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America’s Top Export May Be Anxiety
America the Anxious: How Our Pursuit of Happiness Is Creating a Nation of Nervous Wrecks
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In Lauren Oyler’s essay about anxiety last week, she referenced a late 19th century diagnosis known as Americanitis , which described “the high-strung, nervous, active temperament of the American people.” Whether incited by advances in technology (causing loss of sleep, excessive worry) or capitalism (causing long work days, fast pace of life), the... See more
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