Intrusive thoughts are ideas, images, impulses, or memories that appear suddenly and involuntarily in the mind and are usually disturbing. They slip into our minds without being invited.
Most humans experience high levels of stress due to concerns related to family, work, studies, and money, among other things. Exercise is the best therapy against stress.
The new year has begun, bringing with it a lot of uncertainty. Questions like what will happen to my job, my health, my family’s health, my relationship, my finances, among others, arise. These questions may be normal, part of daily concerns, but sometimes they can become compulsive, disturbing thoughts that produce another type of negative symptoms.
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric conditions in the community worldwide. In Puerto Rico, they are also the most prevalent conditions, and it is estimated that more than 600,000 Puerto Ricans are affected by an anxiety disorder throughout their lives. But what is anxiety? Sometimes, people confuse worries with anxiety.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 2.5% of adults worldwide.
Doubt may center on everyday concerns (Can I accomplish this task?), issues of daily living, or the very meaning of life itself. People in different stages or ages, ask themselves, what am I doing with my life? Either because they had some sort of plan, changes in their lives, opportunities, relationships, and decisions. Change is very common, it is inevitable. So, why the self-doubt?
