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Because of some personal reasoning I have suffered from moderate anxiety for 6 months and after that 3 years of mild anxiety when I was a teen (from age 15 to 19). After the anxiety I lived happily for 7 years but after 7 years I have again suffer 2 months of moderate and 10 months of mild anxiety because of some reasons. Now I am fine but I have heard constant anxiety causes hippocampus to shrink and now I am worried about my brain that does It has shrinked. I feel my memory and other functions are normal. Please tell me is it possible that after nearly 5 years of anxiety my brain didn't shrinked if yes then why it didn't shrinked.
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Hi lybrate-user, traumatic experiences can shrink the hippocampus in those who don't recover. You have anxiety disorder which has not been left untreated. You have sought treatment and lived a happy life without medication also. Whenever there is some stress it can trigger the symptoms again. Don't overthink about shrinkage of hippo campus. You are functioning normally and thats what matters. Please take psychotherapy from a psychologist to relieve the fear and manage anxiety. All the best. Consult for same.
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