We’ve all experienced minor anxiety at some point in our lives - It’s the butterflies you feel in your stomach before a big date, the tense feeling you get when you know you’re in danger. This stress response, or fight/flight response is what helps us deal with everyday problems and situations. In healthy individuals, this response is provoked by a genuine threat or challenge to help deal with a particular situation. …showed first 75 words of 1298 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1298 total…BuSpar is not addictive. Cognitive therapy works on the principle that the thoughts that produce anxiety can be recognized and changed, thereby changing the response. The essential goal is to recognize the anxiety-inducing situation and to learn to respond to it with new actions. Luckily, the prognosis for any of the anxiety disorders is excellent provided the correct treatment. Most patients experience less symptoms and less anxiety almost immediately and can lead normal healthy lives.