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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are so many people now with "anxiety" or who are prone to panic attacks. No judgment at all I am just curious as to why. Environmental factors? Cultural and/or societal? Is it a broader scope for diagnosing now or just more people are being diagnosed? It really just seems in the past decade that more and more people have these crippling anxieties. You see more social anxiety as well. Not saying no one had this before, it just seems like so many now. Makes me wonder why. [/quote]

First. I am not certain there are more, just a greater openness about the issue of mental health, depression and anxiety and a willingness to be treated for it. Also, there are people that are under stress that really isn't systemic anxiety that needs meds but doctors give them anyway.

My period of anxiety/panic attacks came as a result of an untreated condition that had gone untreated for many years. If fact it was so bad they also 'temporarily' diagnosed me as bi-polar II. Once I treated the foundation of my illness I moved off the anxiety meds, don't have bi-polar swings, still have situational depression like we all do but don't suffer from the depths of mental illness I once did. [/quote]

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