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Daniel Sher is a clinical psychologist registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). He trained at the University of Cape Town (MA Clinical Psychology) and has worked as a clinical psychologist for the Western Cape Department of Health since 2014, in psychiatric and district-level hospitals and community health centres.
Having lived with Type 1 diabetes for more than 30 years, he also runs a private practice focused on psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and provides neuropsychological assessments for people with brain-based conditions. His approach draws on psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioural interventions and neuropsychology. He sees clients in Cape Town and online.
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Sensations
Tiredness and Anxiety: Symptoms, Causes and Proven Ways to Relieve Your Fatigue
Drained even after a full night's sleep? Anxiety is exhausting, and the crash after an adrenaline rush is often why. Here's how to get your energy back.
Lightheadedness is a Common (and Scary) Anxiety Symptom
Anxiety lightheadedness is common and scary, and the fear can keep it going. See why breathing is the usual cause and what breaks the cycle.
The Connection Between Anxiety and Body Temperature
Feeling hot or cold for no reason? Anxiety's fight or flight response changes blood flow and sweating, which shifts how warm you feel. Here's why.
How Anxiety Can Affects the Pupil of Your Eye
Dilated pupils are a normal effect of anxiety: adrenaline from the fight or flight response opens them up. See why it happens and why it's harmless.
Sensory Problems Caused By Anxiety
Anxiety can affect all five senses, from sight and hearing to taste and touch. See common sensory problems from anxiety and how to control them.
Other Symptoms
Anxiety and Difficulty Speaking
Words get stuck when you're anxious? Anxiety disrupts the way you speak, especially in social situations. Here's why, and how to speak more easily.
Night Sweats From Anxiety - Causes and Treatment
Night sweats are a common anxiety symptom, especially with chronic anxiety and panic. See why they happen and ways to sleep more comfortably.
How Anxiety Induces Impotence
Anxiety can cause impotence, or erectile dysfunction, and the worry about it can make it worse. See how the two are linked and how to break the cycle.
How Anxiety Causes Excessive Thirst
Feeling very thirsty during or after anxiety attacks is common. See why anxiety makes you thirsty and how much water is right.
Related Medical Issues
Can Anxiety Cause a Slower Heart Rate?
Anxiety usually speeds the heart, but it has been loosely linked to a slower heart rate too. See the possible causes and how to worry less about it.
How to Deal With Anxiety and Heartburn
Anxiety and heartburn are linked in at least 4 ways, and reflux can trigger more anxiety. Here's how they connect and how to break the cycle.
Anxiety and Paralysis
Anxiety can leave you emotionally frozen and cause paralysis-like physical feelings, but it shouldn't cause real paralysis. See why and what helps.
Allergies and Anxiety
Stress can make allergy symptoms worse, and allergies may add to anxiety too. See how allergies and anxiety affect each other and what helps.
Mental-Cognitive Symptoms
How to Stop Obsessive Thoughts and Anxiety
Pushing obsessive thoughts away can make them come back stronger. Learn why anxiety causes them, how they relate to OCD, and quick ways to stop them.
How to Stop Mental Anxiety Symptoms
Mental anxiety symptoms, the thoughts and emotions that fuel worry, are the core of anxiety disorders. See what they are and how to stop them.
Anxiety and Irrational Thoughts
Irrational thoughts are a hallmark of anxiety disorders, which differ from everyday nerves in intensity. See how they work and how to challenge them.
Physical Symptoms
How Anxiety Causes Trouble Swallowing
Food feels stuck or swallowing takes effort? Anxiety can tense the muscles you swallow with. It rarely means danger, and calming your body helps.
How to Control Muscle Weakness Associated with Anxiety
Muscle weakness is a known anxiety symptom, sometimes from hyperventilation. After a doctor rules out other causes, movement and breath control help.
Sore Muscles May Be Caused By Anxiety
Sore muscles with no exercise or injury to explain them can come from anxiety, and the worry can make it worse. See the causes and solutions.
Causes
Sugar and Anxiety: The Relationship
Sugar doesn't cause anxiety, but a poor diet can make anxiety symptoms worse. See how sugar affects your body and diet changes that may help.
Alcohol Withdrawal Can Cause Severe Anxiety Symptoms
Alcohol withdrawal can cause severe anxiety, and severe withdrawal can be dangerous. Talk to your doctor about the safest way to stop drinking.
More topics
Retreat Centers for Anxiety
Anxiety retreat centers offer therapy and wellness programs, often at a high price. See five options, what they offer, and whether one suits you.
Feeling Scared All The Time? Here’s What to Do.
Feeling scared all the time means your fear response is overactive, like a smoke alarm with no fire. Here's why it happens and what you can do.
Astraphobia – When Lightning is Frightening
Astraphobia, fear of lightning and thunderstorms, can be debilitating even though the risk is tiny. See the symptoms and how to overcome it.
Social Withdrawal - Anxiety Causes & Solutions
Social withdrawal is both a symptom and a cause of anxiety. See why people pull away from others and the solutions for each cause.
Can You Have Comorbid Anxiety Disorders?
Yes, you can have more than one anxiety disorder at once, called comorbidity. See how common it is, which disorders overlap, and how treatment works.
"Anxiety is Ruining My Life!"
Feeling like anxiety is ruining your life is common, and it can change. The author shares how they got past it and what you can do to take control.
What is Free Floating Anxiety?
Free floating anxiety is anxiety with no clear cause or threat. See what it feels like, why it happens, and how it relates to anxiety disorders.
Social Anxiety
Find more in Social AnxietyHow to Overcome Anxiety Around Strangers
Anxiety around strangers can keep you from meeting new people. See why it happens and safe, practical ways to feel at ease with people you don't know.
How to Find Out if You Have Social Anxiety Disorder (or Social Phobia)
Some social nerves are normal, but when fear disrupts your life you may have social anxiety disorder. See the signs and how it's diagnosed.