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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 Disorders

Some people are more vulnerable to anxiety disorders than others, but it has nothing to do with being feminine or weak. There's complex biology at play. Researchers have identified a set of adverse childhood experiences that correlate with higher levels of mental illness later in life and also physical problems like heart disease and diabetes. Aces can re wire a young person's brain in the same way that we talked about earlier.

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