Anxiety disorders are common, but for many years just how common wasn't realized because we didn't talk openly about it. Mental health has always had a stigma around it; although I can recognize steps toward ending it are going in the right direction I feel there is still a long way to go in ending the stigma around mental health in general.
Today I want to share with you friends what anxiety disorder is exactly (the definition and what it can look like in a person), as well as a situation that recently caused me a great deal of anxiety and how I worked through it. We'll also talk about a few ways you can support yourself when anxiety tries to take over, and you can support someone you care about struggling to cope with their anxiety.
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Credit goes to CAMH and their website for the information shared on this episode. Click the link to read the full article, and check out more of their website if you'd like!
https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/anxiety-disorders