How to Use anxiety disorder in a Sentence

anxiety disorder

noun
  • This one is about a high school boy with social anxiety disorder.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • These fears are the same ones folks with social anxiety disorder have.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2021
  • The teen’s mother told the paper her son has an anxiety disorder.
    — Fox News, 6 Oct. 2020
  • But for people with anxiety disorders, the sense of fear and dread can be crippling and constant.
    — Caroline Foran, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2019
  • The next day Slinky, a sickly dog with an anxiety disorder, tried to attack her again.
    — New York Times, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Greinke has a social anxiety disorder, so there’s nothing funny about any of this.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2019
  • The vet suggested wearing him out to help with his anxiety disorder.
    — New York Times, 22 Jan. 2021
  • About one in three Americans will have at least one anxiety disorder during the course of their lives.
    — Andrea Petersen, Redbook, 15 May 2017
  • Someone who has an anxiety disorder is more likely to be depressed, and vice versa.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Throughout all of this, a latent anxiety disorder sprouted, and then bloomed.
    — Sarah Watts /, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2018
  • Moms that have a hard time connecting to the baby, may or may not have a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder.
    — Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Chew went on to seek the help of a therapist, and was later diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
    — Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 17 July 2024
  • Taylor, who is autistic and has an anxiety disorder, deals with her feelings for Jamie.
    — Emily Ables, Seventeen, 31 May 2018
  • In fact, more than half of people who are diagnosed with depression have an anxiety disorder as well.
    — Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2022
  • Heat waves raise the risk of mental health issues like mood and anxiety disorders, and are well known to increase aggression.
    — WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
  • An 11-year-old with social anxiety disorder finds comfort in a mutt named Dude.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019
  • People who are sensitive to light and have an anxiety disorder may feel their mood drop in the evenings, along with the sun, Saltz said.
    — Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Ahead, learn more about the symptoms of anxiety, the different kinds of anxiety disorders, and how to help your child at home.
    — Marisa Cohen, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Recently, a major study found a link between choline levels in the brain and anxiety disorders.
    — Lauren Manaker, SELF, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Those with anxiety disorders saw that risk increase to nearly 33%.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But after suffering from a long-term chronic illness, she was left with a severe anxiety disorder that put her whole life on hold.
    — Marija Butkovic, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • In other words, these people were almost four times more likely to be diagnosed with a new anxiety disorder, the study said.
    — Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But for many, experts say there may be a smidge of social anxiety disorder (SAD) at play as well.
    — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2021
  • The story line follows an 11-year-old boy starting middle school who has a social anxiety disorder.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019
  • Some had heart attacks or suffered depressive and anxiety disorders.
    — Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In the show, a woman with an anxiety disorder seeks treatment that includes breathing exercises and lying on the snow in a bathing suit.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020
  • That’s a lot of suffering, and then add to that the people struggling with anxiety disorder, which is being diagnosed in record numbers.
    — Sean Illing, Vox, 21 May 2018
  • Parents have been found to be more controlling with daughters than with sons — and controlling parenting is linked to a greater risk of anxiety disorders in kids.
    — Andrea Petersen, Redbook, 15 May 2017
  • Nicole Maggio What are the different types of anxiety disorders?
    — Kayla Webley Adler, Marie Claire, 8 July 2019
  • The parents do have their hands full managing the dynamics because one of the girls has a pretty serious anxiety disorder.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 26 May 2026

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