The Anxiety Relief Center

02/16/2026

Need some good news? This is pretty amazing:

02/15/2026

Hamilton Southeastern High School hosted an online safety presentation after student Hailey Buzbee was reported missing and later found dead. Tiffany Preston, a former assistant U.S. attorney, provided parents with approaches to keep their children safe online. https://tinyurl.com/33anrh28

02/08/2026

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01/23/2026

The indoor playground at the Fishers Community Center is seriously amazing, and it’s FREE 🛝 Details 👇

01/15/2026

Sweeping cuts to mental health and addiction programs worth more than $2 billion are being reversed. After a political backlash from Republicans and Democrats, the grant money will be restored.

01/15/2026

BREAKING: HHS has cut nearly $2 B in mental health & addiction grants, canceling ~2,000 awards that communities rely on for treatment, prevention, recovery support, and overdose response - many with bipartisan support & previously signed by this admin. 

If not reversed, these cuts WILL cost lives…

Contact your Members of Congress TODAY and demand they call on HHS to protect mental health & restore addiction care funding.🙏🏽

01/08/2026

Research in psychology and neuroscience shows that strong sensory stimulation can interrupt panic and anxiety loops by rapidly shifting attention away from threat processing.

This mechanism is known as grounding, a technique widely used in anxiety disorders and PTSD. Intense sensory inputs—especially taste—activate brain regions involved in immediate sensory processing, which temporarily reduces activity in fear-driven circuits such as the amygdala.

Studies on attentional control demonstrate that overwhelming sensory signals compete with and suppress ruminative or catastrophic thought patterns, helping the nervous system down-regulate acute panic responses.

The use of sour candy specifically aligns with this research because sour taste strongly activates the gustatory system and trigeminal nerve pathways, creating a sharp, unmistakable sensory signal.

Clinical and behavioral research on grounding techniques, referenced in mental health and trauma literature, shows that taste-based grounding can rapidly bring individuals back to the present moment during anxiety or panic episodes.

While sour candy is not a treatment for anxiety disorders, experts emphasize it can be an effective in-the-moment regulation tool, particularly when paired with longer-term strategies that address underlying anxiety triggers.

01/01/2026

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12/21/2025

🇺🇸 Sunday is Military Appreciation Day at Carmel Christkindlmarkt, 12-8 p.m.

🎖️ Join the 12 p.m. ceremony in the Winter Pavilion and pick up complimentary food coupons for military personnel:

◾ Hot chocolate complimentary of Urick Concessions
◾ Sausage complimentary of Baked Cheese Haus

Coupons available at Guest Services Hut #41. Thank you for your service!

12/18/2025

⚠️ A large pressure change is on the way tomorrow into Friday across the region! Large pressure changes can cause discomfort to sensitive groups.