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

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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What's Going on in Your Midula?

The brain is complex and inner connected. And what's going on in one part of the brain is absolutely influencing the other parts. So it may not surprise you, considering my history, that i used to be very anxious about flying. As soon as i booked a ticket, i'd be nervous. I knew it wasn't rational. People who have anxiety disorders find that they will start feeling superanxious out of nowhere. Or their anxiety is completely disproportionate to a situation. Your body starts o spond as if it's fighting a tiger and activating this entire neuro chemical response when it doesn't necessarily need to. That's when it becomes an anxiety disorder.

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