Whether it's your husband, sister, son or cousin, here are a few things you should keep in mind when dealing with a person who has an anxiety disorder.

Don't tell them "you're over-" anything

Overreacting. Overexcited. Overwhelmed. Don’t try to communicate to them that the emotions that they’re feeling are exaggerated or more extreme than you think they should be.

Listen without interrupting

Allow them …

“6 more weeks and you can be back at it,” my doctor parroted, distracted on her way out of the door.  

It had been a rough pregnancy.  Spent almost entirely on bed rest and ending in an emergency C-Section at 30 weeks, the ordeal would soon be over.  The baby was safe in the NICU, and in 6 short weeks I would be able to …

Every time we agree to ignore negative experiences in this great country, we’re presented with some more. More negative experiences to work at ignoring. For me, it’s usually impossible to do. I need to vent and then I can maybe ignore.

I’ve had daily headaches for as long as I can remember. I seek out doctors a few times every year to try to figure …

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Children and Sleep: How can aromatherapy help?

Children should be able to sleep soundly and without any worries, however life is not typically so ideal. Essential oils can be very effective at reducing stress and help children sleep. Having good rest will allow them to wake up feeling stronger …

I’ve always been fairly cut and dried in the way I speak to people. More so in recent years and sometimes a bit excessively. Even in my own opinion. I don’t realise I’m being too blunt sometimes but I am most blunt when I’m speaking about myself and the things that I see as my own faults. I am conscious about not being quite so …

I've had very little sleep in the last two years. I continue to function. Not always very well, but I do.

My last night of really good sleep was sometime into the first few weeks of pregnancy two years ago. I knew I was pregnant a couple of weeks into my pregnancy and almost immediately it seemed like I was spending more of my …

1. Straight up with Stassi - yes, I do watch Vanderpump Rules. I also do enjoy listening to the ponderings of this person who is living a totally different life from me and has a completely different set of burdens from me as a result. It's refreshing and sometimes even eye opening to realise just what sorts of things bother people I could never pretend to