“ The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. ” - Vance Havner
Other anxiety disorders include Anxiety Disorders due to a General Medical Condition (where the anxiety is a direct physiological consequence of a general medical condition), Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder (where the anxiety is directly caused by the physiological effects of a substance - drug of abuse or medication - including prescription use, poisoning, intoxication, or withdrawal), and Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (where there is prominent clinically significant anxiety or phobic avoidance that doesn't meet the diagnostic criteria for any other anxiety or adjustment disorder).
Health anxiety disorder and hypochondriasis are typically classified under Somatoform disorders.
“In the Dzogchen teachings there’s an analogy to ringing a bell (to instantly see the illusory nature of the self). You briefly ring it and then the continuity of the sound evolves for as long as it will. And then you ring it again.
” - Sam Harris
Acute stress disorder
“Modo liceat vivere, est spes. While there's life, there's hope.
” - Terence
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
” - Franklin Roosevelt
Specific phobias
“ Any unexplained phenomenon passes through three stages before the reality of it is accepted. During the first stage it is considered laughable. During the second stage, it is adamantly opposed. Finally, during the third stage, it is accepted as self-evident. ” - Arthur Schopenhauer
Social anxiety disorder
“ Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. ” - Douglas MacArthur
Panic disorder
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage
” - Lao Tzu
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
“ What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility. ” - Leo Tolstoy
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
I've been working on the 'Panic & depersonalization' handouts list in the Good Knowledge section of this website. The list contains most of the handouts and questionnaires I currently use when working with people suffering from panic disorder, agoraphobia or depersonalization/ derealization disorder. Here they are with brief descriptions:
