Anxiety
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is an intense, excessive fear or worry about everyday situations. Some symptoms can include fast heart rate, sweating, feeling tired, irritability and difficulty breathing. Most individuals have experienced some form of anxiety in their daily life, such as the butterflies you feel when you have to give a public speech. But everyday anxiety is much more than that. Individuals with Generalized Anxiety find it difficult to live their life to the fullest because of being in a constant state of worry or fear.
What causes anxiety?
Anxiety can be brought on by childhood experiences such as trauma or stress. Sometimes anxiety is brought on by a recent event such as a natural disaster, difficult experience or chemical imbalance. Symptoms can arise as early as childhood or can show up at seemingly random times.
Are there different forms of anxiety?
Yes. There are various forms of anxiety. Generalized anxiety disorder is an everyday or persistent worry that interferes with your daily life. Symptoms can include restlessness, feeling on edge, easily tired, difficulty with concentrating, muscle tension or problems with sleeping.
Different Forms of Anxiety:
Social Anxiety
is significant distress and discomfort towards being a large group of people. Many individuals with social anxiety are concerned with being embarrassed, humiliated, rejected or looked down upon in social situations. Many people with social anxiety try to avoid social situations or endure the situation with great anxiety and discomfort and may even become physically ill in these types of settings. Social anxiety can include a fear of eating or drinking in public.
Social Anxiety
is significant distress and discomfort towards being a large group of people. Many individuals with social anxiety are concerned with being embarrassed, humiliated, rejected or looked down upon in social situations. Many people with social anxiety try to avoid social situations or endure the situation with great anxiety and discomfort and may even become physically ill in these types of settings. Social anxiety can include a fear of eating or drinking in public.
Panic Disorder
is shown through recurrent panic attacks. These attacks occur with little to no notice and can interfere with an individual’s daily life.
Symptoms of a Panic Attack
- Pounding Heart
- Sweating
- Shaking
- Feelings of shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Dizziness
- Feelings of choking
- Numbness or tingling in your hands, feet or through out the body
- Chills or hot flashes
- Nausea or abdominal pain
- Fear of losing control
- Feeling detached from reality
- Fear of dying
These symptoms can often feel like a medical emergency such as a heart attack or other life threatening illness and cause many people to seek immediate medical attention.
Experiencing one or more of these symptoms?
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