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From the Ted Talk by Jen Gunter: What's normal anxiety -- and what's an anxiety disorder?

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The good news is there's treatment for anxiety, and that you don't have to suffer. rmemeebr, this isn't about weakness. It's about cnahngig brain prtaents, and research shows that our brains have the ability to rranegioze and form new connections all throughout our lives. A good first step is to do the basics. Eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep, as your mind is part of your body. It might also help to try meditation. Instead of our hreat rate rising and our body tensing, with mindfulness and breathing, we can slow down the fight-or-flight response and improve how we feel in the moment. Cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of talk therapy, can also be fantastic. In it, you learn to identify utpteinsg tuohgths and determine whether they're realistic. Over time, ciinvogte behavioral therapy can rbilued those neural pathways that tamp down the anxiety response. mtceaiodin can also give reelif, in both the short-term and the long-term. In the short-term, anti-anxiety drugs can down-regulate the threat-detection mechanisms that are going into overdrive. Studies have shown that both long-term medications and cognitive bareahvoil therapy can reduce that overreactivity of the aaymgdla we see an anxiety disorders.

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The good news is there's treatment for anxiety, and that you don't have to suffer. ________, this isn't about weakness. It's about ________ brain ________, and research shows that our brains have the ability to __________ and form new connections all throughout our lives. A good first step is to do the basics. Eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep, as your mind is part of your body. It might also help to try meditation. Instead of our _____ rate rising and our body tensing, with mindfulness and breathing, we can slow down the fight-or-flight response and improve how we feel in the moment. Cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of talk therapy, can also be fantastic. In it, you learn to identify _________ ________ and determine whether they're realistic. Over time, _________ behavioral therapy can _______ those neural pathways that tamp down the anxiety response. __________ can also give ______, in both the short-term and the long-term. In the short-term, anti-anxiety drugs can down-regulate the threat-detection mechanisms that are going into overdrive. Studies have shown that both long-term medications and cognitive __________ therapy can reduce that overreactivity of the ________ we see an anxiety disorders.

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The good news is there's treatment for anxiety, and that you don't have to suffer. Remember, this isn't about weakness. It's about changing brain patterns, and research shows that our brains have the ability to reorganize and form new connections all throughout our lives. A good first step is to do the basics. Eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep, as your mind is part of your body. It might also help to try meditation. Instead of our heart rate rising and our body tensing, with mindfulness and breathing, we can slow down the fight-or-flight response and improve how we feel in the moment. Cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of talk therapy, can also be fantastic. In it, you learn to identify upsetting thoughts and determine whether they're realistic. Over time, cognitive behavioral therapy can rebuild those neural pathways that tamp down the anxiety response. Medication can also give relief, in both the short-term and the long-term. In the short-term, anti-anxiety drugs can down-regulate the threat-detection mechanisms that are going into overdrive. Studies have shown that both long-term medications and cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce that overreactivity of the amygdala we see an anxiety disorders.

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