Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki has some research-backed tips for turning anxiety—an all-too-familiar and unpleasant emotion for many people—into a “superpower.” In an effort to neutralize some of the shame and stigma associated with the condition, Suzuki, a professor of neural science at New York University, likes to begin her talks by citing that as much as 90 percent of the world’s population suffers from what she calls “everyday” anxiety—as distinct from clinical disorders, for which 28 percent of Americans have received a diagnosis at some point in their lifetime. With the pandemic still dragging on well into its second year, she’s begun to amend her estimate, suggesting that the proportion of those of us who fall into the first category is now likely about 100 percent. So we’ve all got it—whether it comes in the form of difficulty focusing, clamming up in meetings or in social situations, or tossing and turning …
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