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Feeling Nervous All the Time? Here’s What You Need to Know

My Psychiatry

One common contributor is genetic predisposition —if anxiety runs in your family, you may be more likely to experience it yourself due to inherited traits that influence how your brain responds to stress. Some people also experience physical symptoms like sweating, trembling, nausea, or dizziness.

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Test Anxiety – How to Calm Your Nerves Before a Big Test

Clear Behavioral Health

Test anxiety is a psychological disorder where you experience intense stress, worry, or apprehension either before, after, or during a test. This can create barriers to performing well and disrupt your day or even your ability to take the test. For some people, it can manifest as cognitive, emotional, or physical symptoms that vary in severity [1].

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Functional Psychiatry: The Future of Mental Health Care

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Personalized Care: Treatments are customized to include dietary adjustments, nutritional supplements, psychotherapy, and mindfulness practices. Gut-Brain Axis The gut-brain connection is critical to mental well-being. Imbalances in gut microbiota can contribute to anxiety, depression, and brain fog.

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Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder a Mental Illness?

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Unlike generalized anxiety or depression, PTSD develops specifically as a result of psychological trauma. The most important is its origin: trauma. Another difference is how the brain processes trauma. Most people have heard of PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but not everyone understands what it really is.

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Holistic Healing for PTSD: Natural Paths to Recovery

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

For those seeking a gentler, whole-body approach, holistic trauma healing focuses on treating the mind , body, and spirit rather than just suppressing symptoms. This article will explore natural remedies for PTSD, alternative therapies, and self-care practices that can support long-term healing.

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What Is Functional Psychiatry? A Holistic Approach to Mental Health in Texas

Center for Integrative Psychiatry

Mental health is more than just brain chemistry, its deeply intertwined with your biology, lifestyle, and environment. By combining the principles of functional medicine psychiatry with modern psychiatric practices, this approach offers a more comprehensive path toward healing. This is where functional psychiatry steps in.

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Embracing the Shadow—Charlie Morley on Lucid Dreaming as Therapy

Mad in America

In 2018, he was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship to research PTSD treatment in military veterans and continues to teach workshops for people with trauma-affected sleep. My body is asleep in bed, I’m inside my mind and I’m exploring this three-dimensional hallucination of my psychology. James Moore: Charlie, welcome.