| Knowledge is power and dealing with anxiety is not | | | | from generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive |
| the exception. Knowing as much about your condition | | | | compulsive disorder, agoraphobia or social anxiety |
| as possible will make it easier for you to stick to a | | | | disorder. This often creates a vicious circle, causing |
| medication schedule imposed by a doctor. Below I | | | | more and more anxiety until anxiety attacks appear |
| listed 5 very important facts that you probably did not | | | | and there are some serious problems. |
| know about anxiety. | | | | 4. A lot more women suffer from anxiety disorders |
| 1. There are a lot of people suffering from anxiety | | | | than men. On the other side, there are a lot of |
| disorders. While some research puts the number at | | | | psychologists that say men suffer equally, but they are |
| precisely 18% of the population, lets say it is | | | | less likely to talk to a therapist, or anyone for that |
| somewhere between 4 and 20%. | | | | matter, about it. This is because our society worships |
| 2. Avoid cybercondria at all costs. The Internet can | | | | the image of the strong man that does not talk about |
| turn us into virtual hypochondriacs with great ease. A | | | | his feelings. |
| lot of us read about something on the internet and find | | | | 5. Doctor's often attempt to treat anxiety disorders |
| that the symptoms described match ours. While that | | | | with the help of very strong drugs like SSRIs. These |
| may not be true, people suffering from anxiety are | | | | drugs come with a lot of side effects that are |
| prone to such judgment errors. | | | | unpleasant and because of this a lot of people choose |
| 3. Anxiety disorders usually come with friends. If you | | | | alternative methods of treatment. This is why therapy |
| suffer from health anxiety you are likely to also suffer | | | | and other methods are a better alternative. |