| Worry, fear, and anxiety are a normal part of our | | | | body to prepare for the flight-to-fight response. |
| life. Have you experienced feeling anxious before | | | | The lungs, heart, and other parts of the body |
| taking an exam and later find out that you got a | | | | work faster and the brain releases stress |
| higher result more than what you've expected? | | | | hormones, including adrenaline, and that explains |
| Or, feeling anxious for a job interview and ended | | | | that physical symptoms. |
| up getting hired, or feeling frightened walking | | | | Anxiety disorder symptoms may experience |
| down an alley where bad things often happened? | | | | physically can include but not limited to: |
| Normal anxiety helps us cope in any stressful | | | | Abdominal discomfort |
| situation, it also keeps us watchful. | | | | Diarrhea |
| Mental health professional are not concerned with | | | | Dry mouth |
| normal anxiety. But, if your anxiety suddenly | | | | Rapid heartbeat or palpitations |
| occur without apparent reason and lasts for | | | | Tightness or pain in chest |
| weeks to months and happens in most days than | | | | Shortness of breath |
| not, that is another issue. If anxiety persists in | | | | Dizziness |
| most days than not, and takes longer than six | | | | Frequent urination |
| months, it has become an immobilizing disorder. | | | | Difficulty swallowing |
| An anxiety disorder is a recurring and excessive | | | | Anxiety disorder symptoms may experience |
| anxiety and worry about events or activities | | | | psychologically can include: |
| without logical reasons at all lasting for more than | | | | Insomnia |
| six moths and it is interfering with everyday | | | | Irritability |
| activities, such as going to work, and socializing. A | | | | Inability to concentrate |
| person experiencing anxiety condition finds it | | | | Fear of going crazy or dying |
| difficult to control the feelings of worry and fear. | | | | Feeling unreal and not in control of your behavior |
| The thing about people with anxiety disorder is | | | | There are several types of anxiety disorders and |
| that they actually know that what they think of | | | | sometimes they are associated with physical |
| feel is not real and that they are just made-up. | | | | problem such alcohol and drug abuse. Anxiety is |
| The common anxiety disorders are Panic | | | | the main symptoms of other mental illness called |
| Disorder, Social Phobia, Agoraphobia, Specific | | | | anxiety disorders. Anxiety disorder symptoms |
| Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, | | | | may differ from the symptoms of other anxiety |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Separation Anxiety, | | | | disorders, but all the symptoms cluster around |
| Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, and Selective | | | | excessive, irrational fear and dread. |
| Mutism. | | | | For people with anxiety condition, cheer up! Your |
| A person with anxiety condition may suffer | | | | world does not stop there because there is cure |
| different anxiety disorder symptoms. And | | | | for anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are curable |
| because no two individuals are the same, the | | | | and there are two types of treatments available |
| anxiety disorder symptoms may vary from one | | | | for anxiety disorder- medication and |
| person to the other. | | | | psychotherapy. But, it is said that the proven |
| The physical symptoms of anxiety disorder are | | | | most effective way to treat anxiety sufferers is |
| cause by brain sending messages to parts of the | | | | psychotherapy. |