Understanding
Derealisation From Anxiety: Why Reality Feels Fake and Distant
Derealisation anxiety makes the world feel fake or distant. Learn the brain science behind this symptom and three evidence-based techniques to ground yourself.
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Understanding
Anxiety vs Stress: What Actually Separates Them
Stress has a clear trigger and ends. Anxiety lingers without cause. Learn the key differences and why chronic stress becomes anxiety disorder.
7 min read
Understanding
Free-Floating Anxiety: When You're Anxious for No Clear Reason
Free-floating anxiety creates that vague "something's wrong" feeling without an obvious cause. Learn why this happens and evidence-based ways to manage it.
9 min read
Understanding
Existential Anxiety: When Your Mind Spirals About Death and Meaning
Existential anxiety hits differently at 3am. Learn why death anxiety and meaninglessness spiral, plus evidence-based tools to work with these deep fears.
8 min read
Understanding
Specific Phobias: Complete Breakdown of Common Types and Treatments
Learn about the 5 main types of specific phobias, why blood-injury phobia is unique, and how exposure therapy achieves 90% success rates.
10 min read
Understanding
Agoraphobia: When Your World Gets Smaller Every Week
Learn how agoraphobia turns safe spaces into prison walls through avoidance patterns. Evidence-based treatment options that actually work.
9 min read
Understanding
Health Anxiety: Why Your Brain Won't Stop Scanning for Disease
Health anxiety turns your body into a threat scanner. Learn why reassurance backfires and how CBT techniques can break the cycle of symptom checking.
9 min read
Panic
Panic Disorder Treatment: Every Evidence-Based Option That Actually Works
Complete guide to panic disorder treatment options backed by research. CBT, medications, therapy types, and what to expect from treatment timelines.
12 min read
For You
Anxiety After Quitting Substances: Why It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
Post-acute withdrawal syndrome explains why anxiety often peaks weeks after quitting alcohol, nicotine, or other substances. Here's the timeline and tools that help.
16 min read
Tools
Therapy for Anxiety: CBT vs DBT vs ACT vs Psychodynamic Explained
Compare CBT, DBT, ACT, and psychodynamic therapy for anxiety. Learn which approach works best for your specific symptoms and how to choose the right therapist.
11 min read
Lifestyle
Supplements for Anxiety: An Evidence-Based Review of What Actually Works
A CBT therapist's honest review of anxiety supplements ranked by research quality. From L-theanine to ashwagandha - what the studies actually show.
12 min read
Understanding
Social Anxiety Disorder: Complete Guide to Understanding and Treatment
Learn what separates social anxiety disorder from introversion, the science behind post-event processing, and evidence-based treatments that actually work.
13 min read
Understanding
Panic Disorder: When Fear of Fear Takes Over Your Life
The difference between panic attacks and panic disorder lies in what happens after. Learn the science, symptoms, and evidence-based treatments.
11 min read
Panic
The Panic Cycle: Why Panic Feeds Itself (And How to Break It)
Learn how panic attacks create a self-reinforcing cycle and discover proven CBT techniques to interrupt the pattern before it spirals.
11 min read
Panic
How to Stop a Panic Attack: A 7-Step Emergency Protocol
Learn the exact 7-step protocol to stop a panic attack in its tracks. Evidence-based techniques that work when your nervous system is in overdrive.
13 min read
Situations
Health Anxiety Triggers: Complete Guide to Every Situation and How to Respond
From googling symptoms to doctor visits, here's how to recognize and manage every health anxiety trigger with evidence-based techniques.
13 min read
Understanding
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): The Complete Guide to Understanding and Managing Chronic Worry
Learn to recognize GAD symptoms, understand the 6-month worry threshold, and discover evidence-based treatments that actually work for chronic anxiety.
12 min read
Techniques
Exposure Therapy for Anxiety: The Complete Guide to Self-Directed Treatment
Learn evidence-based exposure therapy techniques for anxiety. Master gradual exposure, build hierarchies, and understand when to seek professional help.
11 min read
Lifestyle
Exercise for Anxiety: What Science Says About Movement as Medicine
Research shows 30 minutes of moderate exercise 3-5x weekly reduces anxiety as effectively as medication. Here's how to build your routine.
17 min read
Techniques
All 15 Cognitive Distortions: Complete List with Examples and Counter-Thoughts
Complete guide to all 15 cognitive distortions with real anxiety examples and evidence-based counter-thoughts. Based on Beck and Burns' CBT research.
12 min read
Techniques
CBT for Anxiety: The Complete Self-Guided Toolkit That Actually Works
Master cognitive behavioral therapy techniques for anxiety with this evidence-based self-guided protocol. Includes 8-week plan and when to seek professional help.
15 min read
Tools
15 Best Books on Anxiety: An Honest Ranked Review from a Therapist
A therapist's honest ranking of the 15 best anxiety books that actually work. From DARE to CBT workbooks, find the right book for your specific anxiety type.
20 min read