Everyone you know seems to always say the same thing these days: I’m so stressed out. Life today is filled with pressure. Most of us are not prepared to deal with the stress and anxiety that our modern pressures of life generate.

As anyone who’s ever experienced anxiety will tell you it’s a miserable way to live. And not only is it a miserable way to live – but it can literally kill you. Anxiety and stress are the leading contributing factors in a multitude of diseases. Learning to deal with anxiety and stress is critical to your health.

In men, alcohol and drug abuse is the leading disorder and this is clearly related to anxiety and stress. The number one mental illness in America is anxiety disorder. Women are almost twice as likely as men to report suffering from anxiety and extreme stress. The most likely explanation for this is that men suffer in silence more often than women do.

Anxiety disorders are even more prevalent than depression. Anxiety disorders are a major health issue for senior citizens, and this problem will only increase as the American population ages. The cost to the United States for anxiety disorders is nearly 47 billion dollars per year.

Anxiety and stress are always experienced together. Stress in one form or another is the main cause of anxiety. Stress and anxiety account for most visits to primary care physicians. It is an underlying cause or major contributing factor to most diseases and chronic illnesses.

Learning to cope with stress before it becomes an incapacitating anxiety disorder is critical. No one should have to live a life of misery due to anxiety disorders. With the many tools and techniques available to help eliminate stress and to treat anxiety there is much hope in finding lasting relief from anxiety disorders.

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