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Midlife Anxiety is often a story of compunding stress, changing physiology, combined with temperament Listen Now: Episode 34 of Insight From the Couch: Understanding and Coping with Anxiety If you’ve started feeling more anxious in midlife—and you’re not entirely sure why—you’re not alone. Many women in their 40s and 50s experience anxiety that feels new, intensified, or harder to manage, even if they’ve spent most of their lives functioning at a high level. You’re still gett

Although I focus heavily on the midlife woman, most people are surprised to learn that about 40% of my case load is midlife men. A good portion of them fall into the high functioning anxiety or compulsive personality category. On the outside they function well, internally they spin. The Relentless Problem Solver If you’re the guy everyone relies on, anxiety doesn’t usually look like a problem. It looks like you being who you’ve always been. You’re the one people call when som

Intruvsive thinking can overtake your life and leave you exhausted from fighting with your thoughts Intrusive Thoughts and Anxiety Therapy for intrusive thoughts and anxiety in Winter Park, Maitland, and Orlando, Florida If you’ve ever had a thought that felt so disturbing or out of character that it stopped you in your tracks, you’re not alone. For many people, intrusive thoughts don’t feel like “just thoughts.” They feel dangerous. Meaningful. Like something you need to fig

High Functioning Anxiety is the setting that never shuts-off High Functioning Anxiety in Women If you’re the person everyone depends on, anxiety doesn’t always look the way people expect it to look. You're not falling apart. You’re not missing deadlines. You’re not the one people are worried about. You're the one holding everything together. And yet, internally, it can feel like your mind never really shuts off. This is the version of anxiety I see all the time in my practice