Numerous reports indicate that a large percentage of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The Oversight Committee holds a hearing with afflicted soldiers and their families, and examine the ability of the DOD and the VA to screen, treat, and track returning soldiers who [...]
There are actually a few different panic attacks causes but the main cause is stress, with other possible causes including anxiety, depression, chemical imbalance in the brain and even genetics. Whatever the cause of your panic disorder, you will be glad to know that it can be controlled. Stress The biggest contributor to panic attacks [...]
Panic attacks are conditions that make the heart beat faster than the normal rate, when you suffer an attack it becomes difficult to breathe and a tightened sensation of the chest is created. A panic attack sort of ‘freezes’ an individual such that there is deprivation of oxygen, causing nausea and dizziness, it is a [...]
Improve your mental health with these anti-stress, happiness-boosting techniques.
I wrote an article just yesterday summarizing a bit of research by Dr. Jack Nitschke at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Nitschke’s work focused upon the role of the element of uncertainty in intensifying reactions to disturbing events, as well as increasing overall levels of anxiety. Along with the amygdala’s involvement in these presentations, Dr. [...]
This VA mental health counselor did more to scare me and act like a lawyer than to help. Unfortunately the VA does not make it easy to switch or find people who actually can help. Audio evidence by activist Michael John Lake, WhyHope.com.