7: When Is Anxiety a Disorder? When Does Sadness Become Depression?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting, Mental Health

4.7 • 822 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Anxiety often serves as a normal and useful warning system - an emotional alarm that rings when something isn't right. Lisa discusses the difference between healthy and unhealthy anxiety, and explains how anxiety changes the activity of the heart and lungs. She provides tips on how to counter anxiety by harnessing the connection between the lungs and the brain. What is the difference between sadness and depression? When should we be concerned about the possibility of suicide? Lisa and Reena also consider common warning signs. The show ends on an upbeat note about effective psychological interventions for treating anxiety and depression. Email your questions for Dr. Lisa to: asklisa@drlisadamour.com Additional resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting, now in the midst of a pandemic.
0:12.9	Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times bestselling parenting books, takes your questions.
0:19.5	And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.
0:23.7	Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves. Most of the time, I'll be getting
0:28.5	answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions to ask Lisa at dr.lisademore.com.
0:36.0	Today we're going to talk about when it's time to worry about anxiety and sadness.
0:45.6	How's the work-life balance going for you, Lisa?
0:48.3	There is no balance in my family and work life right now.
0:52.3	I feel like I'm doing both all the time. Yeah. I am realizing
0:56.7	I'm a horrible school teacher. My kids are realizing it. And I think they're getting really
1:01.4	frustrated and anxious about whether they're completing everything online that needs to be done.
1:06.0	And sometimes it's hard, even though the teachers lay everything out. Yeah. It just got me thinking, you know, what is anxiety?
1:13.6	How do you know if you're suffering from anxiety?
1:16.5	And then I saw in our inbox.
1:17.6	We got this letter.
1:19.0	It says, hi, Dr. Lisa.
1:21.5	My daughter's in grade nine does not like school to begin with.
1:25.5	This year's compounded by six months off school.
1:28.1	She just could manage online learning and COVID at the same time.
1:32.2	She's scared.
1:33.0	No, she's actually terrified about the return to school.
1:36.0	She finds clothing uncomfortable to begin with, and wearing a mask all day is terrifying.
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