Treatment for anxiety may include talk therapy to develop coping techniques and sometimes antidepressants or anti-anxiety medication. Certain lifestyle behaviors may also help reduce anxiety.
But for nine-year-old Everts, who struggles with anxiety, he says his recent training in Boy Scouts allowed him to overcome his fear in the moment, call 911, and save his mother's life.
"Every election cycle brings a flare-up of anxiety," Levounis said, "but this year feels particularly intense." He attributed this heightened tension to several factors, including predictions of a ...