Coping with Stress, Anxiety and Depression
By Kimberly Moran, PsyD, HSPP Licensed Clinical Psychologist We are all susceptible to stress, anxiety and depression, especially when we encounter a global pandemic. COVID-19 has taken away our ability to control many things in our lives—like where we can go, how we work, how we go to school and even how we socialize. Sometimes, […]
4 Ways to Cope with Feeling Overwhelmed
Feelings of stress and anxiety can crop up seemingly out of nowhere. As they creep in slowly, you may begin to feel as though you’re struggling to keep your head above water. As we age, the demands of life and responsibilities keep growing, and the adjustment periods can lead to stress as we learn how […]
Stress and Your Health
Sonal Ravichandran, MD Riverview Health Physicians Westfield Medial Stress can cause health problems when your mind doesn’t give the “all-clear” sign and your body’s alarms last for far too long. Sound like you? Read on. Relationship problems, the death of a loved one, moving into a new home—even being late for work. These are all […]
What You Never Knew About How Stress Affects Your Heart
By J. Mario Pyles, MD, FACC A racing heartbeat, a pit in your stomach, a pounding in your ears—all of these are familiar symptoms of increased heart rate caused by a moment of extreme mental stress. Most people have probably experienced this, because mental stress is a normal part of life. However, long-term mental stress […]