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Tag: Anxiety
Time to unmask the truth about wearing masks
LEE HARDING: The College of Chiropractors of Alberta has required its 1,100 members and their patients to wear masks. One of them is fighting back
How willing are you to stretch your comfort zone?
LIFE: Fear has the power to hijack our thoughts and behaviours, even when a new path makes sense or is harmless ($)
Why many leaders are lonely and what to do about it
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: We need to break through our shame and share our experiences to realize that we’re only human, just like every other leader (PREMIUM)
Building courage when it matters most – and it matters now
LIFE: Sometimes courage can be in short supply, especially if you feel like you’re already at the end of your rope, with stress and obligations pulling you in multiple directions ($21)
Financial strain top source of worry in COVID-19 mental health crisis
MENTAL HEALTH: University of Alberta public health researcher studies tools for recovery ranging from tax clinics to guaranteed basic income
A user’s guide to coping in an age of anxiety
SCIENCE: Health law and policy professor Timothy Caulfield takes readers through an average day to show how evidence can allay our fears and inform our decisions (FREE)
The one simple skill all leaders must harness
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT: Taking a moment to simply breathe is key to make decisions from a place of rational response rather than emotional reaction
Canadians embracing the joy of pandemic gardening
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: A Dalhousie University survey shows more Canadians are gardening during the COVID-19 crisis. Anxiety may play a role
Feeling anxiety? Here are some coping mechanisms
HEALTH: Form a mental picture of what is causing your anxiety to take control and set your feet on a better path
Use 30 minutes a day to control your worries
LIFESTYLE: When you become accustomed to worrying, you have a constant stream of negative feedback and information in your brain
Fight, flee or learn to manage stress
GERRY CHIDIAC: It may be that the impact stress has on our health has less to do with its cause and more to do with how we think about it
Game helps people overcome fear of spiders
MENTAL HEALTH: U of A grad student designs augmented reality game that lets users see and touch virtual spiders that get more realistic as they level up (FREE membership content)
Women are twice as likely as men to experience mood disorders
DR. PAUL LATIMER: Not only are women more likely to have a mood disorder, but women experience different symptoms than men
Coping with panic attacks
DR. PAUL LATIMER: Getting enough sleep and regular exercise and avoiding stimulants such as caffeine are among the effective treatments available for panic disorder
Severe shyness can be an indication of several anxiety disorders
DR. PAUL LATIMER: Even with treatment, people with these disorders will not become the life of the party (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
Talking to my elders about coping with anxiety
MIKE ROBINSON: When crisis strikes, I instinctively wonder if there are any parallels and guidance I can take from my elders’ lives (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
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