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Rather than fearing anxiety, Rory McIlroy harnessed it to help him win the 2025 Masters. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

We Risk Over-Diagnosing Anxiety. There’s Another Way to Look at It

The Irish Times

Ian Robertson

The intense focus on our emotions and internal mental states without considering what is causing them can have problematic side effects.

OVERVIEW

In the 20th century, survey after survey identified a hump of unhappiness in the mortgage-burdened and career-stressed middle-aged. The young and the old, in contrast, were as happy as sandboys. But suddenly, all that has changed. Now research finds that the young are as miserable – in some studies more miserable – than their middle-aged parents, uncles and aunts.However, confidence is the greatest antidote to anxiety.Read Dr. Robertson's article in The Irish Times

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T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Chair Co-Leader, The BrainHealth Project

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