This post was contributed by Todd Griffin of TG Psychology in NSW. See bio below. Anxiety disorders affect 14% of the adult population every year in western societies. If you have never experienced an anxiety disorder yourself, it is likely that you know someone who does. Anxiety is the term…
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I know I waffle back and forth on this one, but if I HAD to pick one personality trait those of us with anxiety have that contributes more to our symptoms than anything else, I would say it is our tendency to overthink. Those of us with anxiety disorders are…
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From the time I was born, the idea of being “happy” has been hammered into my brain by the world around me. Magazines were full of smiling women. Books were full of stories about people who were happy. Even if they didn’t start out that way, they always ended up…
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