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Anxiety: What is it? What causes it? What can I do about it?

Anxiety:  What is it? What causes it? What can I do about it? What is it? Anxiety   is a general term for several disorders that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying. These disorders affect how we feel and behave, and they can manifest real physical symptoms. Mild anxiety is vague and unsettling, while severe anxiety can be extremely debilitating, having a serious impact on daily life. People often experience a general state of worry or fear before confronting something challenging such as a test, examination, recital, or interview. These feelings are easily justified and considered normal. Anxiety is considered a problem when symptoms interfere with a person's ability to sleep or otherwise function. Generally speaking, anxiety occurs when a reaction is out of proportion with what might be normally expected in a situation. Anxiety is a natural response to feeling threatened or unsafe. Consider that early Human beings date back over 2 million years. Ac