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M E N T A L H E A L T H
F
antasy: You're always all caught up at work and on
top of your game at home.
Reality: You're trying to manage it all, but you feel
constantly overwhelmed. Maybe you're not sleeping
well either, and you often tell yourself, I just can't
keep on doing all of this.
Sound familiar? If so, you're not alone. "In these fast-paced
and demanding times, operating in a constant state of anxiety
has become a societal norm," says Dr. Jennifer Main, an
internal medicine physician with Banner Fort Collins Medical
Center in Fort Collins, Co.
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Ways
to alleviate ongoing anxiety
"Many of us are in a
constant state of red
alert, overreacting to
everything coming
at us."
By Sandra
Gordon
~ Dr. Jennifer Main,
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center,
Fort Collins, Colo.