Anxiety is contagious, social isolating, it changes eating habits, provokes difficulties concentrating, interferes with sleep and is partly inherited.
Like many mental health problems, almost everyone experiences anxiety from time-to-time.
Whether it is a problem all depends on the amount and nature of the anxiety.
Everyday anxiety in response to stressful events is normal, but severe anxiety in response to relatively minor events can be seriously disabling.
Anxiety is contagious, social isolating, it changes eating habits, provokes difficulties concentrating, interferes with sleep and is partly inherited.
Below are 12 psychology studies from the members-only section of PsyBlog on anxiety and the best ways to cope with and treat it.
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- This Sign Of Anxiety Is Easy To Miss
- 3 Childhood Signs Of Adult Anxiety Disorders
- Baking Cookies For A Friend Beats CBT Techniques For Depression
- The Best Treatment For Anxiety Is Often Not Medication
- Anxiety: This Activity Triples Chances Of Symptom Improvement
- How To Lower Anxiety Disorder Risk By 60%
- The Most Effective Ways To Reduce Worry And Rumination
- A Food Supplement That Reduces Anxiety
- 2 Psychotherapies That Reduce Neuroticism Dramatically
- The Best Diet To Beat Anxiety
- 2 Personality Traits Linked To Social Anxiety
- The Best Treatment For Social Anxiety Disorder
