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How can I calm my anxiety?

How can I calm myself down when anxiety strikes? I hate feeling nervous.

How can I break out of my depression, find connections?

I have been depressed my whole life, mostly because of my life as a child and because I am unable to connect with people. I have had two really close friends in my life. I am socially inept, and things just blurt out of my mouth. I want to connect with people and stop being so antisocial, but when I try, people just look at me strangely or find some other reason to avoid me. I was misdiagnosed with bipolar because I had extreme moods but that has calmed down significantly as I get older. I want to break out of this but I can't figure out how. Am I doomed to spend the rest of my life as a socially inept outcast? The ironic thing is that I'm a psychology major who wants to go into counseling. Go figure.

SI.com: Jeff Pearlman: Manny's case another clean streak dirtied by testing truth

Just last week, in this very space, I wrote a column explaining why Ken Griffey Jr. is a hero (and, consequently, why Alex Rodriguez is not). One of my arguments was that in this tainted era, Junior is a ballplayer we can actually believe in; one who has always seemed to do things naturally and righteously.

Feeling stressed? It's more likely in some U.S. states than others

The state you live in may affect your state of mind, according to new report that shows that rates of stress, depression, and emotional problems vary by geographic region.

Suicidal thoughts, high blood pressure associated with insomnia

Listen up, insomniacs! Tossing and turning into the wee hours may be more harmful than you think.

Multiple births increase risk of postpartum depression

Twins? Triplets? Octuplets? Sounds like a lot of stress to handle more than one baby at once.

When a parent is bipolar, kids are at risk too

Children and teens who have a parent with bipolar disorder are 14 times more likely than their peers to have bipolar-like symptoms themselves, and are two to three times more likely to be found to have an anxiety or mood disorder, such as depression, according to a report in the March issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Alcoholism: What you might not know

Concerns about alcohol abuse have been making headlines this week.

What besides medicine can help depression?

I am 29 and have been suffering from depression for more than 10 years. It started with losing my virginity in an unpleasant situation, and continues through my mother's battles with severe depression, alcoholism and drug abuse. I have also lost two grandparents to slow, declining dementia. I have tried talk therapy but didn't find it to be very useful. I walk 20 miles a week, try to eat well and maintain social relationships.

Does jolting the brain fight deep depression?

Long-term outcome research indicates that deep brain stimulation holds promise for the treatment of intractable major depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, a frequent companion illness. The technique targets a specific node in the cerebral cortex. When that one region is stimulated, the effects spread throughout the frontal lobe of the brain.

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