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8 Reasons Anxiety is My Ally, Not My Enemy
I have been living with generalized anxiety disorder since I was a child. Although I wasn’t officially diagnosed until five or six years ago, I know anxiety was always there. I would excessively worry about every little thing growing up. I would worry incredibly about small tests and stay up all night studying at the age of 14. I would worry about an upcoming baseball game: what would happen if the ball came to me and I made an error? I worried about the next school dance — would anyone dance with me? Would everyone look at me? What should I wear?