Anxiety and addiction often co-occur and according to the Anxiety and Depression Society of America, up to 20% of individuals suffering from anxiety also are suffering from addiction. The Anxiety catalog offers content on how to recognize anxiety disorder, strategies to treat anxiety, and how to understand how anxiety and addiction are often intertwined.
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Substance Use
Article from Verywell Mind by Deborah R. Glasofer, PhD
From the article:
"While the exact mechanism by which an individual develops co-occurring generalized anxiety and substance use disorders remains unclear, self-medication is thought to play an important role. When an individual decides independently to use a substance to soothe or manage a particular symptom, it is referred to as “self-medicating.”
This article explains the relationship between generalized anxiety disorder and substance use.
