Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety is a completely normal emotion that we all have in our lives. You might feel anxious when faced with a problem or at school or you think too much about your future. But Anxiety disorders evolve more than a temporary worry or fear.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

People with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) display excessive anxiety or worry, most days for at least 6 months, about a number of things such as personal health, work, social interactions, and everyday routine life circumstances. The fear and anxiety can cause significant problems in areas of their life, such as social interactions, school, and work.

Generalized anxiety disorder symptoms include:

Feeling restless, wound-up, or on-edge

Being easily fatigued

Having difficulty concentrating; mind going blank

Being irritable

Having muscle tension

Difficulty controlling feelings of worry

Having sleep problems, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, restlessness, or unsatisfying sleep

Panic Disorder

People with panic disorder have recurrent unexpected panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear that come on quickly and reach their peak within minutes. Attacks can occur unexpectedly or can be brought on by a trigger, such as a feared object or situation.

people may experience:

Heart palpitations, a pounding heartbeat, or an accelerated heartrate

Sweating Trembling or shaking

Sensations of shortness of breath, smothering, or choking

Feelings of impending doom

Feelings of being out of control”

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