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Fight Back Against Anxiety Before it Gets the Best of You
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We all have anxiety at different points in our lives. You may feel anxious before a big test, starting a new job, moving, or purchasing a car or house. It’s understandable to feel stress on occasion, but some people deal with stress and anxiety every single day.
Anxiety is the body’s response to worry and fear, but it’s more than a temporary feeling for many people.
Forty million people in the United States have some kind of anxiety disorder, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. That’s 18% of the population. What’s more alarming is that 8% of kids and teens experience an anxiety disorder, according to the same study.
Why are we so anxious, and what can we do about it?
We’re Stressed
Anxiety often comes from stress. Most of us are stressed about something. The state of finances and the state of relationships, especially if they are in weak states, can raise stress levels even more. Combine money trouble and relationship trouble and tensions increase exponentially as stress levels soar.
Worry doesn’t help either.
“Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime…
