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Sites for Panic and Anxiety Spectra Disorders
When you feel scared shitless by your own shadow; you'll never, ever be good enough; you can't seem to wash that failure off of your hands no matter how much soap you use; and you're never leaving the house again, where do you you go for more information on how to just make it STOP!!!
Because of the number of groups I know about, I've just lumped all of the traditional panic and anxiety disorders together. Personally I think that OCD and PTSD are different enough in the experience, treatment, and just what they are in your brain to deserve their own pages. As well as segregation from the panic and anxiety spectra. In time they'll probably get such recognition.
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The Panic Center - This is the site for serious Panic Disorder. When you really need to take some kind of medication. The site features a forum moderated by health care professionals.
About.com's Panic/Anxiety Page - You'll find tons of quality information about meds, articles on how to deal with symptoms, get along with your day to day living, find the right doctors and so forth. About.com is full of quality information.
National Center for PTSD - Although this site is run by the Department of Veteran Affairs, it's not just for people who have to deal with combat-related stress issues. There's information on disasters, traumatic childhood, family violence and all sorts of fun things that cause PTSD. Lots of information geared towards dealing with kids who have been through hellish experiences so they don't grow up extra twisted like me. Thanks to Irene for finding this site and bringing it to my attention.Anxiety Treatment Australia - Put together by a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders, the site covers information about a variety of treatment options, the causes and nature of different disorders in the anxiety axes, and links to psychologists, support groups and workshops in Australia. There's also a site devoted specifically to social anxiety & shyness.
OCD and Scrupulosity - All forms of OCD suck, but if you have to pick one that's worse than any of the others, it has to be Scrupulosity. I can't tell you how scared shitless one friend of mine was when she thought her autistic son was developing scrupulosity. Fortunately it was just an Asperger's phase he was going through. Other people aren't so lucky. If you're suffering from Scrupulosity and don't know where to turn, except to God, try this page.
Dental Fear Central - Sure, most everyone is a bit nervous about going to the dentist. But if the very thought of someone looking at your mouth too closely makes you break out in a cold sweat, this is the site for you. It covers everything from coping techniques and accommodating dentists to the ultimate survival method - DIY dental hygiene that goes way beyond brushing and flossing. Humorous and informative, what more can you ask for?
Open Directory for Anxiety Spectrum Disorders - Fortunately Google has enough sites of variable type and quality to make the distinction between plain old Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Panic, OCD, PTSD and even various phobias.
See also our page of support groups for panic and anxiety.
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Please, if you know of any sites with quality information about panic/anxiety spectrum disorders send me an e-mail to jerod23 at gmail dot com and I'll check them out. Even if you're starting your own let me know. There's no guarantee I'll list it, but you never know. English language is not a requirement. All I ask is that you don't have to register first to look at the site.
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Created Tuesday, January 18, 2005
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