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Understanding Anxiety, Part V: Thought and Behaviour At this point, we have a general idea of how anxiety works, what it consists of, and how it develops. We’ve also had an initial look at the main techniques and strategies for learning to regulate it, both breathing exercises and attentional control…

As we’ve seen, anxiety has a specific activation pattern with a specific purpose: to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood. In this sense, we must understand that it’s impossible to be nervous and relaxed at the same time. Therefore, working on breathing techniques has proven to be one…

«Well, when that happens to me, I start cleaning. I get on with the housework and before I know it, my nerves have calmed down…» «I find listening to music really helps. I put it on and listen for a while, and then I leave it playing in the background…»…

This section will examine the phases that make up an anxiety process, learning to identify them more effectively and, consequently, regulate anxiety more efficiently. The Rise Initially, there’s a rising phase, where we begin to feel the changes that anxiety produces in the body: shortness of breath, chest tightness, increased…

What is Anxiety? Basic Knowledge for Anxiety Regulation Anxiety is one of the ways our body tells us that something, some aspect of our lives, isn’t working as it should. In this sense, it usually appears as a defence mechanism, occurring in response to both real and imagined threats. So,…

Over the last few years, various articles and interviews have appeared questioning the existence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), leading to a series of doubts and myths about it. From Psyciencia comes an article clarifying the evidence for and against ADHD, outlining the explanatory models and clarifying the veracity…

Throughout your life, you may have considered memory to be infallible, a way of reliving, without error, like a video camera, those moments of our lives that have been relevant. In fact, you’ve almost certainly uttered a phrase along the lines of «I’m sure this happened like this.» However, decades…