Adults

1. Latch on to triggers that set you off.

Figure out what frightens you and examine how your anxiety reaction is triggered. Your goal is to identify your particular triggers, so you can manage your fear when anxiety levels are low.

The fear of vomiting can become so all-consuming and terrifying that eating becomes a struggle and weight loss becomes dangerous. As sufferers try to protect themselves from throwing up, their world shrinks until it becomes impossible to work, go to school, or to socialize.

More than 40 million adults in the United States suffer from some form of anxiety.

It happens on a daily basis. I routinely scroll through my Facebook feed while sipping my morning tea.

Updated October 2020