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Welcome to Freedom From Fear's Homepage
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Freedom From Fear is a national not-for-profit mental health advocacy association. Mary Guardino founded FFF in 1984 as an outgrowth of her own personal experiences having suffered from anxiety and depressive illnesses for more than 25 years. The mission of FFF is to impact, in a positive way, the lives of all those affected by anxiety, depressive and related disorders through advocacy, education, research and community support.

Anxiety and Depressive disorders are the most common of all mental illnesses.  They are medical illnesses.  Anxiety disorders alone affect more than 40 million adult American's each year, causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty.  Depression affects approximately 20 million adult Americans causing them to have symptoms such as hopelessness, sleep problems and feelings of being "down" and "blue".  Both anxiety and depressive illnesses are severe, chronic and extremely impairing to the individuals who are affected by them. Furthermore, they can have a devastating effect on the family members of those suffering from anxiety and depression.  However, the good news is that both anxiety and depressive illnesses are treatable.

This website contains valuable information based on research findings on anxiety and depressive illnesses and the treatments that work.

We hope that you will take some time and explore this site.  We are sure that the information provided will be very helpful.

If you wish to see videos talking about anxiety and depressive illnesses, please feel free to click on the YouTube link or our internet talk show link, The Mind in Motion, provided below.

Real People. Real Treatments. Real Success Stories.