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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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With _______, these threat-detection systems and mechanisms that reduce or inhibit them are functioning incorrectly and cause us to worry about the ______ and our safety in it. But for many ______, it goes into overdrive. They experience persistent pervasive anxiety that disrupts work, school and relationships and _____ them to avoid situations that may trigger symptoms. Anxiety disorders are not at all uncommon. _____ on data from the World Mental ______ ______, researchers estimate that about 16 percent of individuals currently have or have had an anxiety disorder. These _______ social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia and phobias. Studies have shown that people with anxiety disorders don't just have a different way of reacting to stress. There may be actual differences in how their brain is working.

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With anxiety, these threat-detection systems and mechanisms that reduce or inhibit them are functioning incorrectly and cause us to worry about the future and our safety in it. But for many people, it goes into overdrive. They experience persistent pervasive anxiety that disrupts work, school and relationships and leads them to avoid situations that may trigger symptoms. Anxiety disorders are not at all uncommon. Based on data from the World Mental Health Survey, researchers estimate that about 16 percent of individuals currently have or have had an anxiety disorder. These include social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia and phobias. Studies have shown that people with anxiety disorders don't just have a different way of reacting to stress. There may be actual differences in how their brain is working.

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