Anxiety Disorders: 15 Facts About The Most Common Mental Disorder, From Symptoms To Efforts To Reduce Stigma [MedicalDaily.com]

Ask artist Gemma Correll, and she'll tell you living with anxiety is like living in a real-life horror movie. Actually, don't ask her — simply click on her recentcomic book-style illustrations and you'll see an anxiety attack can begin when someone decides to call you instead of text. The illustrations are based on Correll's own "anxieties and neuroticisms," she told Mashable; she herself has been diagnosed with clinical anxiety and depression. Not only does finding the humor in her situation help her cope, but it doubles as education for other people who have no experience with these disorders.

Consider the list here an extension of that — education. Who does anxiety typically affect? When does it present itself? What treatment is available? Is there still stigma? Ultimately, a deeper understanding of anxiety disorders will make it easier for people like Correll to open up about their struggles, and show others their anxieties are nothing to be ashamed of. Greater visibility leads to greater social support.

[For more of this story, written by Stephanie Castillo, go to http://www.medicaldaily.com/an...fforts-reduce-369110]