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Anxiety Disorders And Age
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Do anxiety disorders tend to get better or get worse with age?
How would someone who has had several bouts of health anxiety cope in their 60’s and 70’s when illness often increases
How would someone who has had several bouts of health anxiety cope in their 60’s and 70’s when illness often increases
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.They may move from anxiety type to depression. While age and experience may mean a person develops coping strategies they may be more prone to the effects of social isolation, and loneliness. There could be some change in the type of anxiety. Social and role conflict types would likely decrease but health anxieties may become worse, and for men performance anxiety with the increased incidence of erectile dysfunction with age.
Anxiety disorders can become worse or better with age.
Work related stuff used to cause me dreadful anxiety but with age and experience I've learnt to let things go over my head. That's not to say that I don't get anxious any more - I do - but periods of anxiety are more transient and I'm more resilient now.
There are various coping strategies you can try and medications if your anxiety become crippling. Seeking counsel from your GP and or support groups is best in the first instance.
One of the best forms of self-therapy is taking yourself out of a situation which may be causing you distress and trying relaxation techniques such as listening to soothing sounds, a hot bath with candles and calming music, etc. That doesn't work for everyone but helps some. Long walks in the countryside to release those endorphins and taking in the beauty of nature can also be very therapeutic.
Work related stuff used to cause me dreadful anxiety but with age and experience I've learnt to let things go over my head. That's not to say that I don't get anxious any more - I do - but periods of anxiety are more transient and I'm more resilient now.
There are various coping strategies you can try and medications if your anxiety become crippling. Seeking counsel from your GP and or support groups is best in the first instance.
One of the best forms of self-therapy is taking yourself out of a situation which may be causing you distress and trying relaxation techniques such as listening to soothing sounds, a hot bath with candles and calming music, etc. That doesn't work for everyone but helps some. Long walks in the countryside to release those endorphins and taking in the beauty of nature can also be very therapeutic.
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