Tagged: Phobia

Mental Health Month – May

Mental Health Month – May

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA has been observing May as Mental Health Month since 1949. Their platform for 2012 is a call to action to recognize and care for mental illness. “Do More for 1 in...

Virtual Therapy

Virtual Therapy

When should a person consider the fear of heights a problem? Fear of heights would be a problem for a person if they restricted their lifestyle and avoided situations that are objectively harmless. What...

MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG PEOPLE

MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG PEOPLE

According to the Center for Mental Health Services, “At least 1 in 10″ or as many as 6 million young people — may have a ‘serious emotional disturbance.’ This term refers to a mental...

Overcoming Social Phobia

Overcoming Social Phobia

We are all a little shy sometimes and nervous if we have to speak in public, but most of us are able to overcome those insecurities. Millions of Americans never do. They suffer from...