Sunset anxiety is a real thing. And if you`ve felt it, you know.
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That creeping unease as the light fades. The restlessness that shows up right around golden hour. A vague sense that something isn`t right — even when everything is fine.
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It doesn`t have an official diagnosis yet, but the experience is real and well-documented. Research suggests it`s tied to anxiety patterns that don`t ease up through the day, as well as your natural body clock.
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Dr. Debra Kissen, CEO of Light On Anxiety, was recently featured in SELF Magazine breaking this down. Read the full piece at the link in bio — and share it with someone who needs to know there`s a name for what they`re feeling.
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#sunsetanxiety #eveninganxiety #anxietysymptoms #lightononanxiety #mentalhealth #anxietyawareness #selfcare #selflove #anxietytips #youarenotalone #drdebrakissen #mentalhealthmatters #anxietynearme #cbtnearme

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Sunset anxiety is a real thing. And if you've felt it, you know.
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That creeping unease as the light fades. The restlessness that shows up right around golden hour. A vague sense that something isn't right — even when everything is fine.
ㅤ
It doesn't have an official diagnosis yet, but the experience is real and well-documented. Research suggests it's tied to anxiety patterns that don't ease up through the day, as well as your natural body clock.
ㅤ
Dr. Debra Kissen, CEO of Light On Anxiety, was recently featured in SELF Magazine breaking this down. Read the full piece at the link in bio — and share it with someone who needs to know there's a name for what they're feeling.
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#sunsetanxiety #eveninganxiety #anxietysymptoms #lightononanxiety #mentalhealth #anxietyawareness #selfcare #selflove #anxietytips #youarenotalone #drdebrakissen #mentalhealthmatters #anxietynearme #cbtnearme

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Poor air quality can increase stress and make anxiety symptoms feel more intense—but it doesn’t have to put your life on hold.

Understanding how air quality affects anxiety can help you make informed decisions without letting fear control your day. Small, balanced steps can make a big difference.

Swipe for helpful tips.💙

Or visit the link to our blog: https://lightonanxiety.com/stress-management-self-help/air-quality-and-anxiety-how-to-protect-your-health-without-putting-your-life-on-hold/

#AnxietyAwareness #AirQuality #MentalHealthSupport #LightOnAnxiety #StressManagement

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Poor air quality can increase stress and make anxiety symptoms feel more intense—but it doesn’t have to put your life on hold.

Understanding how air quality affects anxiety can help you make informed decisions without letting fear control your day. Small, balanced steps can make a big difference.

Swipe for helpful tips.💙

Or visit the link to our blog: https://lightonanxiety.com/stress-management-self-help/air-quality-and-anxiety-how-to-protect-your-health-without-putting-your-life-on-hold/

#AnxietyAwareness #AirQuality #MentalHealthSupport #LightOnAnxiety #StressManagement

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Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are more than “bad habits.” They are repetitive behaviors that can occur alongside conditions like OCD and certain tic disorders, often serving as a way to manage distress or respond to overwhelming urges.

While these behaviors may provide temporary relief, they can also leave people feeling stuck in a cycle of anxiety, frustration, shame, or loss of control.

The good news? Effective, evidence-based treatment is available. You don’t have to navigate it alone. 💙

#BFRB #OCDAwareness #AnxietyTreatment #MentalHealth #ERPtherapy

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Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are more than “bad habits.” They are repetitive behaviors that can occur alongside conditions like OCD and certain tic disorders, often serving as a way to manage distress or respond to overwhelming urges.

While these behaviors may provide temporary relief, they can also leave people feeling stuck in a cycle of anxiety, frustration, shame, or loss of control.

The good news? Effective, evidence-based treatment is available. You don’t have to navigate it alone. 💙

#BFRB #OCDAwareness #AnxietyTreatment #MentalHealth #ERPtherapy

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As a therapist, here`s what most people get wrong about anxiety. 👇
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Most people think anxiety is a thinking problem. It`s not.
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Here`s what I wish more people knew:
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1. Anxiety is not weakness. It`s your brain`s protection system working overtime. It just hasn`t learned yet that you`re actually safe.
2. Trying to eliminate anxiety makes it stronger. The more you fight it, avoid it, or beg it to stop, the more your brain interprets that as confirmation there`s something to fear.
3. Avoidance gives you short-term relief and long-term suffering. Every time you skip the hard thing, your brain logs it as: "That was too dangerous for me." The anxiety grows.
4. Calm is not the goal. Tolerance is. The goal of anxiety treatment isn`t to feel peaceful all the time — it`s to be able to do the things that matter to you even when anxiety shows up.
5. "Just think positive" doesn`t work. You can`t reason your way out of anxiety when your nervous system is in alarm mode. The body has to come down first.
6. Reassurance-seeking feels helpful but isn`t. Asking "are you SURE everything will be okay?" over and over trains your brain to need external permission to feel safe — and that permission never fully lasts.
7. Anxious thoughts are not facts. They`re your brain generating worst-case scenarios to make sure no risk gets missed. That doesn`t make them true.
8. Anxiety often lives in the body before it lives in the mind. Tight chest. Shallow breath. Racing heart. Learning to recognize and respond to those physical signals changes everything.
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The good news?
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When you understand how anxiety actually works, it loses a lot of its power.
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That`s what we do at Light On Anxiety — evidence-based CBT that teaches you not just how to cope, but how to actually rewire the patterns underneath.
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💙 8 locations across Chicagoland + telehealth.
Book at the link in bio.
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#anxietytherapist #anxietytips #cbt #lightononanxiety #mentalhealth #anxietyawareness #therapistsoftiktok #anxietyrelief #nervousystem #mentalwellness #chicagotherapy #anxietysupport

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