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anxiety is a response to more uncertain threats that tends to last much longer.
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áá°áááşáážáŻá áááŻááźáŹáážááşáááşáá˛áˇ áááąááťáŹáá˛áˇ ááźáááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşáážáŻáá˝áąááᯠááŻáśáˇááźááşááŹááŤá
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It's all part of the threat detection system, which all animals have to some degree, to help protect us from predators.
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ááŹá¸ááąáŹááşáá˝áąááŽáááą ááŹáá˝ááşáááŻáˇ ááášáááŤáááŻááşá¸áážáŹ áá
áşáááşá¸áááşá¸áá˛áˇ áážááá˛áˇ ááźáááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşáážáŻ áááážáááąá¸á
áá
áşáá˛áˇ áĄá
áááşáĄáááŻááşá¸ááŤá
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Anxiety starts in the brain's amygdala, a pair of almond-sized nerve bundles that alert other areas of the brain to be ready for defensive action.
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áá°áááşáážáŻá áŚá¸áážáąáŹááşáá˛áˇ amygdala áážáŹ á
áááşáááşá ááŹáá˝ááşááąá¸ ááŻááşááąáŹááşááťááşáĄáá˝ááş áĄáááˇáşááźá
áşáááŻáˇ áŚá¸áážáąáŹááşáá˛áˇ áĄááźáŹá¸ááąááŹáá˝áąááᯠáááááąá¸áá˛áˇ ááŹááśá
áąáˇáĄáá˝ááş áĄáŹááŻáśááźáąáŹ áĄá
áŻáĄááąá¸áá
áşá
áŻáśááŤá
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Next, the hypothalamus relays the signal, setting off what we call the stress response in our body.
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ááąáŹááşááąáŹáˇ hypothalamus á áĄááťááşááźáážáŻááᯠáááşáá˝ážááˇáşááźáŽá¸ ááášááŹáááŻááşáá˛áážáŹ ááá
áŽá¸áážáŻ ááŻáśáˇááźááşáážáŻáááŻáˇ ááąáŤáşááŹááᯠá
áááşá
áąáááşá
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Our muscles tense, our breathing and heart rate increase and our blood pressure rises.
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ááťá˝ááşááááŻáˇáá˛áˇ ááźá˝ááşááŹá¸áá˝áą áááşá¸ááŹáááşá áĄáááşáážá°ááŹáá˛áˇ áážááŻáśá¸ááŻááşáážáŻááşá¸ ááźááşááŹááźáŽá¸ áá˝áąá¸ááąáŤááşááťáááş ááźááˇáşáááşááŹáááşá
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Areas in the brain stem kick in and put you in a state of high alertness.
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áŚá¸áážáąáŹááşáááşá¸á ááąááŹáá˝áąá áááşááąáŹááşááŹááźáŽá¸ áááˇáşááᯠáĄááźááˇáşááŻáśá¸ áááŻá¸ááźáŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄááźáąáĄááąáážáŹ ááŹá¸áážááááşá
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This is the fight-or-flight response.
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ááŤá áááŻááşáááŻááşáááŹá¸á áá˝ááşááźáąá¸áááŹá¸ áááŻáá˛áˇ ááŻáśáˇááźááşáážáŻááŤá
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There are ways the fight-or-flight response is kept somewhat in check, with an area of higher-level thinking called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex.
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áááŻááşáááŻááşáááŹá¸á áá˝ááşááźáąá¸áááŹá¸ áááŻáá˛áˇ ááŻáśáˇááźááşáážáŻááᯠventromedial prefrontal cortex áááŻáˇááąáŤáşáá˛áˇ áĄáááˇáşááźááˇáş áá˝áąá¸ááąáŤáşáážáŻ ááąááŹáááą ááááşá¸ááťáŻááşááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áááşá¸áááşá¸áá˝áą áážáááŤáááşá
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It works like this.
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áĄááŻááşááŻááşááŻáśá ááŽáááŻááŤá
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If a person sees something they think is dangerous, like a tiger, that sends a signal to the amygdala, saying "it's time to run."
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áá°áá
áşááąáŹááşá ááťáŹá¸áá
áşááąáŹááşááᯠáĄáášáááŹááşááťáŹá¸áááşáááŻáˇ áááşáá˛áˇáĄááŹááᯠááźááşáááş amygdala ááᯠ"ááźáąá¸áááŻáˇ áĄááťáááşááąáŹááşááźáŽ" áááŻáˇ áĄááťááşááźáááşá
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The ventromedial prefrontal cortex can say to the amygdala, "Hey, look. The tiger's in a cage. You know what a cage is? They can't escape from a cage. It's OK to calm down."
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ventromedial prefrontal cortex á amygdala ááᯠ"ááąáˇááźááˇáşá ááťáŹá¸á áážáąáŹááşáĄáááşáá˛áážáŹá áážáąáŹááşáĄáááşáááŻáᏠááŹáᲠáááşá¸ááááŹá¸á áá°áááŻáˇ áážáąáŹááşáĄáááşáá˛á ááá˝ááşáááŻááşáá°á¸á á
áááşáĄáąá¸áĄáąá¸ááŹá¸áááŻáˇáááźáŽ" áááŻáˇ ááźáąáŹáááŻááşáááşá
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It's a feedback loop that can help keep the response in check.
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ááŻáśáˇááźááşáážáŻááᯠááááşá¸ááťáŻááşááŹá¸áááŻáˇ áá°ááŽááąá¸áááŻááşáá˛áˇ feedback loop áá
áşááŻááŤá
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The hippocampus is also involved.
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hippocampus áááşá¸ ááŤáááşááŤáááşá
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It provides context, saying things like, "Hey, we've seen tigers in cages before. We're in a zoo. You are extra safe."
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ááŤá "ááąáˇ ááŤáááŻáˇ ááťáŹá¸áá˝áąááᯠáážáąáŹááşáĄáááşáá˝áąáá˛áážáŹ áĄáááşá ááźááşáá°á¸áááşá ááŤáááŻáˇ áááá
ášááŹááşááŻáśáá˛áážáŹá áááşá¸ ááąá¸áááşá¸áááş" áááŻááŹááťááŻá¸ ááźáąáŹááźáŽá¸ áĄááźáąáĄááąááᯠááśáˇáááŻá¸ááąá¸áááşá
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With anxiety, these threat-detection systems and mechanisms that reduce or inhibit them are functioning incorrectly and cause us to worry about the future and our safety in it.
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áááşáá˛áˇáááşáááşáááş ááźáááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşáážáŻááᯠáááážááá˛áˇ á
áá
áşáá˝áąáá˛áˇ ááŤáá˝áąááᯠááťážáąáŹáˇááťáá˛áˇ ááŹá¸ááŽá¸áá˛áˇ ááášáááŹá¸áá˝áąá áážáŹá¸áá˝ááşá¸á
á˝áŹ ááŻááşááąáŹááşááąááźáŽá¸ áĄááŹáááşáá˛áˇ áááşáááşááźáŽá¸ á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşáá˝áą ááźá
áşá
áąáááşá
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But for many people, it goes into overdrive.
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ááŤááąáááˇáş áá°áĄááąáŹáşááťáŹá¸ááťáŹá¸áĄáá˝ááş ááŤá áá˝ááşáá˛áá˝áŹá¸áááşá
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They experience persistent pervasive anxiety that disrupts work, school and relationships and leads them to avoid situations that may trigger symptoms.
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áĄááŻááşá ááťáąáŹááşá¸áá˛áˇ áááşááśááąá¸áá˝áąááᯠáážáąáŹááˇáşáážááşááźáŽá¸ ááąáŹááŤááášáááŹáá˝áą ááąáŤáşá
áąáááŻááşáá˛áˇ áĄááźáąáĄááąáá˝áąááᯠáážáąáŹááşááťááşá
áąáá˛áˇ áĄááźá˛áááşá¸ ááąááŹáĄáážáśáˇ ááźá
áşááąáá˛áˇ á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááᯠáá°áááŻáˇ ááśá
áŹá¸ááááşá
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Anxiety disorders are not at all uncommon.
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ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááąáŹááŤáá˝áąá ááŻáśá¸áááᯠááááşá¸ááŤáá°á¸á
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Based on data from the World Mental Health Survey, researchers estimate that about 16 percent of individuals currently have or have had an anxiety disorder.
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áááşááťááşá¸ááŹááąá¸ á
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áşáááşá¸á ááąááŹáá˝áąáĄá ááŻááąááŽáá˝áą áááˇáşáážááşá¸ááŹá áá°áá˝áąáá˛áˇ áá ááŹáááŻááşáážáŻááşá¸ááąáŹááşá áááşáážá á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááąáŹá፠áážáááąáááş (ááŤáážáááŻááş) áážááá°á¸áááşáááŻáˇ áááŻááŤáááşá
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These include social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia and phobias.
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áá°áážáŻááąá¸ á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááąáŹááŤá ááááşáááˇáşááŻááşáážáŻááşáá˛áˇááąáŹááŤá áá°áĄáŻááşááźáŹá¸ ááźáąáŹááşááąáŹááŤáá˛áˇ áĄááźáŹá¸ ááźáąáŹááşá
áááşááąáŹááŤáá˝áą ááŤáááşááŤáááşá
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Studies have shown that people with anxiety disorders don't just have a different way of reacting to stress.
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ááąáˇááŹáážáŻáá˝áąá ááźáááŹá á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááąáŹá፠áážááá°áá˝áąáᏠááá
áŽá¸áážáŻááᯠááŻáśáˇááźááşááŹáážáŹ áááşá¸áááşá¸ áá˝á˛ááźáŹá¸ááŹáááş áááŻááşááŤáá°á¸á
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There may be actual differences in how their brain is working.
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áá°áááŻáˇáá˛áˇ áŚá¸áážáąáŹááş ááŻááşááąáŹááşááŻáśáážáŹ ááááşááᯠáá˝áŹááźáŹá¸ááťááşáá˝áą áážááááŻááşááŤáááşá
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One model describes possible mix-ups in the connections between the amygdala and other parts of the brain.
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ááŻáśá
áśáá
áşááŻá amygdala áá˛áˇ áŚá¸áážáąáŹááşáá˛áˇ áĄááźáŹá¸ áĄá
áááşáĄáááŻááşá¸áá˝áąááźáŹá¸ áááşáá˝ááşáážáŻáá˝áąáážáŹ áážáŻááşáá˝áąá¸áážáŻáá˝áąááᯠááąáŹáşááźááŤáááşá
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The pathways that signal anxiety become stronger.
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ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááᯠáĄááťááşááźáá˛áˇ áááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˝áąá áááŻáĄáŹá¸ááąáŹááşá¸ááŹáááşá
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And the more anxiety you have, the stronger the pathways become, and it becomes a vicious cycle.
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ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááş áááŻááťáŹá¸ááą áááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˝áąá áááŻáĄáŹá¸ááąáŹááşá¸ááą ááźá
áşááźáŽá¸ ááŻááşá¸ááá˝ááşáááŻááşáá˛áˇ áá˛ááááş ááźá
áşááŹáááşá
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The good news is there's treatment for anxiety, and that you don't have to suffer.
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ááááşá¸ááąáŹááşá¸á á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşáĄáá˝ááş ááŻááážáŻ áážááááşá ááśá
áŹá¸á
áᏠááááŻáá°á¸ áááŻááŹááŤáá˛á
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Remember, this isn't about weakness.
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ááŤá áĄáŹá¸áááşá¸ááťááşáá˛áˇ ááááŻááşáá°á¸áááŻáᏠááááááŤá
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It's about changing brain patterns, and research shows that our brains have the ability to reorganize and form new connections all throughout our lives.
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áŚá¸áážáąáŹááş ááŻáśá
áśáá˝áą ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˛ááŹáá˛áˇ áááŻááşáááşá ááŻááąáááá˝áąáĄá ááťá˝ááşááááŻáˇáá˛áˇ áŚá¸áážáąáŹááşáá˝áąáážáŹ áááá
áşááťážáąáŹááşááŻáśá¸ ááźááşáááşáá˝á˛áˇá
ááşá¸ááźáŽá¸ áááşáá˝ááşáážáŻáĄáá
áşáá˝áą áááşááŽá¸áááŻááşá
á˝ááşá¸ áážááááşáááŻáˇ ááááááşá
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A good first step is to do the basics.
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áĄááźáąááśááťááŹáá˝áą ááŻááşááŹá áááááźáąáážááşá¸ááąáŹááşá¸ áá
áşáááşááŤá
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Eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly and get plenty of sleep, as your mind is part of your body.
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ááťážááá˛áˇ áĄá
áŹá¸áĄá
áŹáá˝áą á
áŹá¸ááŤá ááąáˇááťááˇáşáááşá¸ ááŻáśáážááşááŻááşááŤá áĄáááşááąá¸áá áĄáááşááŤá á
áááşá ááášááŹáááŻááşáá˛áˇ áĄá
áááşáĄáááŻááşá¸ ááźá
áşáááŻáˇááŤá
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It might also help to try meditation.
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áááŹá¸áááŻááşááŹááááşá¸ áĄááąáŹááşáĄáá° ááźá
áşáááŻááşááŤáááşá
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Instead of our heart rate rising and our body tensing, with mindfulness and breathing, we can slow down the fight-or-flight response and improve how we feel in the moment.
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áážááŻáśá¸ááŻááşáážáŻááşá¸ ááźááşááŹááźáŽá¸ ááášááŹáááŻááş áááşá¸ááŹáááˇáşáĄá
áŹá¸á ááááá˛áˇ áĄáááşáážá°ááźááşá¸áĄáŹá¸ááźááˇáş áááŻááşáááŻááşáááŹá¸á áá˝ááşááźáąá¸áááŹá¸ áááŻáá˛áˇ ááŻáśáˇááźááşáážáŻááᯠáážáąá¸áá˝áąá¸á
áąááźáŽá¸ ááśá
áŹá¸ááťááşááᯠáááŻááąáŹááşá¸á
áąáááŻááşááŤáááşá
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Cognitive behavioral therapy, a form of talk therapy, can also be fantastic.
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áááážááşáážáŻ áĄááźáŻáĄáá°áááŻááşáᏠááŻááŻáśá¸á á
ááŹá¸ááźáąáŹááŻááŻáśá¸ ááŻáśá
áśáá
áşááťááŻá¸ááááşá¸ áĄáááşá¸ááąáŹááşá¸ááŤáááşá
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In it, you learn to identify upsetting thoughts and determine whether they're realistic.
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ááŽáá˛áážáŹ á
áááşáĄáážáąáŹááˇáşáĄáážááş ááźá
áşá
áąáá˛áˇ áĄáá˝áąá¸áá˝áąááᯠááąáŹáşááŻááşááźáŽá¸ áááşáá˝áąáˇááťááŹá¸ ááŻáśá¸ááźááşáááŻáˇ áááşáá°ááážáŹááŤá
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Over time, cognitive behavioral therapy can rebuild those neural pathways that tamp down the anxiety response.
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áĄááťáááşááźáŹááŹááŹáá˛áˇáĄááťáž áááážááşáážáŻ áĄááźáŻáĄáá°áááŻááşáᏠááŻááŻáśá¸á á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááş ááŻáśáˇááźááşáážáŻááᯠááťážáąáŹáˇááťááąá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáŹááŻáśááźáąáŹ áááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşá¸áá˝áąááᯠááźááşáááşáááşááąáŹááşáááŻááşááŤáááşá
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Medication can also give relief, in both the short-term and the long-term.
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ááąá¸ááŤá¸ááááşá¸ ááąáááŻááąáŹ ááąáážááşáážáŹá፠áááşááŹáážáŻ áá
áąáááŻááşááŤáááşá
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In the short-term, anti-anxiety drugs can down-regulate the threat-detection mechanisms that are going into overdrive.
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ááąáááŻáážáŹ á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááş áááşááŹá
áąáá˛áˇ ááąá¸ááŤá¸áá˝áąá áá˝ááşáá˛ááąáá˛áˇ ááźáááşá¸ááźáąáŹááşáážáŻááᯠáááážááá˛áˇ ááášáááŹá¸áá˝áąááᯠááťážáąáŹáˇááťááąá¸áááŻááşááŤáááşá
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Studies have shown that both long-term medications and cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce that overreactivity of the amygdala we see in anxiety disorders.
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ááąáˇááŹáážáŻáá˝áąáĄá ááąáážááşááąá¸ááŤá¸áá˝áąáá˛áˇ áááážááşáážáŻ áĄááźáŻáĄáá°áááŻááşáᏠááŻááŻáśá¸ áážá
áşááťááŻá¸á
ááŻáśá¸á á
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááąáŹááŤáá˝áąáážáŹ áá˝áąáˇááá˛áˇ amygdala áá˛áˇ áá˝ááşáá˛áá˛áˇ ááŻáśáˇááźááşáážáŻááᯠááťážáąáŹáˇááťááąá¸áááŻááşáááşáááŻáˇ áááááŤáááşá
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High blood pressure and diabetes, they can be treated or managed over time.
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áá˝áąá¸áááŻá¸ááąáŹááŤáá˛áˇ ááŽá¸ááťááŻááąáŹááŤáá˝áąááᯠáĄááťáááşááźáŹááŹááŹáá˛áˇáĄááťáž ááŻááááŻáˇááááş (ááŤáážáááŻááş) ááááşá¸ááťáŻááşáááŻáˇáááŤáááşá
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And the same is true for an anxiety disorder too.
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ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşááąáŹááŤáĄáá˝ááşáááşá¸ áĄáá°áá°ááŤáá˛á
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Sleep is so important.
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áĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻ áĄáá˝ááşáĄááąá¸ááźáŽá¸ááŤáááşá
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We need it to live.
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ááťá˝ááşááááŻáˇ áĄáááşáážááşáááŻáˇáááŻáááşá
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And when we can't sleep, we're desperate for help.
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áĄáááşáááťáąáŹáşáá˛áˇáĄá፠áĄáá°áĄááŽááąáŹááşá¸áááŻáˇ áĄáááşá¸áĄáááş ááźá
áşáááşáááşá
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But lately, our fascination with sleep feels as if it's taken on an urgency.
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ááŤááąáá˛áˇ áááźáŹááąá¸ááŽá áĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻááᯠá
á˝á˛áááşá¸áážáŻá áĄááąá¸áááźáŽá¸áááᯠááśá
áŹá¸ááŹááááşá
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Do a quick internet search for sleep and you'll find a slew of articles about how to make your sleep perfect.
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áĄáááşá
ááşááŹáĄáá˝ááş áĄááşááŹáááşáážáŹ áĄááźááşáážáŹáá˝áąááŤá ááźáŽá¸ááźááˇáşá
áŻáśáá˛áˇ áĄáááşá
ááşáááşá¸áĄááźáąáŹááşá¸ ááąáŹááşá¸ááŤá¸ áá
áşááŻáśááźáŽá¸ááᯠáá˝áąáˇááážáŹááŤá
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New gadgets, fancy alarm clocks, stay away from blue light.
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ááááááŹáĄáá
áşáá˝áąá áážááŻá¸á
ááşááŹáᎠáĄáááşá¸á
áŹá¸áá˝áąá áĄááźáŹááąáŹááşáĄáááşá¸áááą ááąá¸ááąá¸ááąááŤá
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There are lots of services, products and advice columns that tell us we're sleeping wrong.
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áááşááąáŹááşáážáŻáá˝áąá ááŻááşááŻááşáá˝áąáá˛áˇ áĄáááşááąáᏠáážáŹá¸áááşáááŻáˇááźáąáŹáá˛áˇ áĄááźáśááąá¸ ááąáŹááşá¸ááŤá¸ááťáŹá¸á
á˝áŹáááşá
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Not enough, not quality sleep, wrong position.
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áĄáááşááťáááş áááąáŹááşááŹá áĄáááşáĄáá˝áąá¸áááŽáᏠáĄááąáĄááŹá¸ááážááşááŹá
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Even worse, you might find scary messaging claiming that if you're not sleeping right your life is going to be shorter, you're going to get all kinds of diseases.
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áááŻááąáŹááşáááŻá¸ááŹá áĄáááşá
ááşáᏠááážááşáááş áĄáááş áááŻáááŻáááşá ááąáŹááŤááťááŻá¸á
áŻáśáááááˇáşáááşáááŻáá˛áˇ ááźáąáŹááşá
áᏠááááşá¸á
ááŹá¸áá˝áąááᯠáá˝áąáˇáááŻááşáááşá
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One of the biggest worries we have about our sleep is that we're not getting enough and that anything less than seven hours a night means that weâre doomed to bad health,
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áĄáááşá
ááşááŹáá˛áˇ áááşáááşááźáŽá¸ áĄááźáŽá¸ááŻáśá¸ á
ááŻá¸ááááşáážáŻáá
áşááŻá áĄááŻáśáĄááąáŹááş áááážáááŹááźá
áşááźáŽá¸ áá
áşááážáŹ á ááŹááŽáááşáááşá¸ááŹá áá˝áąá¸áááŻá¸áááą áĄááşááşáááŻááşá¸ááŹá¸ááąáŹááŤáĄáá áĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸á ááťááşá¸ááŹááąá¸ááᯠáááŻá¸áá˝áŹá¸á
áąáážáŹááŤá
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everything from high blood pressure to Alzheimerâs disease.
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áá˝áąá¸áááŻá¸áááą áĄááşááşáááŻááşá¸ááŹá¸ááąáŹááŤáĄáá áĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸áĄáá˝ááşááŤá
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But there are two flaws with this kind of messaging.
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ááŤááąáá˛áˇ ááŽááᯠááááşá¸á
ááŹá¸áážáŹ ááťááŻáˇáá˝ááşá¸ááťááş áážá
áşááŻáážááááşá
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The first flaw is that it's not completely accurate.
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ááá ááťááŻáˇáá˝ááşá¸ááťááşá ááŻáśá¸ááŻáśá¸ áááááťáá°á¸á
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Seven to eight hours of sleep, while recommended for adults, is just an average.
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á ááŹááŽáááą á ááŹááŽáĄáá áĄáááşá
ááşááŹá áá°ááźáŽá¸áĄáá˝ááş áĄááźáśááźáŻááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄáááŻááşá¸ ááťááşá¸ááťážááŹááŤá
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And while messages have to be simplified for health communication to the public, sometimes important nuances get lost.
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áĄááťáŹá¸ááźááşáá°áᎠááťááşá¸ááŹááąá¸ áááşáá˝ááşáážáŻáĄáá˝ááş ááááşá¸á
ááŹá¸áá˝áąááᯠáážááşá¸áĄáąáŹááşááŻááşááŹá¸ááąáá˛áˇ áá
áşááŤáá
áşááśáážáŹ áĄááąá¸ááźáŽá¸áá˛áˇ áá˝á˛ááźáŹá¸áážáŻáá˝áą ááťáąáŹááşáá˝áŹá¸áááşáááşá
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So yes, it's true that not getting enough sleep in the long term is associated with health problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression.
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ááŤááźáąáŹááˇáş ááąáážááşáážáŹ áĄáááşááąá¸ááááŹá áážááŻáśá¸áá˝áąá¸ááźáąáŹáááŻááşááŹááąáŹááŤá ááŽá¸ááťááŻááąáŹááŤáá˛áˇ á
áááşááŹááşááťáᏠá
áá˛áˇ ááťááşá¸ááŹááąá¸ ááźáżááŹáá˝áąáá˛áˇ áááşáá˝ááşááąáᏠáážááşááŤáááşá
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But fixating solely on seven to eight hours ignores the fact that there's a range of sleep that people need.
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ááŤááąáá˛áˇ á ááŹááŽáááą á ááŹááŽáĄáá˝ááşá¸áᏠááźáŻááźááşááŹá áá°áá˝áąáááŻáĄááşáá˛áˇ áĄáááşááťáááş áĄáááŻááşá¸áĄááźáŹá¸ áážááááşáááŻááŹááᯠááťá
áşááťá°áážáŻááŹááŤá
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The duration of a good night's sleep can be different for different people.
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áá
áşááᏠááąáŹááşá¸á
á˝áŹ áĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻáá˛áˇ ááźáŹááťáááşáᏠááá°áá˛áˇ áá°áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş ááá°ááŽáááŻááşáá°á¸á
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Some adults need eight, but some are just fine on six.
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áá°ááźáŽá¸áááťááŻáˇáážáŹ á ááŹááŽáááŻáĄááşááąáá˛áˇ áááťááŻáˇá á ááŹááŽáá˛áˇ ááŻáśááąáŹááşáááşá
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The second flaw with this kind of doomsday messaging is that it can be counterproductive, especially for people who do have trouble sleeping.
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ááŽááᯠááźáąáŹááşá
áᏠááááşá¸á
ááŹá¸ááťááŻá¸áá˛áˇ ááŻááá ááťááŻáˇáá˝ááşá¸ááťááşá áĄáá°á¸áááźááˇáş áĄáááşáááťáąáŹáşáá˛áˇáá°áá˝áąáĄáá˝ááş áááˇáşááťááşáááşááźá
áşá
áąáááŻááşáááşá
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For instance, in 2019, it was estimated that 21 percent of adults in the US were wearing sleep tracking devices.
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áĽááᏠáááá ááŻáážá
áşá US áážáŹ áá°ááźáŽá¸ áá % áᏠáĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻ ááźáąááŹááśááááááŹáá˝áą áááşáááşááźáááşáááŻáˇ áááˇáşáážááşá¸ááááşá
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And that number is probably growing. And I get it.
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ááŽáĄááąáĄáá˝ááşá áááŻá¸ááŹáááŻááşáááşá ááťá˝ááşá ááŹá¸áááşáááşá
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It's fascinating to see how much sleep you've gotten each night and to know what part of your night was spent in deep sleep or dreaming.
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ááááŻááşá¸ áááşááąáŹááş áĄáááşáá˛á ááá˛áˇ áááşáĄáááŻááşá¸ááᯠáážá
áşááźááŻááşá
á˝áŹ áĄáááşááťáąáŹáşáá˛á ááŤáážáááŻááş (áááŻáˇ) áĄáááşáááşáááşááą áᲠáááŻááŹááᯠáááááŻáˇá á
áááşáááşá
áŹá¸á
ááŹááŤá
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But having all of that sleep data is causing some people to become obsessed with it, so much so that itâs leading to a condition some call orthosomnia:
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ááŤááąáá˛áˇ ááŽáĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻ ááąáᏠáĄáŹá¸ááŻáśá¸ áážáááŹá áááťááŻáˇáá°áá˝áąááᯠááŤáá˛áˇ áĽááŤááŤááşááźá
áşááŹá
áąááźáŽá¸ áááťááŻáˇá ááąáŤáşááźáá˛áˇ orthosomnia áĄááźáąáĄááąááᯠáŚá¸áááşá
áąáááşá
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a preoccupation with the constant need to achieve perfect sleep.
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ááźáŽá¸ááźááˇáşá
áŻáśáá˛áˇ áĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻááᯠááážááááŻáˇ á
ááşáááşáááźááş áááŻáĄááşáá˛áˇ á
áááşá
á˝á˛áááşá¸áážáŻááŤá
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And this condition, ironically, is causing more sleep problems.
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ááŽáĄááźáąáĄááąá ááźá
áşááťááşááąáŹáˇ áĄáááşááąá¸áááá˛áˇ ááźáżááŹáá˝áąááᯠáááŻááźá
áşá
áąáááşá
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Now orthosomnia might be an extreme example, but the anxiety of not getting enough sleep is keeping some of us up at night.
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áᲠorthosomnia á áá˝ááşáá˛áá˛áˇ ááŹáááá
áşáᯠááźá
áşáááŻááşááąáá˛áˇ áĄááŻáśáĄááąáŹááş ááĄáááşááŹááᯠá
ááŻá¸ááááşá
áááşá áááťááŻáˇááᯠááááşáážáŹ áĄáááşáááťáąáŹáşá
áąááŹááŤá
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So here's what some experts are saying. Stop fixating on the number because that can lead to unrealistic expectations of sleep.
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ááŽááąáŹáˇ ááŤá áááŹáážááşáĄááťááŻáˇá ááźáąáŹááąááźááŹááŤá áááşáá˝áąáˇáááťáá˛áˇ áĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻ ááťážáąáŹáşáááˇáşááťááşáá˝áąááᯠááźá
áşá
áąáááŻááşáááŻáˇ ááśááŤááşááᯠááźáŻááźááşááŹááᯠáááşáááŻááşááŤá
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According to Dr. Colleen Carney, a psychologist and the head of the Ryerson University Sleep Lab, the basic questions you should ask yourself are:
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Ryerson University Sleep Lab ááž á
áááşáááŹáážááşáá
áşáŚá¸ááźá
áşáá˛áˇ ááąáŤááşáᏠColleen Carney áá˛áˇ áĄáááŻáĄá áááˇáşáááŻááşáááş ááąá¸áááˇáşáá˛áˇ áĄááźáąááś ááąá¸áá˝ááşá¸áá˝áąá-
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Do I feel reasonably well-rested during the day? Do I generally sleep through the night without disturbances? Or, if I wake, do I fall back asleep easily?
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ááąáˇáááşáážáŹ ááąáŹááşá¸áá˝ááşá
á˝áŹ áĄááŹá¸áá°ááąáááşáááŻáˇ ááśá
áŹá¸áááŹá¸á ááąááŻááťáĄááąáá˛áˇ áĄáážáąáŹááşáĄáážááşááážááᲠáá
áşáááŻáśá¸ áĄáááşááťáąáŹáşááŹá¸á ááŤáážáááŻááş áááŻá¸áááş áá˝ááşáá˝ááşáá˛áˇ ááźááşáĄáááşááŹá¸á
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Can I stay awake through the day without involuntarily falling asleep? If your answers are yes to all three, you probably don't need to worry about your sleep.
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áá°áˇáĄáááŻááᯠáĄáááşáááťáąáŹáşáá˛áá˛áˇ áá
áşááąáˇááŻáśá¸ áááŻá¸ááąáááŻááşááŹá¸á áĄááźáąááŻáśá¸ááŻááŻáśá¸áĄáá˝ááş ááŻááşáááşáááŻáááş áááˇáşáĄáááşááťáááşáĄáá˝ááş á
áááşáá°á
ááŹááááŻááąáŹááşááŤáá°á¸á
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And if you're struggling with your sleep, instead of buying expensive blue light filters or fancy sleep trackers, try talking with your doctor to make sure there aren't any medical conditions that need to be explored first.
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áááşáᏠáĄáááşá
ááşááŹáĄáá˝ááş ááŻááşá¸áááşááąááááş á
áťáąá¸ááźáŽá¸áá˛áˇ áĄááźáŹááąáŹááş áĄáááşá¸á
á
áşááŻááşá
ááşáá˝áą(áááŻáˇ) áĄáááşá
ááşáážáŻ ááźáąááŹááśáááááᏠáĄáááşá¸áá˝áąááᯠáááşááŹáĄá
áŹá¸ ááááŚá¸á
á˝áŹáážáŹáá˝áąáááŻáˇ áááŻáĄááşáá˛áˇ ááąá¸áááşáááŻááşáᏠáĄááźáąáĄááąáá˝áąááážááᏠááąááťáŹáááŻáˇ áááˇáşáááŹáááşáá˛áˇ áá˝áąá¸áá˝áąá¸ááźááˇáşááŤá
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Then try evidence-based recommendations laid out by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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ááŽááąáŹááş American Academy of Sleep Medicine áááą ááťáážááşááŹá¸áá˛áˇ áĄááąáŹááşáĄááŹá¸ áĄááźáąááś áĄááźáśááźáŻááťááşáá˝áąááᯠá
ááşá¸ááźááˇáşááŤá
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What's really cool is that there's a highly effective therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, or CBT-I, It doesnât have any medications involved.
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ááááş ááąáŹááşá¸ááŹáááąáŹáˇ áĄáááşáááťáąáŹáşááŹáĄáá˝ááş áááážáŻáááŻááşáᏠáĄááźáŻáĄáá°ááŻááŻáśá¸áááŻáˇááąáŤáşáá˛áˇ áĄáá˝ááşááááąáŹááşáá˛áˇááŻááŻáśá¸áá
áşáᯠááŤáážáááŻááş CBT-I áážáááŤáááşá áááşá¸áážáŹ ááŹááąá¸ááŤá¸ááž áááŤáááşááŤáá°á¸á
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And it has a really low failure rate.
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áááşá¸áážáŹ ááťáážáŻáśá¸áážáŻáážáŻááşá¸áááşá¸ ááááş áááşá¸ááŤá¸áááşá
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