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Using philosophy to deal with anxiety

November 13, 2014 by Jennifer Hancock

Anxiety is partly a biological problem and a partly a philosophical problem. Which comes first – and how should we respond?

Categories Free Tags anxiety, coping, depression, fear, how to get help, humanism, philosophy 2 Comments
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