Anxiety Symptoms
This symptom is described as an involuntary movement of muscles in the body due to being overstimulated.
What are shakes?
More _____ than _____ experience anxiety on average.
Anxiety and this mental health condition affect similar functions of the brain, including sleep, hunger and mood.
What is depression?
True or false: Cannabis use medicinally and recreationally in NJ if you are under 21
False, 21+
This ritual has been practiced for centuries on all Hallow's Eve, but it is thought to have started with more practical hand-outs, like hot food and drink, not candy.
What is trick-or-treating?
If your thoughts were marathon runners, they could run circles around your brain for miles. This symptom is called:
What are racing thoughts?
____% of adults experience anxiety at least once a year.
What is 19.1%?
Anxiety and this mental health condition sometimes play off of each other. That is: anxiety symptoms appear, so to not feel these symptoms, I will use substances. And vice versa.
What is substance use disorder?
Cannabis use can exacerbate anxiety symptoms, like ________, _______ attacks and ________ disturbances.
What are paranoia, anxiety attacks, and sleep disturbances.
Hark! ______ are called "murders" in groups. Edgar Allen Poe would be proud.
What are ravens/crows?
This symptom is often mistaken for being "hyper" or "too much". Verbalizing racing thoughts, not thinking before speaking and immediately regretting what you say are also common descriptors.
What is oversharing?
Most anxiety symptoms stem from a very important part of the human body. Hint: where's the bathroom?!
What is the digestive system?
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Cannabis was considered a _______ drug for a long time until recently, meaning that using cannabis would inevitably lead to "harder" drugs.
What is a gateway drug?
On average, we all have the same number of hearts, lungs, feet and eyes. Would you believe we have 206 of these by the time we are adults?
What are bones?
This symptom over gets mistaken for being "lazy", and could also be a symptom of depression.
What is fatigue?
This age group experiences the most anxiety across the life span, according to reports.
Who are 18-24 year olds?
Attachment styles can vary depending on relationships, but usually have four categories: Secure attachment, _____ attachment, disorganized attachment, and avoidant attachment.
What is anxious attachment?
True or false: Cannabis is classified as a stimulant, a class of drug that is meant to activate your nervous system, to the point of presenting with anxiety symptoms.
False, cannabis is also classified as a depressant, stimulant and a hallucinogen.
Americans have Halloween to indulge in macabre delights: scary stories, fun costumes and pumpkin carving. Mexicans have been going above and beyond for centuries to celebrate this time of year, emphasis on Above and Beyond (the grave that is).
What is Day of the Dead?
This symptom is a common one, and parents know it well. People often mistake this as being "rude" and "disrespectful" when really? People just needs breaks.
What is irritability/anger?
According to psychiatry.org, ____% of adults feel more anxious than the previous year.
What is 43%?
Anxiety is formally called this diagnosis in clinical settings.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Just because someone uses a substance like cannabis to soothe their anxiety symptoms, that does not make them a bad person, a criminal, or a degenerate. Clinicians will often ask in person-centered therapy: "Do you use this substance to ____-_______?"
What is self-medicate?
Morticia and Gomez Addams are the gold standard for relationships and parenting. Although Morticia was happy to take Gomez's last name, she will always be a _______ (maiden name).
What is Frump?