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People with low levels of dopamine and serotonin brain chemicals are more at risk for anxiety disorders. Other risk factors include stress, chronic illness, and past traumatic experiences. Women are two times more likely than men to have generalized anxiety disorder
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Have you ever been told things like, “If you don’t stop worrying so much you are going to give yourself an ulcer”? Or “You are going to give yourself a heart attack with how anxious you get.” But is this really true? Can chronic anxiety cause illness or disease? This is actually not such a simple question to answer.…
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