Anxiety Drugs and Treatment Review: Informative Videos

We found a series of short videos about a Pharmacist's review of the most common FDA approved drugs to treat anxiety: Xanax (Alprazolam), Ativan (Lorazepam), Valium (Diazepam), Klonopin (Clonazepam), Restoril (Temazepam), and some others used to treat insomnia like Lunesta and Ambien (Zolpidem).

A Pharmacist explains how these drugs work, why doctors prescribed them and common side effects of the drugs.

Check these Anxiety Drugs and Treatment Videos, it will help you learn more about the use of these type of drugs.

Mike Morgan.

Articles appearing on Anxiety Cure Blog are written by contributing authors, and the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only. All News and Press Release information on the pages of Anxiety Cure Blog are cited from public sources on the internet.

Note: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not intended to diagnose a health condition, but it can be used as a guide to help you decide if you should seek professional treatment or to help you learn more about your condition once it has been diagnosed.


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Diazepam - Anxiety Treatment

- What is diazepam?

Diazepam is in the class of drugs called benzodiazepines. Diazepam affects receptors in the brain that become unstable. This instability is associated with anxiety, seizures, and muscle pain.

- What is the most important information I should know about diazepam?

Diazepam is a prescribed medication that is used to relieve anxiety, nervousness, and certain types of seizures. This medication should only be taken under the supervision of a mental health expert and or extensive therapy. In almost every study, diazepam has shown to be addictive and or habit forming. Moderate doses in only a three day period of time has shown to produce withdrawal symptoms that can be very serious.

- What are the effects of diazepam?

Diazepam is most commonly prescribed as an anti-anxiety drug or an anti-panic drug, so the effects include calmness, relaxation, and drowsiness. However, there can be adverse side effects which are extreme drowsiness, fatigue, and ataxia (loss of balance). Rarely, diazepam causes a paradoxical reaction with excitability, muscle spasm, lack of sleep, and rage. Confusion, depression, speech problems, and double vision are also rare side effects of diazepam.

- How should I take diazepam?

Diazepam is normally taken in a tablet form, of 0.5mg to 2mg doses. The tables are extended-release (long-acting) capsules. Do not open, chew, or crush the extended-release capsules; swallow them whole. It usually is taken one to four times a day and may be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take diazepam exactly as directed.

- What special precautions should I follow?

Before taking This medication:

• Tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to This medication, alprazolam (Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium, Librax), clonazepam (Klonopin), clorazepate (Tranxene), estazolam (ProSom), flurazepam (Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), oxazepam (Serax), prazepam (Centrax), temazepam (Restoril), triazolam (Halcion), or any other drugs.

• Tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially antihistamines; cimetadine (Tagamet); digoxin (Lanoxin); disulfiram (Antabuse); fluoxetine (Prozac); isoniazide (INH, Laniazid, Nydrazid); ketoconazole (Nizoral); levodopa (Larodopa, Sinemet); medications for depression, seizures, pain, Parkinson's disease, asthma, colds, or allergies; metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL); muscle relaxants; oral contraceptives; probenecid (Benemid); propoxyphene (Darvon); propranolol (Inderal); ranitidine (Zantac); rifampin (Rifadin); sedatives; sleeping pills; theophylline (Theo-Dur); tranquilizers; valproic acid (Depakene); and vitamins. These medications may add to the drowsiness caused by This medication.

• If you use antacids, take This medication first, then wait 1 hour before taking the antacid.

• Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had glaucoma; seizures; or lung, heart, or liver disease.

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking This medication, call your doctor immediately.

• If you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking This medication.

• You should know that this drug may make you drowsy. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this drug affects you.

• Remember that alcohol can add to the drowsiness caused by this drug.

• Tell your doctor if you use tobacco products. Cigarette smoking may decrease the effectiveness of this drug.

Mike Morgan.


Articles appearing on Anxiety Cure Blog are written by contributing authors, and the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only. All News and Press Release information on the pages of Anxiety Cure Blog are cited from public sources on the internet.

Note: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not intended to diagnose a health condition, but it can be used as a guide to help you decide if you should seek professional treatment or to help you learn more about your condition once it has been diagnosed.


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Anxiety Symptoms – Emotional and Physical

The symptoms of an Anxiety disorder are many. Common symptoms include apprehension, uneasiness, dread, impaired concentration, feeling restless, avoidance, irritability, and cloudy confusion.

However, with some of these symptoms, one could easily attach hypochondria to one or many of the symptoms above. Apprehension and dread, two of the most common symptoms are closely associated with morbid feelings of sickness and death. The symptoms of a panic attack are mainly physical, which is why attaching hypochondria as one of the main attributes to a panic attack is not that far of a stretch.

A panic attack is often mistaken for a heart attack or fear of some serious medical condition.

A panic attack could begin with a number of different physical symptoms; however, the peak fear period usually produces the same feeling. (That you’re going to pass out, and or die.)

It begins with shortness of breath, or sweating, and moves on to hot or cold flashes. After several minutes of uneasiness, your brain begins to wonder just what is going on. Your mind has triggered a release of adrenaline that your body is now responding to. You’ll feel dizziness, general discomfort, and jittery feelings all over. And not understanding what is happening, you get scared. The symptoms just compound on top of each other, your body releases even more adrenaline, and the symptoms get increasingly worse.

After about 5-10 minutes, you begin feeling shortness of breath, and feelings of being detached from yourself. All of this leads to the peak of the attack, where the symptoms are accelerated heart rate, palpitations, and nausea. You are feeling smothered, and you begin to hyperventilate. And right around this point, you may feel a ringing in your ears, extreme dizziness and start worrying that you’re going to drop dead of a heart attack.

Yes, I have had panic attacks this bad. And I know there are tens of millions of people who have had them too. However, after talking to a counselor, he explained certain things to me. A common symptom of heart disease is pain or numbness in the left arm. I’ve felt this many times during a panic attack, and immediately reacted with thoughts of death from a heart attack. However, if you are breathing shallow or your breathing pattern is disrupted because of a smothering sensation, that very same feeling of numbness or pain in the extremities can be caused by a build up of carbon dioxide in the blood. Simply put, you’re not breathing correctly, therefore, the oxygen levels in your blood get thrown out of whack.

If you’re prone to worry, dread, or apprehension, you may feel these symptoms and start self diagnosing for the worse case scenario. And there isn’t a worse case than a fear of dying. Numbness or tingling sensations can lead your mind anywhere from a heart attack, to a blood clot, to cancer.

However, these symptoms are also usually a panic attack. A brutal panic attack doesn’t usually last longer than 30 minutes; however, it is a terrifying 30 minutes. If you feel any of these symptoms frequently, you should seek a mental health professional. Treatment is a very success option, and there’s no reason you should have to suffer. If you experience 4 or more of these symptoms, I would seek help from a mental health professional.

• Shortness of breath or smothering sensation
• Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate
• Chest pain or discomfort
• Trembling or shaking
• Feeling of choking
• Sweating
• Nausea or stomach distress
• Feeling unsteady, dizzy, lightheaded, or faint
• Feelings of unreality or of being detached from yourself
• Fear of losing control or going crazy
• Fear of dying
• Numbness or tingling sensations
• Hot or cold flashes

Mike Morgan.

Articles appearing on Anxiety Cure Blog are written by contributing authors, and the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only. All News and Press Release information on the pages of Anxiety Cure Blog are cited from public sources on the internet.

Note: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not intended to diagnose a health condition, but it can be used as a guide to help you decide if you should seek professional treatment or to help you learn more about your condition once it has been diagnosed.


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What Everyone Ought To Know About Anxiety Medications

Alcohol withdrawal, panic attacks, insomnia, anxiety disorders, or simply wanting to calm down from too much stress. What do these classes of drugs known as benzodiazepines do and what do they feel like?

If you are having a panic attack, and you’re having difficulty breathing, and you think you might be having a heart attack because your left arm is numb, then chances are, you’re going to want to take a chill pill.

There are medications that you can take that have an “almost” immediate effect, such as Xanax.

However, what is more likely is that your mind will automatically start to calm itself down just simply knowing that you took the medication.

Xanax, or known also as Alprazolam is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. The peak plasma concentration is achieved in 1-2 hours. So, there is really no “immediate” effect, other than your mind simply telling itself to calm down.

The symptoms of the attack will go away almost instantaneous. Basically, because of too much adrenaline in your system, your breathing pattern has been disrupted…

Well-known benzodiazepines include Xanax (Alprazolam), Valium (Diazepam), Ativan (Lorazepam), Klonopin (Clonazepam), Restoril (Temazepam), and Mogadom (Nitrazepam).

All benzodiazepines have an addictive potential. So use of benzodiazepines should only commence after medical consultation and prescribed the smallest dosage possible to provide an acceptable level of symptom relief.

Anxiety sufferers (or people having an extremely stressful period in life), if you take anti-anxiety medications, this is what they do (in a nutshell), these medications act more of less like a tranquilizer. Of course, depending on the dosage, any of these medications will relax you, and basically make you drowsy and sleepy. In smaller doses, it simply takes the edge off of a panic attack. You feel more relaxed, and it almost seems that what was on your mind that was bothering you, no longer bothers you at all. (That’s about as scientific as I want to get, here, without boring you death with brain functions and chemistry class.)

However, again, all of these medications are habit forming and or addictive. So do consult a medical professional before taking these medications.

They absolutely do work in the regard of calming one’s mind, similar to the effect of alcohol. And they are easily abused in the respect that if you take a large enough dose, you simply numb yourself to anything and everything around you. Normally, you black out, and don’t even remember being awake for several hours, and wake up in a fog.

So, in conclusion, if you do take these medications, or are simply curious as to what they do… they do have side effects, they act like a tranquilizer, and they can be dangerously habit forming.

Mike Morgan.

Articles appearing on Anxiety Cure Blog are written by contributing authors, and the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only. All News and Press Release information on the pages of Anxiety Cure Blog are cited from public sources on the internet.

Note: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not intended to diagnose a health condition, but it can be used as a guide to help you decide if you should seek professional treatment or to help you learn more about your condition once it has been diagnosed.

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Believe it: This will Definitely Help you Relieve your Anxiety

“Set aside half an hour every day to do all your worrying; then take a nap during this period.”


Yeah, yeah… kids take an afternoon nap, right after cookies and milk. Well, even if our culture does “frown upon” mid-day sleep; most people experience a natural drowsiness in the afternoon, usually about 8 hours after waking. And the drowsiness could be the cause and or effect of stress and anxiety.

Research shows that you can make yourself more alert, reduce stress and improve cognitive functioning with a nap. Scatter brained drowsy thoughts waiting for the day to pass by only ads to your daily dose of anxiety.

Mid-day sleep, or a “power nap”, means more patience, less stress, increased learning, better health, better reaction time, and more efficiency. All of which Many athletes find a daytime nap further increases their body’s ability to build muscle. Napping also benefits heart functioning, hormonal maintenance, and cell repair.

A power nap simply maximizes these benefits by getting the sleeper into and out of rejuvenating sleep as fast as possible. So, a more relaxed mind and body will most likely be able to quickly brush aside stressful mind cluttering devices, ie, anxiety, worry, panic, stress, ect.

No surprise that Lance Armstrong’s coach, Chris Carmichael, says that “naps were critical in his overall training plan.” In Manhattan, napping has become a lucrative business: Metro Naps in the Empire State Building provides darkened cot-like redoubts that attract Broadway actors between shows as well as investment bankers who otherwise would fall asleep at their desks. And in Iraq, U.S. Marine commanders have mandated a power nap before patrols.

So, how to get the perfect nap? Everyone, no matter how high-strung, has the capacity to nap, but the conditions need to be right. Here are some helpful hints:
1. The first consideration is psychological: Recognize that you’re not being lazy; napping will make you more productive and more alert after you wake up.

2. Try to nap in the morning or just after lunch; human circadian rhythms make late afternoons a more likely time to fall into deep (slow-wave) sleep, which will leave you groggy.

3. Avoid consuming large quantities of caffeine as well as foods that are heavy in fat and sugar, which meddle with a person’s ability to fall asleep.

4. Instead, in the hour or two before your nap time, eat foods high in calcium and protein, which promote sleep.

5. Find a clean, quiet place where passersby and phones won’t disturb you.

6. Try to darken your nap zone, or wear an eyeshade. Darkness stimulates melatonin, the sleep- inducing hormone.

7. Remember that body temperature drops when you fall asleep. Raise the room temperature or use a blanket.

8. Once you are relaxed and in position to fall asleep, set your alarm for the desired duration (see below).

How Long Is A Good Nap?
THE NANO-NAP: 10 to 20 seconds Sleep studies haven’t yet concluded whether there are benefits to these brief intervals, like when you nod off on someone’s shoulder on the train.
THE MICRO-NAP: two to five minutes Shown to be surprisingly effective at shedding sleepiness.
THE MINI-NAP: five to 20 minutes Increases alertness, stamina, motor learning, and motor performance.
THE ORIGINAL POWER NAP: 20 minutes Includes the benefits of the micro and the mini, but additionally improves muscle memory and clears the brain of useless built-up information, which helps with long-term memory (remembering facts, events, and names).
THE LAZY MAN’S NAP: 50 to 90 minutes Includes slow-wave plus REM sleep; good for improving perceptual processing; also when the system is flooded with human growth hormone, great for repairing bones and muscles.


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New Anxiety and Stress Busters

What you may have thought to be your de-stressing routine or anxiety wind down just might have been the source of your stress in the first place.

After a long day:
You start in front of the couch and start in on some chips or a loaf of French Bread until you are in a carb-induced coma.
“People tend to go after carbohydrate-rich food because it kicks up the neurotransmitter serotonin, which has a relaxing effect on the body,” says Lisa Dorfman, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association and author of The Anti Stress Diet.

New Solutions:
Instead of stuffing yourself with that loaf of bread, take a hot bath or shower to relax your muscles and mind. Or lie down and breathe quietly. If you do decide to eat, make that decision consciously. Ask yourself: what are the consequences? What are the benefits? Eight out of ten times, if you just take the time to ask yourself, you’ll skip the chips.

After a fight with your (whomever):
You turn on the tube, and you zone out. That relaxes you, you just want to go somewhere else, turn your brain off.
“It relaxes you all right, it puts you in a stupor,” says Robert Kesten, executive director of the Center for Screen-Time Awareness, a Washington, D.C. non-profit. That TV trance is callused in part by your falling metabolism, studies that find watching television lowers your metabolism more than sleeping does. Also, not to mention, the emotion goes nowhere. It’s simply being stuffed down, waiting to pop right out probably the wrong moment.

New Solutions:
To release the emotional stress and anxiety of a fight, talk to a friend, write in a journal, take a brisk walk, or get some other kind of exercise. If a mental vacation is what you’re after, pick up a book to escape. Once you’ve re-grouped, then talk to your husband. (And remember, never go to bed angry.)

You freak out over your shrinking bank balance
and decide to go shopping.
Compulsive shopping regulates your mood, says James A. Roberts, PhD, a consumer spending researcher at Baylor University.
And when you’re focused on shopping, you’re avoiding feelings of low self-worth or inadequacy.

New Solutions:
If you’re shopping to make yourself feel better, avoid situations that require you to make buying decisions. Get a different rush: Take a ride on your bike, or go for a run to get the adrenaline flowing. A mental health pro can help you deal with your behavior too, and you may want to consult a credit counselor to get control of your finances.

Since you started caring for your elderly mom, you find yourself reaching for the menthols.
“Nicotine briefly releases feel-good chemicals in the brain, include beta endorphins and dopamine,” says Thomas J. Glynn, PhD, director of cancer science and trends for the American Cancer Society.

New Solutions:
Taking a brisk walk or running for at least 20 minutes can also trigger the release of those feel-good endorphins. And immersing yourself in meditation, prayer, yoga, deep breathing, and even reading can keep you calm. Instead of trying to puff away your feelings, talk to a friend or a counselor. And see Health.com for help on quitting.


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Post-Holiday Depression

“The Holiday Hangover”

Cooking, cleaning, working

And the world goes round

Waiting in fear for your credit card bill in January might be enough to sink you into a hole of “not wanting to open the mailbox.” However, a larger issue that I’d like to share is what I like to call (and am suffering through right now) the “Holiday Hangover.” To me, the Holiday Hangover is not so much a dehydrated headache after 2 weeks of company parties and long nights of cutting and cooking while the brandy flows freely. No, no… The Holiday Hangover is much more complex than your body simply needs some rest, plenty of juice, and a chance to “dry out.”

The Holiday Hangover consists of similar elements a normal hangover, dehydration, anxiety, rapid emotional swings (like tearing up at a Telecom commercial). However, the Holiday Hangover also comes with a vicious swath of guilt (What did I do with all these days off?), worry (Did I make enough people happy, did I get the right gifts, who did I forget?), remorse (Did I spend way too much money?), angst (Did I really have a good holiday?), and last but not least, and defiantly the worst… anxiety (Is it all over, and now I have to hunker down for the boring winter and go back to work?)

The holidays are like a 6 week stretch that breaks our routine into a sometimes frenzied rush, yet a pleasant coming of dates and events; we eagerly await for certain nights of the year, hosting parties, and attending events. However, once it’s all over, we face a big let down of “back to old routine.” Throw in there “The New Year” and the week or so that you’ve spent telling yourself all of the things that you’re going to accomplish in the next 12 months, and yes, you’re going to feel a little intimidation mixed with a lot of other things.

There’s no cure for the Holiday Hangover. It’s something that you just need mid January and early February to “ride out.” I found out a few things that actually do help. For starters, you can stop thinking of “the year” as this huge expanse of goals and deadlines. Take things in small steps. Another thing I find helpful is look over the past year and look at all of the good things that have happened. I usually find this comforting, to look back in reflection, than ahead in panic. I find it helpful to notice that the good things kind of just “happened,” without me causing them to do so. And last, to really help me out, I say to myself, “Yes, I enjoyed my holiday. I’m sad that it’s over, but now, it’s back to work.”

It’s hard to say the fun is over, but really, I find it doesn’t have to be that way. After all, spring is coming soon, and the smell of a Summer BBQ does usually ease the burden of “back to work.”

So, relax. Some cases may be worse than others, but I think we all suffer a little from the Holiday Hangover.

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The Unknown Relative of Anxiety - Economic Uncertainty

The Middle Class Is Treading Water

Part 1

A great wave of anxiety is caused by a number of factors, however, one must consider the system as a determining factor.

With laptops, PDAs, cell phones, e-mail and pagers, there is an ever-widening gap between the amount of information people are expected to keep up with and the amount they can reasonably process, says Dr. Kerry Sulkowicz, a psychiatrist and founder of the Boswell Group, a corporate consulting company in New York City. “The technology is outstripping our capacity to use it,” he says.

Management turnover, downsizing and outsourcing are other sources of stress, making workers feel their jobs aren’t secure.

“We’re being squeezed," says Maravelas, author of "How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress." "We’re just burning out.”

Economic risk is something we all know about in our own lives. We know that feeling, when we fear that somehow the bottom is going to fall out, our job is going to disappear, we’re not going to have health coverage, we’re not going to be able to save enough for retirement. But actually, if you look at the debate about our economy, it’s always about static measures, it’s always about things like “Is inflation up or down, is unemployment up or down;” it’s not about the experiences of Americans, the up and down movement of their own lives over time.

We’ve asked this question before, but it can’t be asked enough. One of the founding principles of this community is that the mainstream media and political leaders often seem irrelevant to most Americans, and that issues of real importance go unnoticed in public discourse. Jacob Hacker, a Yale University professor and author of “The Great Risk Shift,” says anxieties created by the new economy need more attention.

Mike Morgan.

Articles appearing on Anxiety Cure Blog are written by contributing authors, and the views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only. All News and Press Release information on the pages of Anxiety Cure Blog are cited from public sources on the internet.

Note: The above information is written for informational and/or entertaining purposes only. If you feel the need for expert guidance, please seek the advice of a physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professionals.


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Tips To Ease Anxiety Over the Holidays

“Over the river and through the woods…”

The Thanksgiving trip home… just the thought is starting to make me anxious.

Grandma, aunt’s and uncles, little cousins, Mom, some strange neighbor, a new boyfriend for my little sister does anyone else out there know what I’m talking about. I haven’t distanced myself from my family, but I always leave in worse mental shape then when I showed up. I began thinking to myself (and halfway convinced myself) that this is the true function of family. To beat you down emotionally and psychologically with strategically placed question and answer sessions as if I had committed some sort of crime that I was unaware of.

It’s the, “so what are you doing, now” questions that get me. They seem to imply, “so, you’re working at some stupid job? Whatever happened to you wanting to become an astronaut?”

I know I’m not alone here. Trust me. I know I’m not alone. I’ve had some, “Get me out of here moments!” of anxiety panic while at my family’s house. So I’ve come up with some handy tips and suggestions that might help you… they’re pretty simple.

1) They’re really not judging you. You’re projecting onto yourself, and you’re being way too hard on yourself.

2) Don’t over eat. That in itself has caused me some anxiety, right there. I don’t know why, but I would stuff myself, and the last thing you feel like doing is talking.

3) If you feel those strange symptoms of panic start to come on, stick close to the TV. Turn the volume up, and put your brain in a mindless football game for a nice hour.

4) Take a walk around the old neighborhood. Go out, by yourself, and take a stroll. It’ll bring back some interesting memories. It always does for me.

5) Have a drink. If you get stuck in a conversation with mom, the annoying aunt, and some one else pegging you with questions you don’t feel comfortable with. Take a slug of that cheap wine, it’ll chill you out.

6) Make a joke of a situation. If they bombard you with, “how’s this and that?” just tell them something completely outrageous, like you don’t see this person anymore, you killed them and ate them. You really don’t want to talk about it.

7) Remember, Thanksgiving is a holiday, not a chore.

So I hope these little tips help you get rid of your anxiety while visiting family, and enjoy your holiday, wherever you may be.


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Military Anxiety... An Army Recruitment Video Game

“It's a Video Game, and an Army Recruiter”

This was the title of an article I just read. It seems that Army recruitment is a serious business, and their numbers are at an all time low.

As a parent, I’m rather concerned. A computer game devised by the US Army has come under fire from parents anxious that it glorifies violence.

The army hopes that the game, America's Army, will help it to attract the tens of thousands of young people it needs to join its ranks each year. It is an online, multiplayer video game that they believe will lure teenagers into Army culture, hoping both to educate them about the military and to spark interest in volunteering to serve.

I understand that our military is stretched thin, and we need young men to serve. However, this is just outlandish! We are in a bogus war, and the military is attempting to recruit through an online video game?

In my mind, this is just disturbing. Sure, the military sits behind claims such as “it employs a realistic and team-oriented approach to give players a sense of what it is like to join the Army, to train how to use weapons and then how to work together on missions.” So this is about teamwork? Sure it is.

Let me just say this flat out. I fear and do not trust my government. And I know there are many out there who feel the same way after all the lies. So, we’re recruiting the next generation of innocents to be put in harms way through shooting games?

Am I the only one here who finds this disingenuous and could possibly be causing future anxiety related issues, say, oh, I don’t know… coming home from a war zone!

I, for one, believe in protecting my children. And the United States Military seems to have blatantly gone over the top here with the creation of this game. They say the game is about all its values, including discipline. I say the game is a blatant attempt to get young minds to join the Army so they might get the chance to go and shoot some Arabs.

Here’s what worries me the most. I recently read that so far, there are 11 million logged on to play already. That’s disturbing.