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ANXIETY
A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders
TOLERANCE
The power or capacity of an organism to ___ unfavorable environmental conditions
WORRY
Something or someone that causes anxiety
FLASHBACKS
An unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (plural)
ISOLATION
A state of separation between persons or groups
TRAUMA
Any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc
TEARS
A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands (plural)
CONFUSION
Disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
GUILT
The state of having committed an offense
FEAR
An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
MEMORY
Something that is remembered
DISTRESS
A state of adversity
RELAPSE
A failure to maintain a higher state
SUICIDAL
Dangerous to yourself or your interests
DEPENDENCE
The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

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