anxiety and the brain:

Here is an interesting article on anxiety and the brain:

http://thespiritscience.net/2016/06/10/inside-an-anxious-brain-anxiety-changes-your-perception-of-reality/   

anxiety and depression

Haley French, author at The Mighty (with their tagline: we face disability, disease, and mental illness together) had posted an interesting article on ten things I wish my family and friends understood about anxiety and depression.

Read it here:

http://themighty.com/2016/06/how-to-help-a-family-member-or-friend-with-anxiety-and-depression/

6 books that can help calm anxiety

The Book Bub Blog featured six books that can help calm anxiety.

Now that is a type of Biblio-therapy.

Check them out here:

https://media.bookbub.com/blog/2016/05/31/books-to-help-relieve-anxiety/

Phrases to calm an anxious child

From the Mighty: 49 phrases to calm an anxious child: http://themighty.com/2016/03/49-phrases-for-parents-to-use-with-their-anxious-child/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Mighty_Page&utm_campaign=MENTALHEALTH

Helping kids with anxiety

Darla Hernadez had posted a great story about a psychologist, Margaret Jessop in South Bend.
Jessop has created a really neat program to help children who suffer from anxiety disorders.

Her program appears to provide:

• psycho-education about the brain and how it works
• relaxation skills: like deep breathing and imagination, and
• mindfulness meditation. 

I sure hope Jessop puts this information in a book. 

Here is a link for the article: 

http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/local-psychologist-helping-kids-cope-with-anxiety-with-new-program/37668352

heavy blankets help with anxiety

My good friend Connie (A CTRS) who is also licensed as an Occupational Therapist in West Virginia had posted a really neat article on fb:

Sleeping with weighted blankets help with insomnia and anxiety study finds.

I'll disclose here at my blog that I have anxiety and depression.
I stayed at my parent's house in little Beckley, West Virginia over Christmas 2015.
Their guest room has a really heavy blanket.
I realize that I miss that blanket. laugh aloud.

Here is a link to the study:

http://www.lifehack.org/351993/sleeping-with-weighted-blankets-helps-insomnia-and-anxiety-study-finds

what to say to a child with anxiety

Hello and thanks for reading my RT blog.

I'm going to disclose that I have generalized anxiety disorder.

As a child, I had these "panic attacks" from time to time and I didn't know how to describe what I was experiencing.

I'd feel real scared if my parents were out for too long.
Sometimes, I'd call my grandmother or aunt in a tearful panic claiming my parents might not come back.

It was embarrassing once my parents came back. people poked fun at it.

Here is an article on what to say to a child with anxiety:

http://lemonlimeadventures.com/what-to-say-to-calm-an-anxious-child/?utm_source=thejennyevolution.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange

Some ways to show love for a friend who has anxiety:

Some ways to show love for a friend who has anxiety:

https://amylynnrand.wordpress.com/2015/02/12/7-ways-to-show-love-to-somene-with-anxietydepression/