Social phobias often paralyze those who fear public speaking or even eating in public while specific phobias such as fear of the dark or dogs can trigger full blown panic attacks.
November 25, 2006 (Press Release) --
We all know someone with a fear of some seemingly silly thing such as spiders, water or heights. For most people minor phobias can make them feel momentarily uncomfortable or perhaps a little ill but they are still able to get on with their lives. But according to a study by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) phobias that interfere with daily life, categorized as anxiety disorders, were most common among women in every age group.
“The statistics for anxiety disorders are staggering,” says Jon C Mejia, a researcher into neuroscience advances and co-inventor of ‘The Simone Zone’, an on-line process created to help ease the symptoms associated with anxiety, “just last year alone over 40 million Americans, most of them women, were treated for anxiety disorders resulting in a cost to the U.S. of more than $42 billion a year."
Mejia, who spent six years exploring the effects of phobias, was surprised to learn that even apparently simple fears can escalate into disabling symptoms and that women are more likely to have this occur then men.
Social phobias often paralyze those who fear public speaking or even eating in public while specific phobias such as fear of the dark or dogs can trigger full blown panic attacks.
The effects can include depression and, in the most severe cases, suicidal tendencies, says Mejia.
“From my interviews it was clear that most people understood their fear was irrational, but knowing that didn’t make their distress any less agonizing for them,” Mejia explained, “and that insight inspired me to seek out and integrate ancient and modern stress reduction techniques in an attempt to help those living with anxiety disorders.”
To set up a fascinating interview on the enormous personal and financial costs of anxiety disorders, call Scott Sanders at 800-892-4922.
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“The statistics for anxiety disorders are staggering,” says Jon C Mejia, a researcher into neuroscience advances and co-inventor of ‘The Simone Zone’, an on-line process created to help ease the symptoms associated with anxiety, “just last year alone over 40 million Americans, most of them women, were treated for anxiety disorders resulting in a cost to the U.S. of more than $42 billion a year."
Mejia, who spent six years exploring the effects of phobias, was surprised to learn that even apparently simple fears can escalate into disabling symptoms and that women are more likely to have this occur then men.
Social phobias often paralyze those who fear public speaking or even eating in public while specific phobias such as fear of the dark or dogs can trigger full blown panic attacks.
The effects can include depression and, in the most severe cases, suicidal tendencies, says Mejia.
“From my interviews it was clear that most people understood their fear was irrational, but knowing that didn’t make their distress any less agonizing for them,” Mejia explained, “and that insight inspired me to seek out and integrate ancient and modern stress reduction techniques in an attempt to help those living with anxiety disorders.”
To set up a fascinating interview on the enormous personal and financial costs of anxiety disorders, call Scott Sanders at 800-892-4922.
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