Everybody occasionally experiences the symptoms of anxiety, which include a racing heart, rapid breathing, and feelings of apprehension and fear. It’s possible that you experienced anxiety prior to an important event, major medical procedure, or social setting.
Anxiety is normal and a sign that something is wrong or requires our full attention. But you don’t want this response to take over your life or become exaggerated. You may have an anxiety disorder if you experience anxiety on a regular basis without any apparent cause.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a long-term condition that can make you feel anxious about a lot of different things and situations rather than just one thing.
You could have GAD if:
- You can’t let go of your worries.
- Your worrying affects your school, job, and social life.
- Your worrying is uncontrollable and causing you distress.
- You worry about everything, from your work or health to little things like housework.
You should see a doctor if anxiety is affecting your daily life or causing you distress. Based on your symptoms, they can determine your condition, which may include:
- feeling restless or anxious, being irritable,
- feeling easily tired,
- having trouble concentrating,
- feeling like your mind is going blank,
- having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep,
- having tense muscles
There are several varieties of anxiety disorders:
An anxiety disorder known as agoraphobia is when a person avoids places or situations that make them feel confined, powerless, or ashamed.
Anxiety disorders that are caused by medical conditions include intense anxiety or panic attacks that are directly related to a physical health issue.
Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by persistent and excessive anxiety, as well as anxiety and worry about things that are usual or routine. The worry is too much for the situation, hard to control, and has an effect on how you feel physically. It frequently occurs alongside other anxiety disorders or depression.
Panic disorder is characterized by frequent, sudden, and acute episodes of anxiety, dread, or terror. Heart palpitations—shortness of breath, discomfort in the chest, or a rapid, fluttering, or hammering heart—are potential warning signs of imminent danger. These panic attacks may make you want to avoid the situations in which they occurred or worry that they will happen again.
Children with selective mutism are unable to communicate in certain settings, such as school, despite being able to communicate in other settings, such as at home with their immediate family. Your performance at work, in school, and your social life may all be impacted by this.
A childhood disorder called separation anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive worry for the child’s developmental stage and anxiety associated with separation from parents or other adults who play parental duties.
High degrees of worry, dread, and avoidance of social settings are symptoms of a social anxiety disorder (social phobia). A person may feel embarrassed, self-conscious, and worried about being judged or viewed negatively because of feelings of embarrassment, self-consciousness, and concern.
Certain phobias are characterized by intense anxiety when confronted with a particular object or situation and a desire to avoid it. Phobias can cause panic attacks in some people.
Substance-induced anxiety disorder is characterized by intense anxiety or panic symptoms brought on by drug abuse, prescription drug use, toxic chemical exposure, or drug withdrawal.
The terms “other specified anxiety disorder” and “unspecified anxiety disorder” refer to phobias and anxieties that are significant enough to be distressing and disruptive but do not quite meet any of the other anxiety disorder definitions.
A word from the doctor —
If you don’t receive treatment, your problems could not go away on their own and might even become worse over time. You should seek treatment for your anxiety before it worsens.
And if you still seek any help regarding your health, then contact me right away!
