What is Anxiety

1 minute Emily Sebald Written by Emily Sebald Published 10/29/20

What is Anxiety and Why do we need it?

We ALL have anxiety. How much it affects us individually varies, but have you ever wondered why we need it in the first place? So often when we experience high levels of anxiety we find ourselves wishing we didn’t ever have to feel it in the first place.

Watch my video to learn about why anxiety is important for us to experience, how it affects us, and what we can do about it.

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Written by Emily Sebald

Emily Sebald is a therapist in California who specializes in family and individual therapy.

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