anxiety disorder
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In generalized anxiety disorder, for example, people may worry excessively about ordinary events and struggle to control nervousness or fear.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
“I don’t drink coffee, but I like caffeine. And I like being able to make sure it’s the same amount because I have anxiety disorder and I know how much I can handle.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The plaintiff’s former therapist, Victoria Burke, testified that she diagnosed Kaley with body dysmorphia and social phobia, a type of anxiety disorder, in her early teens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
He was battling with chronic hypochondria - known formally as illness anxiety disorder - a condition that is characterised by an excessive, disabling fear of having a serious undiagnosed medical illness.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
I had never been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but Dr. Howell said that anxiety and depression often went hand in hand.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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