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As if people with anxiety don’t have enough to worry about, a new study is adding to that list — suggesting the disorder may nearly triple the risk of developing dementia years later.

“We have known for a long time that stress increases risk for Alzheimer’s disease,” said Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, director of the McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who wasn’t involved in the study, via email. “This study agrees with earlier studies that therapy aimed at alleviating anxiety can help reduce risk for (Alzheimer’s disease). But, it’s the size of this study that is particularly compelling.”

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The neat thing about anxiety is there's always going to be something new to worry about

[–] [email protected] -4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Anxiety is a natural response to an issue... Fix it.

The issue is that under modern economic and social conditions, a lot of anxiety can't be resolved

Once it is chronic like that, there is no exit.

There is a reason why we see these spike of mental health issue accorss the board couple with constant terror attacks by unhinged people.

But nobody will link the two together lol because thay would hurt somebody's profit. Actually entire ruling class and their lapdog regimes would have face the wrath of the people

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't let your anxiety be a prison. Do what you can. Leave what you can't.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Okay I quit work, now I'm homeless and starving.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I quit drinking caffeine and had the lowest anxiety levels I’ve ever experienced. Then I got in my first vehicle accident in 25 years of driving. So I decided to start drinking caffeine again because I’d rather be alive and anxious than dead.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I cut way back on caffeine as well and that did help a lot.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

This is giving me anxiety.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

That helps with my Anxiety!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Fuck. Now I can't remember what I'm so anxious about.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Anxiety is, by definition, not about any specific thing.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well guess I'm fucked in yet another way

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

If you didnt already know, every person alive is 100% fucked. It’s the nature of our mortal existence that we are fucked.

Don’t let that stop you from living, because fuckedness is eternal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess I'll have to drink more alcohol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Fixed the issue tonight but you get double anxiety next morning

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

My GF has pretty bad anxiety problems. I thought about sending this link to her but it'd probably just make her anxious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ooo, fantastic! Can't wait to get old!