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Despite the name, antidepressants are often used in the treatment of other conditions, including anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and chronic pain.Depression hounded me through my teens and twenties. It was just the way it was. Not until I got married and my raging moods began to take their toll on someone else and threaten our relationship did I decide to seek help.
I had always been resistant to chemical solutions for depression. At the age of six months, a well-meaning doctor prescribed Valium to treat my “hyperactivity.” To this day, 
Public speaking, meeting the potential in-laws, a blind date, and even a job interview are all possible anxiety producing events. These, and other common life events will often cause any 'normal' person to experience some stress. When, however, the stress is so severe, so intense, so disproportionate to the reality, and the person becomes immobilized by the fear of being in the situation, that it becomes a real cause for concern, and will require medical counsel.
The person with this overwhelming fear will soon begin avoiding situations where succeed.
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