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Debra Kissen, PhD, a clinical psychologist, says it can be helpful to take a look at how you’re feeling throughout the workday. “[Evaluate your anxiety] in terms of how severe it is and how disabling,” Kissen says. “Maybe it’s showing up and you’re still operating pretty effectively or when you’re feeling that way, maybe you’re only […]
Sunset anxiety is far from an official diagnosis. “There’s no entry for it in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the authoritative handbook for identifying and diagnosing mental health conditions, nor is there much research on it,” says Debra Kissen, PhD, psychologist and CEO of the Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center in Chicago. Still, […]
Over time, if you spend enough mornings ruminating about the items on your to-do list, you’ll wind up training your brain to get anxious as soon as your eyes open, Debra Kissen, PhD, a clinical psychologist and CEO of the Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center in Chicago, tells SELF. So even if there’s nothing major […]
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