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Anxiety - 3 Strikes Against Me

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13 Oct 2022 •

Rx 4 Wholeness

By Lynn Rae A few years ago, my anxiety was getting the better of me. I was restless; I couldn’t sit still to watch TV; I paced around my apartment; I couldn’t read. I knew my mood was going down and I was going to have to do something about it – AND FAST! I called my psychiatrist. I told him I had 3 strikes against me:

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