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The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic.
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Analysts expect gas prices to continue falling but remain unpredictable due to geopolitical tensions.
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After Rapetti's try, Hiddleston settled any nerves among the Scotland players, though Argentina scored two late tries.
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But despite his nerves, Byrd conquered his fear of flying to be with his friend of 81 years.
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High-cost financing decisions are almost always made in a state of anxiousness or panic.
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There are signs to look for in potential abusive relationships, like isolation from friends and family, controlling behaviors and anxiousness.
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And at times members of the congregation thank her and others for casting aside those anxieties and keeping this place going.
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That uncertainty allows anxiety to grow because your brain naturally wants answers that do not yet exist.
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“Tenseness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenseness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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