Anxiety, simplified

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I thought it would be good to return to a more “bread and butter” informational psychiatry post for once.  Consider this a drastic reductionism of a complex field. Following the prior post about avoiding benzodiazepines, many have asked — What else can I do to feel less anxious besides take benzodiazepines? The short answer is other (safer) medications, and/or psychotherapy. Like any other blog post, this isn’t a substitution for medical advice, since there can be causes of anxiety that require medical intervention, such as hyperthyroidism. Make sure you get evaluated properly before trying to chalk your anxiety up to

How to Not Burn Out

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“I just can’t do it anymore.” People burnout everywhere, in every field. They burn out professionally. They burn out in taking care of others. I live in Los Angeles and I can understand how just driving a car can burn someone out in this level of traffic. No one plans to burn out. Maybe they do have a little awareness that they’re going down that road, though. We have a level of control over where we place our attention, as well as our effort. If you’re worried you’re burning out, consider preventing it. There’s two parts, I believe, to preventing