tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post9004069663879067004..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Googling AnxietyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-12604316988283571662018-10-10T13:30:13.474-04:002018-10-10T13:30:13.474-04:00I remember when I was young, a close friend of the...I remember when I was young, a close friend of the family had a panic attack trying to board an airplane.<br /><br /><br />I had no real understanding of what was wrong at the time, and it was treated as something almost shameful, not to be asked or talked about - and this growing up in a household run by a practicing medical doctor. And yet, I knew about depression, even if only imperfectly, and never felt like it was a subject I couldn't talk about.<br /><br />There may well be more anxiety floating around than before - in fact, I don't doubt it. But I also feel like society has shifted such that people now more openly acknowledge and talk about anxiety, and there's a greater shared awareness and understanding of the problem, alongside a greater sympathy for those who suffer it.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.com