A severe trauma in the form of terrorist activity has been experienced by all members of democratic society, and especially by those close to ground zero. The reality is that we are at risk for Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. At this moment, an intense “adaptation” process has been created for all victims. Whether conscious or not, this adaptation includes increased levels of anxiety that threaten individuals’, as well as, a society’s sense of security!

Generic to all anxiety disorders is an exaggerated sense of fear. This is seen with social phobia, panic disorder, obsessive- compulsive disorder, and generalized anxiety. Now there is a collective anxiety based on a very real fear.

There presently is great potential, not only for an increase in anxiety disorders, but also for an increase in any health problem that is affected by emotional stress.