Understanding Your Anxiety Beyond the Diagnosis
19 Oct 2026 · 1 min
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In this segment, Shari B. Kaplan, LCSW, emphasizes that anxiety often stems from underlying neurological processes rather than being solely a mental‑health label. She argues that clinicians should educate patients about how their bodies may have developed anxiety responses from childhood, provide a functional definition of those responses, and equip them with self‑regulation tools. By doing so, patients can move away from the default assumption that a diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder mandates lifelong medication, and instead learn to coach themselves toward healthier nervous‑system functioning.
