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Calming your anxiety and nerves is easier said than done. “Just relax” doesn’t work, and “it’s okay” doesn’t help! So what do you do?
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Ativan (available generically as lorazepam) is a powerful anti-anxiety drug in the class of medications known as benzodiazepines. It is a fast-...
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If you have math anxiety, your issues with solving number problems may have nothing to do with your math capability or disdain of numbers.
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