Anxiety Disorder Symptoms
Ask yourself the following questions in order to gauge whether or not you suffer from anxiety disorder.
Are you constantly tense, worried, or on edge? Does your anxiety interfere with your work, school, or other responsibilities? Are you plagued by fears that you know are irrational, but can’t shake? Do you avoid everyday situations or activities because they make you anxious? Do you experience sudden, unexpected attacks of heart-pounding panic? If you find yourself nodding your head up and down, you may suffer from anxiety disorder. Since there are over 100 symptoms associated with anxiety disorder, schedule an appointment with your doctor to rule out other medical problems.
We all worry and feel tense or scared when we feel pressured or are facing a stressful situation. Because anxiety disorder is a group of symptoms rather than a single condition, it can look very different from person to person. One individual may suffer from intense anxiety attacks that strike without warning, while another gets panicky at the thought of mingling at a party. Someone else may struggle with a disabling fear of driving or uncontrollable, intrusive thoughts. Still another may live in a constant state of tension, worrying about anything and everything. But despite their different forms, anxiety disorder shares one major symptom: persistent or severe fear or worry in situations where most people wouldn’t feel threatened.
In general, symptoms of anxiety disorder are either emotional or physical. Emotional symptoms of anxiety include irrational, excessive worry and fear, apprehension, trouble concentrating, feeling tense, irritability, feeling like your minds gone blank, restlessness and an overwhelming sense of dread. Anxiety is more than just a feeling. As a product of the body’s fight-or-flight response, anxiety involves a wide range of physical symptoms. Because of the numerous physical symptoms, anxiety sufferers often mistake their disorder for a medical illness. They may visit many doctors and make numerous trips to the hospital before their anxiety disorder is discovered. Common physical symptoms of anxiety disorder include a pounding heart, sweating, nausea and shortness of breath. You may also experience muscle soreness, headaches, fatigue and insomnia.
Anxiety disorder often rears its ugly head with no warning at all. You may experience episodes of extreme panic or fear. During these episodes, the terror can be so severe that you feel as if you’re about to die or totally lose control. The physical symptoms are themselves so frightening that many people think they’re having a heart attack. People with anxiety disorder are chronic worrywarts and feel anxious nearly all of the time. Anxiety disorder is awful, frightening, and frustrating. Anxiety disorder can be brought under control with the right medications but there is no quick fix or medical cure. Coping with the symptoms of anxiety disorder can be attained with help and support.
We all worry and feel tense or scared when we feel pressured or are facing a stressful situation. Because anxiety disorder is a group of symptoms rather than a single condition, it can look very different from person to person. One individual may suffer from intense anxiety attacks that strike without warning, while another gets panicky at the thought of mingling at a party. Someone else may struggle with a disabling fear of driving or uncontrollable, intrusive thoughts. Still another may live in a constant state of tension, worrying about anything and everything. But despite their different forms, anxiety disorder shares one major symptom: persistent or severe fear or worry in situations where most people wouldn’t feel threatened.
In general, symptoms of anxiety disorder are either emotional or physical. Emotional symptoms of anxiety include irrational, excessive worry and fear, apprehension, trouble concentrating, feeling tense, irritability, feeling like your minds gone blank, restlessness and an overwhelming sense of dread. Anxiety is more than just a feeling. As a product of the body’s fight-or-flight response, anxiety involves a wide range of physical symptoms. Because of the numerous physical symptoms, anxiety sufferers often mistake their disorder for a medical illness. They may visit many doctors and make numerous trips to the hospital before their anxiety disorder is discovered. Common physical symptoms of anxiety disorder include a pounding heart, sweating, nausea and shortness of breath. You may also experience muscle soreness, headaches, fatigue and insomnia.
Anxiety disorder often rears its ugly head with no warning at all. You may experience episodes of extreme panic or fear. During these episodes, the terror can be so severe that you feel as if you’re about to die or totally lose control. The physical symptoms are themselves so frightening that many people think they’re having a heart attack. People with anxiety disorder are chronic worrywarts and feel anxious nearly all of the time. Anxiety disorder is awful, frightening, and frustrating. Anxiety disorder can be brought under control with the right medications but there is no quick fix or medical cure. Coping with the symptoms of anxiety disorder can be attained with help and support.
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