Meet the people living with severe anxiety | 60 Minutes Australia

Subscribe here: 9Soci.al/chmP50... Full Episodes: 9now.app.link/... | Age of Anxiety (2017)
It's perfectly normal to have occasional moments where we feel nervous or worried, even a little fearful sometimes. But what about when those anxious feelings completely overwhelm and consume a person? It can be debilitating and in some cases life-threatening. In Australia today there is an epidemic of anxiety. It's not understood and it's not talked about, but this year a staggering two million people will suffer from this crippling condition. However, as Peter Overton discovers in this 60 MINUTES special report, there is hope: ground-breaking new research in Western Australia may hold the key to future treatments, while in Victoria one of man's best friends is proving a real life-saver.
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