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1 out of every 8 people, over 18 yrs of age, suffers with anxiety in some form throughout their lives (NAMI, 2020, https//www.nami.org/mhstats). That is a high number! There are many ways anxiety affects our lives. Let’s look at how anxiety can actually shape our thoughts and actions.
Read the following article and think about your own thought processes and answer the questions below:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/76694/brains-anxious-people-may-perceive-world-differently
This article talks about Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), but it is applicable to all of us since anxiety comes in many forms throughout our lives and under many different circumstances.
The post should be at least 400 words and answer the questions below:
Are there any areas in your life where you can see patterns of anxiety?
Do you or someone close to you suffer from anxiety? If so, can you see ways that it can alter or change thoughts and/behaviors?
What kinds of strategies have you found to be helpful in dealing with anxiety?
What would you say to someone dealing with high anxiety?
Include citations for the article listed and all other resources you used at the end of the article