I have an anxiety disorder.  It's no picnic!
i feel you.. i think i have it too. I've been having significant feelings of anxiety and fear. I 'm going to see the doctor in 2 weeks
I take an SSRI, it's really helped me.  Are there other common treatments for anxiety disorders?
I'm not sure :( And the case of anxiety disorders is a combination of genetic factors
I didn't realize it was genetic, I figured it was situational
anxiety disorder.
The cause of anxiety disorders is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Risk factors include a history of child abuse, family history of mental disorders, and poverty. Anxiety disorders often occur with other mental disorders, particularly major depressive disorder, personality disorder, and substance use disorder. To be diagnosed symptoms typically need to be present for at least 6 months, be more than what would be expected for the situation, and decrease functioning. Other problems that may result in similar symptoms include hyperthyroidism; heart
look like an idiot doing this, quite frankly.”
On not being a TV talking head he has said “I have friends who go on TV a lot and say, 'You ought to be on TV.' I don't do it partly because of performance anxiety. I'm pretty sure I'm going to screw it up. Second, it just makes me feel like a fraud. Popping off about issues of the day that I'm considered an expert on simply because I read the paper that morning