The DSM outlines specific criteria to what constitutes a mental health disorder. The diagnosis is based on severity, frequency, and time frame of symptoms. Do you have a formal diagnosis from a clinician or are you self diagnosed?

What comes up for you when you think about the differences in anxiety between men and women?

Think of your brain as a garden. What would you like to grow? Harvest next season? Are you willing to till your garden and change your crops to maximize its efficiency?

When concept causes confusion, fear around its material can grow like wildfire! As a psychotherapist, I have realized how much understanding complex ideas can reduce our anxiety around the concept itself.