Just uttering the word “anxiety” can often be enough to make people anxious. It’s the most common mental health condition, and the top reason why anyone goes to see a doctor.

As you move forward with addressing addiction issues, you will encounter triggers. This little word covers a lot of ground. A trigger can be anything that causes the brain to believe a “read” in the form of alcohol, drugs, etc., is on the way.

Anxiety is the number one reason why people seek medical help, and it has been for a long time. At the same time, anxiety remains misunderstood and under-reported. In some cases, it goes unnoticed.

For starters, let’s try some numbers on for size. The number of kids in the U.S. who were diagnosed with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rose by more than one million in the past decade.

If there’s anything that might qualify as the secret formula for life success, it might be healthy emotional regulation. Anyone who can experience all their emotions without being governed by them has found a shortcut to a happier life.

Close to 50 million Americans over the age of 12 have struggled with some kind of substance abuse disorder in the past year. Attempting to calculate how many loved ones have also been impacted by this reality is virtually impossible.