{"id":1760,"date":"2014-05-01T19:04:09","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T02:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=1760"},"modified":"2014-05-01T19:40:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T02:40:48","slug":"anxiety-nation-many-us-ill-ease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/anxiety-nation-many-us-ill-ease\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety nation: why are so many of us ill-at-ease"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"anxious<\/a>Anxiety nation \u2013 this is what we are!<\/p>\n

I recently received a call from a school in New York City asking me to present to the parents of the autistic children who go to the school. The school director said the biggest issue their kids face is \u2026anxiety and OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a condition that affects so many of us, there is very little agreement about what anxiety actually is. Is it a physiological condition, best treated with medication, or psychological \u2013 the product of repressed trauma, as a Freudian might suggest? <\/em><\/p>\n

Is it a cultural construct, a reaction to today\u2019s anomic society, or a more fundamental spiritual and philosophical reflection of what it means to be human? <\/em><\/p>\n

For most sufferers, the most pressing concern is whether drugs work, and if therapy is a good idea.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This is an excerpt from a recent article with this same title on newstatesman.com – you can read the whole article here. <\/a><\/p>\n

The author also states:<\/p>\n

“The most recent nationwide survey, which took place in 2007, found that three million people in the UK have an anxiety disorder. <\/em><\/p>\n

About 7 per cent of UK adults\u00a0are on antidepressants (often prescribed for anxiety, too) and one in seven will take benzodiazepines such as Xanax in any one year. <\/em><\/p>\n

Mental health charities warn that our anxiety levels are creeping even higher”<\/em><\/p>\n

Something is NOT working, both in the UK, here in the USA and in other developed countries – it’s time to be open to more than only medications and therapy.<\/p>\n

I’d like to suggest that we rather look at the beneficial effects of real whole food and nutrients (like zinc and GABA and tryptophan) and exercise and yoga and nature.<\/p>\n

Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n