What is anxiety? What's happening in our bodies? How can it be treated? | ABC News

The increase in mental health issues over the past two years has been called a 'hidden pandemic' and the most common condition is anxiety. Subscribe:    / abcnewsindepth   Read more here: https://ab.co/3I4H25d
Even before COVID-19, anxiety was increasing with one in four Australians experiencing it at some point in their lives.

Zalika Rizmal explains what happens in our bodies when we are feeling anxious and how anxiety can be treated.

0:00 What is anxiety?
1:22 How anxiety affects the brain
4:56 What are the physical symptoms of anxiety?
5:13 What are the psychological symptoms of anxiety?
8:53 Are anxiety disorders preventable?
11:36 What are the treatments for anxiety?

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