by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | May 5, 2022 | Anxiety & Depression
There’s a decision that millions of people have to make at a time when they have the greatest difficulty making decisions. The decision is more complicated than pondering how effective anti-anxiety and depression meds are. When anxiety and/or depression begins to...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 7, 2022 | Anxiety & Depression
Mind and behavior Psychology may be the scientific study of the mind and behavior, but not to the exclusion of the physical seat of the mind, the brain. The interplay between physical and non-physical is as central to research and treatment as it is to everyday life....
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Mar 20, 2022 | Anxiety & Depression
You swear you can’t live without him. And he is faithfully sworn to your happiness. He doesn’t check a damn thing off your honey-do list, and you couldn’t care less. You’re happy to swap poop-scooping and fur on…well, everything…for the unconditional love and...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jan 1, 2022 | Anxiety & Depression
Feeling overwhelmed by life – unable to keep up, let alone meet society’s expectations for spirited ambition and perpetual “on-ness” – can be maddening, deflating, isolating. And, if you find yourself paralyzed by anxiety or slowly sinking under the weight of...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 14, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression
What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas; but, when it comes to anxiety and depression, there are no “secrets.” Despite their mental origins, they have far-reaching effects on the body. The physical effects of anxiety and depression provide strong evidence that your...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 11, 2021 | Anxiety & Depression
It’s a noble aspiration – a Scarlett O’Hara, “As God is my witness!,” fist-raised-to-Heaven determination – this whole notion of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.” “Push on!” “Get over it!” “Do whatever it takes!” And on and on the merciless cheerleading goes....