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What’s normal anxiety and what’s an anxiety disorder?

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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Anxiety Is a Normal Emotion That All Humans Experience

Anxiety is a normal emotion that all humans experience. It's part of our threat response system and anxiety and fear are closely related. Looking at evolution can give us some insight here, for example, joy and affect and tie families together to create stronger bonds of support. We have two main parts of our brain that are involved in anxiety: limbic system and the cortex.

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