Ebola and the Vaccine Effect

Encountering threats, we’re often vaccinating ourselves. Bad news spurs us to imagine how we could avoid such a fate. Consciously or not, we’re testing the threat, discounting it, taking it apart, desensitizing ourselves. In the process, we’re building up defenses against it as antibodies do. In the wisdom of slang, we’re building up our “resistance.” read more

Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kirby Farrell, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Source Type: news