A recent publication by the Anxiety Disorders Association of America documents several interesting statistics concerning anxiety disorders. I think the most interesting fact contained therein was that there are a tremendous number of people suffering from this disease. More than 40 million people in America have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder according to the report.
These numbers are staggering especially in light of the fact that the entire population of the country numbers at around 300 million. These statistics suggest that almost 20% of Americans struggle with anxiety.
The moral of all of this, I suppose, is that if you’ve been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder you are clearly in good company. These statistics illustrate that even though anxiety disorders are not entirely the “norm” they occur with such frequency that I would hope you don’t feel alone if you suffer from one.
