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Anxiety is a complex condition--& is on the rise.

In fact, it is up 47% since 1990.

Does this have to do with the accuracy of diagnosis? Or are we, as humans, simply getting more anxious?

Here are some facts:
- anxiety lives in a part of our brain where logic doesn't reach
- anxiety FEELS worse & more volatile when our brain makes pathways deeper & deeper--making those physical feelings of anxiety easier & easier to reach
- anxiety is a feeling that has helped us survive as a human race. But displaced anxiety--feelings that are misplaced in situations that shouldn't make us feel panic--can sometimes cause disruption in daily life
- the best treatment is "both/and": BOTH therapy AND medication. BOTH coping skills AND lifestyle changes.
- anxiety can be part of a season of life OR can be a chronic, lifelong condition

What do you think has helped most with your anxiety, if you struggle with it?

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