Are you neat? Do you like to keep everything organized, orderly and tidy? While these are great character traits in the normal course for both your work environment and your home environment, they can become confining when taken to an extreme.

If fear of rejection has led you to distance yourself from people, especially groups, there are several specific things you can do.

His girlfriend teased him constantly that she wasn't the only one with PMS now. He realized that his problems just weren't going to go away. His doctor kept asking questions and one day told him that he thought Paul was suffering from generalized anxiety disorder. Huh? Paul couldn't believe it! Isn't anxiety a girl's problem? Anxiety sufferers don't necessarily need to exhibit the flashy symptoms like a racing heart or paralyzing fear or inability to breathe. Sometimes, a lot of less severe problems can add up to the same answer, anxiety.

So many coping strategies for anxiety, panic attacks and depression rely on the ability of the sufferer to achieve a sense of relaxation. When you are relaxed your heart rate slows, your breathing slows, your blood pressure drops and your muscle tension eases. These are all the direct opposite effects of what you experience during a panic attack or anxious moment.

Devoting your free time to hobbies and activities that interest you is a great way to prevent your mind from becoming overly focused on your emotions. This article will take this advice one step further and discuss the importance of routines, appearances and pride.

Social anxiety disorder affects millions of Americans and leaves men and women, young and old alike with performance anxiety related to a great deal of different situations and interactions... However you may be affected, the condition can be treated and eliminated.

The cause of anxiety is so intricately wound into our history and experiences.  Excessive distress can be caused by both obvious things and more innocuous things.

Violet had always had stage fright, that’s why she was never in the theater club at school and why she always avoided giving presentations in class. As the years passed, Violet’s stage fright started creeping into other areas of her life. She failed to a land a job in any part of the fashion industry; she simply froze up when she had to interview. She couldn’t even get an unpaid internship. She was depressed...

Briefly, self-esteem is about how you relate to yourself. Do you like, respect, trust, and believe in yourself? When you like yourself, you can live comfortably with both your personal strengths and weaknesses without undue self-criticism.

Remember You Are Special - This isn´t just some hokey line, it´s the truth. Each of us brings something special and unique to this world. Let your whole life, not just your job, determine how you feel about yourself. Believe in your ability to accomplish what you desire and beat back that anxiety and panicky feeling that threatens to undermine your happiness.