Through sixteen months of near isolation and chronic anxiety, she had relied on ritual to save her sanity.

Recovery from chronic social anxiety is possible in many cases, but usually only with some kind of therapy or sustained self-help or support group work.

Those with fewer resources have a harder time making ends meet, a situation that can be a tremendous source of chronic anxiety.

The second is one who, having so long endured fear, is steeped in chronic anxiety, although utterly free of despair.

De Botton claims that chronic anxiety about status is an inevitable side effect of any democratic, ostensibly egalitarian society.

But for an increasing number of students, the college experience is marred by chronic anxiety, stress and distress.

If chronic anxiety is a factor, a drug like Valium may be a useful adjunct to psychological treatment.

When does ordinary worry become chronic anxiety?

Although differing degrees of anxiety are common, young men who felt the most threatened in their youth tended to show chronic anxiety.

Women who are clinically depressed or suffering from chronic anxiety, for example, often report being unable to concentrate.