by Jaime Simon | Aug 19, 2017 | Anxiety, Blog
When patients first see me, I ask a number of questions one of which focuses on exercise. “I golf on weekends.” “I use the stairs at work.” “My job keeps me moving all day.” Perfect. But there’s a difference between being...
by Jaime Simon | Jul 17, 2017 | Anxiety, Blog
By now, you’ve probably figured out that the skin wrapping your body is serviced entirely by the nervous system. Therefore, chemical imbalances related to mood disorders can cause reactions in the skin, even chronic skin symptoms. Some chronic skin symptoms are...
by Jaime Simon | Feb 9, 2017 | Anxiety, Blog, Personality Disorders
There’s a difference between being shy and having an avoidant personality disorder. People with avoidant symptoms have such low self esteem and self worth that what they actually fear – ridicule and humiliation – is exactly what seems to pile on...
by Jaime Simon | Nov 17, 2015 | Anxiety, Blog, Depression, Medical
Too many times psychiatrists apply the same medication to patients who might be complaining about similar symptoms when their symptoms come from a cause that is uniquely differentiated than another cause. Prescription medications for depression or anxiety are not like...
by Jaime Simon | Aug 30, 2015 | Anxiety, bipolar, Blog
Lately, the media has given a lot of attention to “Black Box Warnings” for increased risk of suicide for patients under 18 years of age to mid-20s who are prescribed psychotropic medications. For every highly publicized individual instance of a radically...
by Jaime Simon | Aug 8, 2015 | Anxiety, Blog
At least one out of every 75 people suffers from Panic Disorder, which is something of a subset of a number of Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety Disorders involve processes that are both mental and physical, and create problems that are both mental and physical. One reason...
