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Anxiety

A natural response to stress or perceived danger — the “fight-or-flight” response. Occasional anxiety is normal; excessive and persistent anxiety can interfere with daily life.

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Anxiety is a common and often distressing mental health condition that affects many patents.

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What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is a natural response to stress or perceived danger, often referred to as the "fight-or-flight" response. It is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome. While it's normal to experience anxiety occasionally, excessive and persistent anxiety can interfere with daily activities and overall well-being.

In reality when you think and analyze,

Anxiety is a thought, and imagination, and it is not a fact.When mind over thinks, it is always negative. Overthinking leads to negativity and negativities lead to worries and anxiety. Persistent negative thinking along with anxiety leads to vicious cycle of negative thoughts which leads to anxiety attacks and panic attacks because negative thoughts lead to physical manifestations due to persistent dysregulation of hypothalamus-pituitary axis and the sympathetic system.

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Dr Bhavank’s cycle, drawn. Each turn feeds the next, and once the body joins in, the thoughts come back darker.