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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Conditions · 10 min read

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

GAD (generalized anxiety disorder, the diagnosis given to chronic free-floating worry that isn't attached to one specific thing) is the kind of anxiety…

Feb 9, 2025
Social Anxiety Disorder
Conditions · 7 min read

Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety isn't shyness, it's an anxiety disorder run by avoidance. Here's how dodging makes it worse and how exposure, CBT, and meds fix it.

Jan 30, 2025