific treatment.
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