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Understanding anxiety —and its surprising upside

Life Examined

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Is There a Blood Test for Anxiety?

The key difference between anxiety and anxiety disorder is not having intense or frequent anxiety. I can have intense anxiety every day, and i won't be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Unless the ways that i'm coping with that anxiety are getting in the way of living my life fully and in ways that give me fulfilment and joy. So a lot of figuring out the difference is knowing when we need that extra support,. remembering at the same time that mental health is not the absence of emotional discomfort. You do so, so don't know that we can.

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