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Do you want be able to:
• Stop worrying?
• Feel less anxious and more relaxed?
• Be able to focus?
• React more calmly?
• Sleep soundly?
If so, you may have anxiety
Causes of anxiety include:
• Genetics
• Prolonged or severe stress
• Decreased activity in certain parts of
the brain (basal ganglia) (Kaplan et al, 1994)
• Decrease (Fisch, 2000) or increase of
certain brainwaves associated with being relaxed (Moore,
2000)
Neurofeedback can decrease symptoms of anxiety (Moore,
2000) and increase one’s ability to meditate. Typical
comments by people who have been treated for anxiety with
neurofeedback:
“I can think more clearly”.
“I don’t feel so anxious all the time”.
“My racing thoughts are gone”.
“I don’t worry like I used to”.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Kaplan, et al, 1994).
Anxiety is a symptom that affects many people in our fast-paced
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