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Sep 2022

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#50 Can Anxiety create physical symptoms...

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Can anxiety create actual physical symptoms or is something else wrong with me? This is one question we all have when we first get diagnosed with anxiety. It's hard to believe that our body/mind can actually create physical symptoms. Having these thoughts can actually make anxiety worse. Let's look at how the body and mind work when anxiety is created in our mind.

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