I seriously think I have ocd… I used to excessively wash my hands (they became red and chapped), and now I count and organize things.

ocd things I do:
count random things. (colors in a room, colors on people’s clothes, lines dividing lanes on the road, windows on a building, etc. it has to be an even number in the end or I count again.)
Organize little things such as: things on my desk, books on my bookshelf (from smallest to largest), I put things in alphabetical order, etc.
I clean off my eraser. I’m so frickin serious. Like if it has a mark on it from erasing, I erase on something clean to remove the mark.

I do about more things, but too many to list.

Unless you have horrible anxiety (that takes up an hour of your day everyday) with these quirks, you don’t have OCD. OCD is a real disorder and is a lot different then quirks.

I have been diagnosed with OCD and so here it is:
Obsessions:
FEARING DEATH- that’s the big one because it causes all my compulsions
fearing that I’m going to hurt someone
and also you know how some people have numbers with OCD well I have letters. Letters non stop go though my mind. It may not sound bad but it’s horrible. It go so bad that my doctor had to put me on medicine.

Compulsions:
washing my hands about 20 times a day
holding my breath in ‘contaminated’ areas
having to touch objects just right
having to place objects just right
constantly erasing words because they ‘don’t look right’
only stepping on certain ‘good’ spaces on the floor
things have to be symmetrical (get hit in one arm have to hit myself in the other)
no sharing food or drinks. period.
doors have to be all the way open or all the way closed

The modern high school student has to deal with many form of pressure. There is pressure from home and society to do well at school, while peer pressure encourages the pursuit of “coolness”. There are the stresses that come with getting into college, with all the entrance exams and competition for limited scholarships to pay for it all. So it is no wonder that child anxiety disorders are fairly commonplace.

One form that child anxiety can take is math anxiety disorder. While nearly everyone has some difficulty with math, especially higher mathematics, math anxiety disorder is characterized by a child who is perfectly capable of solving the problems who simply freezes up and panics on tests. Math anxiety is fairly common, and can be overcome without too much difficulty as long as it is not symptomatic of some greater underlying anxiety disorder.

Part of the problem is that unlike most other disciplines, a math answer is either correct or incorrect. There is rarely more than one way to solve a problem, and just a rarely more than one correct answer. There just aren’t very many areas where there are a range of correct answers. The precision required can intimidate and be difficult for even otherwise exceptional students. If your child has math anxiety, there are things that both you as parents and your child can do to help.

1. Get help early: If you are experiencing math anxiety, the best thing you can do is seek out help. Tell your parents and your teachers. Sometimes, with a little additional tutoring, you can overcome your anxiety before it becomes an issue during a test.

2. Take practice tests: If you are having difficulties at test time, have your teacher give you practice tests. Knowing ahead of time that you are capable of passing the test can go a long ways towards relieving your math anxiety.

3. Avoid cramming: Don’t wait until the night before to try and learn the last months worth of math. Not being absolutely sure of yourself and your knowledge of the subject being tested can easily trigger your math anxiety. You must KNOW before you test that you can pass the test.

4. Meditation and relaxation techniques: Just as with other forms of anxiety, taking the time to meditate or perform other relaxation routines before the test can help a lot. If you don’t go into the test jittery and anxious, you are far less likely to have a math anxiety attack. Go in relaxed and confident, and that test will be a breeze.

Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health-articles/math-anxiety-4-ways-you-can-help-your-anxious-child-709327.html

Anxiety disorders can effect people of all walks of life, ethnic backgrounds, and age groups. Child anxiety attacks are not only possible, they are probably happening more than doctors realize. This condition seems to especially effect teenagers and can persist into young adulthood.

Symptoms of a Child Anxiety Attack

The symptoms of a child anxiety attack are generally the same as an adult having an anxiety attack would feel. A child anxiety attack may start with a psychological symptom, such as a persistent and strong feeling of dread or fear. This is then followed by physical symptoms, the same as an adult would experience: racing heart, chest discomfort, numbness or tingling in the extremities, et cetera. Also common among child anxiety sufferers are diarrhea, stomach pain, headaches, nausea, and shortness of breath.

Effects of Child Anxiety Attacks

Even though anxiety attacks generally don’t cause any direct physical damage, the effects on a child’s psyche can be very noticeable. Children suffering from child anxiety attacks often have trouble concentrating in school, and may show an overall lower ability to learn or make decisions. Often child anxiety attacks can be triggered by social situations, so the child may attempt to isolate themselves to try and avoid triggering a child anxiety attack.

There are many different kinds of child anxiety disorders: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), acute stress disorder, social or general phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and adjustment disorders with anxiety, to name just a few. Many of these involve child anxiety disorders that focus on specific situations, people, objects, et cetera.

Helping Your Child

If your child is experiencing anything that you suspect may be child anxiety attacks, you should take them to see a doctor. He will be able to diagnose whether there is anything physically wrong, and if not, will be able to recommend some treatments that can help.

Generally, child anxiety is treated the same way as adult anxiety: with medication and therapy. Your doctor will be able to prescribe medications that will help control your child’s anxiety attacks. The therapy will help them to overcome the fears that are at the root of the child anxiety attacks.

At home, try and keep your child’s life as stress-free as possible. Don’t be overbearing or put too much pressure on them to be perfect. Don’t argue with your husband or wife where they can hear you. Stress from a bad home life can really take its toll on a child’s mind. Rather, make sure they feel loved and secure, and that they know they will always be loved even if they don’t get that “A”. You’ll find that reducing the stress your child feels can help their recovery quite a bit.

Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health-articles/child-anxiety-attacks-the-unreported-truth-709322.html

Black Eyed Peas anxiety song expresses a very clear message of not letting anxiety in control of your life.

Are you familiar with Black Eyed Peas anxiety song? Yes, the Black Eyed Peas hip-hop group who is responsible for the major hit of the song “Where is the love”? Black Eyed Peas anxiety is one of the tracks in the Elephunk album of which “where is the love” is also included.

To know more about the group, let us know first each of the members of their members. Black Eyed Peas are an American hip-hop and pop group of Los Angeles, California, who have gained international pop success because of their songs, which made it to the top. The group is currently composed of Wil.i.am (William Adams), Apl.de.ap (Allen Pineda), Taboo (Jaime Gomez), and Fergie (Stacy Ferguson). They’re the artist who did the “Where is the love?”, which made them very well-know these days.

The Black Eyed Peas was formed back in 1989 when Wil.i.am and Apl.de.ap met and began rapping and performing together around Los Angeles. The duo signed to Ruthless Records (managed by Eazy-E) after catching the attention of Eazy-E, manager Jerry Heller’s nephew. Together with their other friends, Dante Santiago, they called their trio Atban Klann. But, their debut album was not released because Ruthless Records did not believe that the positive ideas indicated in the group’s music are marketable to the audience. It was in 1995, after the death of Eazy-E that Atban Klann reformed the group to Black Eyed Peas, named so because according to will.i.am “Black Eyed Peas are the food for the soul”.

Elephunk was their breakthrough album, and it was released in 2003, featuring a new female vocalist Fergie. She replaced the background singer Kim Hill, who left the band in 2000. It is in this album that they became popular because of the anti-war anthem “Where is the Love?”, which became their first ever major hit, which top the chart everywhere, including 6 weeks at #1 in the UK where it became the best selling single of 2003. It was in this album that Black Eyed Peas anxiety song is included, as well. Unfortunately, anxiety does not have a music that is why it’s not as popular compared to the other hit singles in the album. But, Black Eyed Peas anxiety is a very good song. In fact, it has given 4 stars rating from those who have listened to song.

The album Elephunk won worldwide success and went gold and platinum in the US, UK, Germany, and other European Countries. Although, Black Eyed Peas anxiety single is not as successful as the other songs in the album, the meaning that they want to convey to the audience is that how serious anxiety condition can be and how it can affect your life in all aspect. But, you are still the one who has control over your own emotion and thoughts. So, don’t let anxiety ruin your life.

Jocelyn Snider
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/the-anxiety-song-by-black-eyed-peas-752343.html

We all feel anxious and stressed from time to time. It’s just factored into life itself.

As we go through life, we naturally seem to adjust to a reasonable amount of stress and anxiety and we just get on with things.

It’s when stress and anxiety become unmanageable, when they overwhelm us, threatening to bring things to a grinding halt that something needs to be done about them.

But there is really no necessity to wait for this to happen.

There are some simple things we can do to manage our lives better and make a difference to our mood and our outlook.

Here are 3 important and helpful things that anyone can do.

1. Accept Yourself

When we are at war on the inside, then very little goes well on the outside. After all, we see things not as they are, but as we are.

As we journey through life, it’s so easy to become self-critical and to beat ourselves up for past mistakes and shortcomings.

But what, really, is the value of doing this? Does it make us better human beings?

Of course not.

But sometimes, even though we know this, we just don’t find it easy to come to terms with and to accept who we are.

The fact is that until we have achieved some degree of success in the area of self-acceptance then we can find ourselves in a constant state of stress and anxiety.

Inside each of us there is a good, positive human being. Why not try a gentler, kinder approach to yourself?

Remind yourself of all your positive qualities. Focus on what you have, not on what you do not have. You might be surprised at how much you have going for you.

2. Talk About It

Don’t be afraid to talk to someone about what you’re going through and what you’re feeling. Choose a good friend or trusted family member and sit down for a chat.

If you really cannot think of anyone and you’re feeling desperate then the Samaritans are a wonderful source of support.

There really is little point in running over the same things time and time again if you are not prepared to actually do something about those things.

There is a saying in therapy circles: ‘If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you always got’.

As you talk things over, try your best to see what needs to be changed in order for things to be different. A good friend, therapist or counselor can be truly helpful in getting things back into perspective so that you can move on past the anxiety and stress.

3. Put Yourself First

Try something new.

Yes, perhaps it does feel like everyone wants a piece of you. But so do you. And unless you invest time in yourself then you won’t have much to give to anyone else.

Maybe it’s time to get a little bit more selfish. After all, you really are worth it!

Why not learn a new skill?

Learning something new stimulates your mind and really does increase your confidence. Self-hypnosis, meditation, tai chi, yoga, for example, are all fascinating and can bring you into contact with new people, providing a fresh perspective on life.

You don’t need to learn new skills in a group setting, of course. You can buy a recording or a book. And your library has many books that will enable you to get a real grasp on many new skills and interests.

Make these 3 basic changes in your life and watch how thing change and become so much more manageable.

Invest in yourself and that investment will pay real dividends!

Peter James Field
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-improvement-articles/coping-with-stress-and-anxiety-a-psychotherapists-tips-for-a-healthy-mind-883286.html

If you are having trouble making your cosmic dreams come true, maybe you need to add this secret ingredient into the mix. Without it, you may end up sabotaging the dreams you seek.

Celebrity stories and press coverage of the successes of Cosmic Ordering can easily leave you with the impression that all you have to do is make a wish and voila! Your deepest desires immediately arrive as if by magic. However, this is not the whole story. The cosmos expects you to do your part too. “What? I hear you exclaim. “You mean I actually have to DO something to make it work” Well, actually, yes you do and if you do it, you will supercharge your Cosmic Orders and take them to a completely new level.

Barbel Mohr reveals the secret in her book, “The Cosmic Ordering Service.” Like all fundamental truths, it is very simple. To quote her words, “You must commit to yourself.” By committing to yourself, you emphasize your own self-worth. When you recognise your own unique value, you open yourself up to a new wealth of possibilities.

If you are unable to make this commitment, it is likely that you will choose to ignore, or fail to recognize opportunities when they appear. The cosmos will simply fulfil your true underlying belief that “you don’t deserve it.”

So what is this self-commitment thingy? Well to put it briefly, it is to value and love yourself, to start putting yourself first. Start living YOUR life. When opportunities arrive or events occur; do what is right for you. The analogy I like here is the advice given by airlines in the event of a crisis. Fit your own oxygen mask first before helping your companion or children. The point is YOU must first be OK, before you can give effective help to others.

This vital self-commitment will supercharge your ability to recognise and receive good things when they arrive. By focussing on yourself with love, you fulfil one of the fundamental laws of the universe: ‘what you focus on, grows’. By focussing on yourself, you will grow spiritually. Moreover, so will your ability to manifest wonderful things for yourself.

A great way to maintain your commitment is to treat it a bit like an affirmation, just repeat the words “I commit to myself” regularly or write it down on a piece of card and leave it somewhere where you will regularly see it.

Then you are ready to place your cosmic orders, just visualize what it is you want and then release your request to the Cosmos. Let it go without fear or anxiety and leave it to the Cosmos to deliver your request in the best possible way and at the best possible time for you. You can forget your order because it is now in the hands of the Cosmos, but you must not forget the commitment you have made to yourself.

George Symond
http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/cosmic-ordering-the-secret-ingredient-revealed-83239.html

I didn’t use to get them, but it’s coming up on finals, and I have an insane amount of work, and can’t afford to get less than an A on any of it. Every time I need to focus, and get a lot done, I get into this state where I start freaking out, I can’t concentrate, I keep starting one thing and the dropping it and rushing to start another, then I panic, can’t do anything, start just shivering, and want to give up and run away. Yesterday I started crying in my voice lesson for no good reason; it was embarrassing, and I don’t know what to do. Once I get into this state I can’t get anything done and that just wastes more time; the only thing I know to do is go to sleep for at least an hour, which is easy since I’m always behind on sleep, but I need a more practical way of dealing with it. And by the way, I’m not usually an emotional person. Thanks to anyone who helps!

Agree with the xanax, however, it’s not always an option.

Here’s the deal…

Finals will mean absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. Nothing! Period! My suggestions is that you sit down, take the test and tell yourself that this will have absolutely no impact whatsoever regardless of what I or others believe.

Now, whether it’s true or not, that means nothing to you…just take the silly thing and get out of there. You know what you know and you can only cram so much of that crap into your head before you start being counter-productive.

Best of luck!

Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and it also helps you cope in tense situations.

Everyone knows what it feels like to be anxious- you feel butterflies in your stomach your actions become topsy-turvy, you can almost hear your heart beat right next to your ears, and you are sweating like you are jogging. These are what you go through usually if you have stage fright and you are required to speak in public, or during your first date (who knows when was that!). These, among other feelings (feelings of anxiety) are normal reactions to stress.

Anxiety stirs you up in action. It helps you deal with a tense situation like focusing on a speech that you are about to give, studying harder for an exam, or staying interesting on your first date to make it to the second, and all that. In general, it helps you deal with any situation that is normally terrifying, especially if you are doing it the first time. I, for one, have many times been in this kind of situation and I can tell you it is only passing. But, if it elevates to excessive, irrational fear of everyday situations, now it has become an immobilizing disorder.

Anxiety disorder can cause you to be filled with fearfulness and ambiguity which maybe felt briefly only. However some anxiety disorder last at least 6 months and has the tendency to get worse if not treated immediately. Anxiety disorders usually occur along with other psychological or physical sickness, including alcohol or drug abuse, which can actually worsen the situation.

If you think you have anxiety disorder, don’t hesitate to seek information about it and find treatment right away before it gets into you. There are effective therapies out there and recent research reveals new treatments that can help most people with this condition lead fruitful and fulfilling lives.

There are five major types of anxiety disorders; general anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panics disorder, posttraumatic disorder (PST), specific phobias, and social phobia or social anxiety disorder. Each of the anxiety disorder has different symptoms, but all the symptoms come together around excessive and irrational fear or dread.

Every normal thinking person is expected to feel anxious in certain areas of his/her life, especially when he/she feels out of control of a situation. There are many reasons that anxiety creeps to your life but if it triggers you to some positive action, then you are handling it the best way. Stop worrying too much after you have done the best you can on any life situation or responsibility. Let things be, if things are meant to happen, they will happen. Enjoy life for there are many reasons to be happy, so why worry?

Jocelyn Snider
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/stress-can-cause-anxiety-752294.html

Everyone knows that regular exercise and the right diet can help you lose weight, but there are times that both these methods may not be enough to help you reach your goal. Also, exercising regularly and eating the right food seem like impossible goals for most people. As such, they end up doing nothing at all to address their health needs.

There is, however, a new method that you can try to help you lose weight, and this is nothing but hypnosis. Although hypnosis is generally known as a method to influence people into overcoming traumatic or tragic events, revealing the truth, and relieving one self from stress, hypnosis can also be used to help people lose weight.

There are several ways for you to lose weight with the help of hypnosis, and one of such ways is by listening to hypnosis recordings. These recordings are created by professional hypnosis practitioners and contain carefully chosen statements that are designed to help listeners attain their goals in this case, losing weight.

Using the Services of a Hypnotherapist for Weight Loss

If you do not think that merely listening to hypnosis recordings is sufficient to help you lose weight, you can opt to hire a hypnotherapist and have a one-on-one session.

Make sure that your hypnotherapist has the required education, skills, and experience for the job since hypnotherapists have varying fields of expertise. Hypnotherapists are also paid by the hour so the total cost for this option depends how long it will take you to hypnotize yourself into losing weight successfully.

Using Self-Hypnosis for Weight Loss

People choose to exercise self-hypnosis for weight loss either because they are working with a tight budget or consulting with a hypnosis professional is too big a step to take for them.

Although using self hypnosis to weight loss is a longer and more difficult process than the others, it can still be as effective as working with a professional or using a recording if you have the required skills and attitudes for the job.

Other Advantages of Using Hypnosis for Weight Loss

Seeing the New You - Hypnosis require you to make use of guided imagery, and this consequently allows you a glimpse of a more beautiful future and the more beautiful you as well.

Absence of Pressure - Hypnosis also eliminates factors such as stress and anxiety from your weight loss program. These things can often make it more difficult than easier for you to lose weight. Hypnosis however will help you gain a calm manner and be able to maintain it while you focus all your attention and efforts in shedding off those extra pounds!

The Power of Positive Thinking - With the absence of pressure, the power of positive thinking can finally enter your mind, body, and soul. You can now fully concentrate on the more positive aspects of your goals and effectively make use of affirmations as well. Instead of futilely worrying about the time you are spending losing weight, you can simply focus on happy images of being able to lose weight and seeing those dreams gradually turn into reality.

Contrary to popular belief, hypnosis is a method that anyone can use as long as you willing to be patient and work hard for it. Moreover, hypnosis will not cost you a dime if you are willing to work by yourself. As such, there is everything to gain and nothing to lose if you try hypnosis for weight loss so else what are you waiting for?

Bill Urell
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/using-hypnosis-cds-for-weight-loss-77345.html

Anxiety attack symptoms are what we typically experience if we feel sudden danger is going to happen.

Anxiety attack can be a very terrifying experience. It is a period of sudden and intense fear or discomfort, typically with an abrupt onset and usually lasting for no more than 10 minutes. Sometimes a person can experience a panic attack all of a sudden without particular reason. Most people that experience one attack will usually experience another attack, and those who have recurring attacks, or feel severe anxiety about having another are said to have panic disorder.

Various individuals report different symptoms during an anxiety attack. Some of the common anxiety attack symptoms are:

Palpitations, a pounding of heart, or an accelerated heart rate

Increased sweating

Trembling or shaking

Shortness of breath

Chest pain or discomfort

Nausea or stomach discomfort

A feeling light-headedness, or faint

A feeling of unreality

Depersonalization or a feeling of being detached from oneself

Fear of losing control or going crazy

Fear of dying

Numbness, or a tingling sensation

Chills

Feeling of impending doom

These are some of the possible anxiety attack symptoms. A normal person may experience one or more of these symptoms from time to time. Having to experience some of these anxiety attack symptoms is considered normal if you have reasonable explanations for them. But if you are experiencing them with no apparent reasons, it can be a sign of a more serious condition.

A person with phobia will usually experience an anxiety attack as a direct result of exposure to the things that trigger the phobia. These anxiety attacks are short- lived and quickly relieved once the trigger is escaped.

Usually an anxiety attack begins with an unusual bodily sensation from the anxiety attack symptoms. A person having an anxiety attack will then react, with fear that the symptoms are indicators of a much more serious threat and in turn reacts with more fear which intensified into a state of intense anxiety and panic. Cases of the possible situations where anxiety attack can occur are: when driving, on an airplane, crowded areas, or during sleep at night. Sometimes anxiety attack occurs in a situation where the person cannot exit easily from a social gathering, or in a meeting, but others may experience an incident of anxiety for no reason while in comfortable place or even in sleep.  Anxiety attack symptoms are more or less the same feelings we might experience if we feel danger is about to happen. They are signs of how we usually react if we are triggered by fear, worry, and concern. But, chill out! Fortunately, anxiety attack is not an illness.

Jocelyn Snider
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/the-signs-of-an-anxiety-attack-752306.html