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High Functioning Anxiety: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment 2023

Blurt It Out

In clinical practice, the term “high-functioning anxiety” is not formally recognized as an official diagnosis. People with OCD may feel compelled to perform specific actions, such as washing hands repeatedly or checking locks multiple times, to alleviate anxiety caused by their obsessive thoughts.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety: An Overview and Future Directions

Society of Clinical Psychology

2015), although exposure use in community clinics remains low (Whiteside, Deacon, Benito, & Stewart, 2016). Both models have somewhat contradictory implications for clinical practice (e.g., Both models have somewhat contradictory implications for clinical practice (e.g., 2005; Peris et al., Hollon, S. D., & Beck, A.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

So, I called my psychiatrist’s office and got an answering machine from an evidently-open urgent care clinic. Most people in the room were engaged with others, with the exception of one older woman who stood apart, her back against the wall with her arms crossed over her chest. Clearly my husband wasn’t. Just call,” he insisted.