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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Intense phobias
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Intense phobias
by Timfitz, Oct 20, 2009 12:31PM
Why do some people suffer from a disabling anxiety when other's don't? Is there something wrong with the limbic system? Is there a way to fix your limbic system?
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 21, 2009 12:45PM
, Oct 21, 2009 12:45PMTo: timfitz
Part of the answer is some predisposing disposition, but most of anxiety is because people have problems that they are afraid to face,they pile up inside, and come out as anxiety.
