You Learn to Live With It Cedar Rapids Agoraphobia Tale
Paul Ridge, a 79 year old Cedar Rapids man, lives within limits after an agoraphobia onset 44 years ago. He avoided public places for three years, later managing panic attacks with prayer and gradual exposure while volunteering at schools and the Catherine McAuley Center. Ridge, husband of Helen for 54 years, says he learned to cope and believes tomorrow will be better.
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Paul Ridge
Cedar Rapids
Ridge
Catherine McAuley Center For
Faith Lutheran Church
Muscatine
University of Iowa
Helen
Iowa
Panic Disorder and Anxiety Phobias Explained by Experts
Panic disorder is a cluster of four spontaneous attacks in four weeks with symptoms such as breathlessness and palpitations. Treatments include antidepressants and psychosocial therapies, with behavioral training and self-help programs offered by the Anxiety Disorders Association of America.
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Campbell
Willard Scott
NBC
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
National Institutes of Health
Phobia Society of America
Ross
Association
Panic and Anxiety Disorder Support Group Meets Mondays
The Panic and Anxiety Disorders Support Group meets the second and fourth Monday each month from 6 30 to 8 30 p m at 221 Fourth Ave SE on the lower level. Confidentiality is guaranteed and there are no fees or registration. For more information contact Mental Health Advocates of Linn County at 364 6305.
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Linn County
Fourth Ave
NASA launches SETI search for alien life signals
NASA moves radio and computer gear to the Mojave Desert to search for signs of intelligent life in the Milky Way and beyond. The 10 year, 100 million dollar SETI program, led from Pasadena, will scan for radio signals from planets around about 1,000 sun like stars within 100 light years.
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Calif
NASA
Mojave Desert
Outer Space
Michael Klein
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Klein
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pasadena Laboratory
Ames Research Center
Mountain View
Milky Way
Christopher Columbus
New World
Goldstone
Cornell University
National Science Foundation
Arecibo Observatory
Puerto Rico
Canberra
Australia
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Greenbank
W. Va
Planetary Society
Earth
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