Anxiety Disorders affect about 40 million American adults age 18 years and older (about 18%) in a given year, causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event (such as speaking in public or a first date), anxiety disorders last at least 6 months and can get worse if they are not treated. Anxiety disorders commonly occur along with other mental or physical illnesses, including alcohol or substance abuse, which may mask anxiety or stress symptoms or make them worse. In some cases, these other illnesses need to be treated before a person will respond to treatment for the anxiety disorder.
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1 illytodd // Sep 6, 2008 at
I suffer from an anxiety disorder and I did use to help relieve the symptoms of it. Using just caused me to have more anxiety problems and I didn't realize it. I know that these diseases sometimes go hand and hand, and it's important to treat them both.
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