30 Women Get Real About What It's Like to Live With Anxiety—And How They Cope

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.7."I don't suffer severe anxiety, just enough to be disruptive. I tried for over a year to meditate and journal it away before trying medication. Now I'm wondering why I waited so long to ask for help from a doctor. It's been so helpful."—Rebecca G., 36, Burnsville, MN

8."I had my first Mirena IUD birth control placed three months ago and have had an uptick in anxiety in general along with a few episodes or panic attacks where I feel like I'm drowning or suffocating and can't breathe. My doctor says Mirena doesn't do that, but it correlates with getting it placed. It's starting to make me think I'm going crazy. Time to find alternative birth control."—Janette K., 37, Gainesville, FL

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