In a 2019 video produced for the Child Mind Institute that went viral, actor and comedian Bill Hader discussed his lifelong struggles with anxiety. Hader said that anxiety “doesn’t really go away; you manage it. Instead of pushing away your anxiety—and I always imagined my anxiety as this little monster that would attack my face or pull at my ears—instead of pushing that thing away and trying to fight it, I would just go, ‘Hey, buddy,’ like it was a little monkey, and I’d [say], ‘Okay, sit on my shoulder. Let’s hang out.’”
The debate over how to cope with anxiety disorders is the issue of the moment. Potential cures fuel social media feeds, news reports and water-cooler conversations. Everyone, it seems, has tips: CBD (cannabidiol) oil, meditation, yoga, cognitive behavioural therapy, Xanax, visualisation.
It’s with good reason: Anxiety is now the most common form of mental illness in the US. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that anxiety disorders affect more than 19 percent of the adult population each year. And a 2018 American Psychiatric Association public opinion poll found that 39 percent of those surveyed reported increased anxiety over the previous year.
While we throw around the word “anxiety”, this collection of disorders is often improperly self-diagnosed. According to NIMH, generalised anxiety disorder is not just fretting, embarrassment, nerves or situational stress, but rather, the experience of excessive anxiety or worry about everyday life events that can prove debilitating. Some performance anxiety before a test or sleeplessness after a traumatic event is not anxiety; ongoing distress that gets in the way of enjoying life is.
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The Great Unknown
It's a fresh chapter for Thai actress Nuttanicha "Nychaa" Dungwattanawanich as she strikes out on her own.
FINDING XANADU
Adventure, magic and freedom await in the land of the blue sky, Mongolia.
TALKING POINTS
From the worlds of Art, Culture, Travel and Design.
TIMELESS LUXURY
In Hosanna Swee and Tom Chng's stunning apartment, an eye for detail and love for horological collectibles reveals an elegant and minimalist escape.
PRIM FOR PRIMETIME
Chanikarn \"Prim\" Tangkabodee reminisces on her journey from a child actor to a superstar in-the-making.
INSPIRATION
The suave music artiste is no stranger to the world of fashion. In fact, he describes fashion as the forefront of his and his family's personal expression, as well as a form of manners.
WELL, SUITED?
As attitudes towards dress codes shift, is the suit about to exit our closets?
DARK HORSE
In his next role and what is easily his most challenging character to date―actor Brian Ng wants one thing from you: your hatred.
THE POWER OF PERETTI
In a hidden village of Sant Marti Vell in Spain, where Elsa Peretti lived, loved and created enduring symbols of design and beauty for Tiffany & Co., Kenneth Goh traces and marvels at her 50 years of legacy.
REDEFINING ROYALTY
Chaumet's Charles Leung talks to BAZAAR about the beauty and the resilience of the 244-year-old French jewellery brand in a new era.