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- What are anxiety disorders?
- Symptoms of anxiety disorders
- Causes of anxiety disorders
- Prevention of anxiety disorders
- Risk factors for anxiety disorders
- Complications of anxiety disorders
- When to see a doctor about an anxiety disorder
- Diagnosis of anxiety disorders
- Conventional treatment of anxiety disorders
- Alternative/complementary treatment
- Living with an anxiety disorders
- Caring for someone with an anxiety disorder
Symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder
- Difficulty in concentrating for long periods
- Dry mouth
- Feeling easily tired
- Fidgety
- Insomnia
- Irritable
- Restless
- Tense muscles (especially in back, neck and shoulders)
- Upset stomach
Symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder
- Arranging everything to line up or be ordered in certain ways
- Counting, tapping, repeating certain words (or other behaviour) to reduce anxiety
- Excessive attention about what is lucky or unlucky
- Excessive double checking locks, appliances or switches
- Excessive thinking about religion or morals
- Excessive time spent washing or cleaning self, others or the house/work space
- Fear of being contaminated or of contaminating others
- Fear of causing harm to self or others
- Intrusive sexually explicit or violent thoughts
- Praying excessively or engaging in rituals triggered by religious fear
Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder
Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder can display as one be of the following:
- Reliving the traumatic event through
- Experiencing physical or emotional reactions when talking about or being reminded of the trauma
- Feeling like the trauma is happening right now
- Flashbacks or unwanted memories during the day or in dreams
- Avoidance, suppression or blocking the traumatic event
- Blocking out thinking about the trauma if it pops in your head or if something reminds you of it
- Feeling distant from people in your life
- Feeling numb or detached
- Feeling that you do not have a long future
- Keeping away from anything that reminds you of the traumatic event
- Losing interest in life
- Feeling on guard and alert at all times
- Easily startled
- Feeling irritable
- Inability to concentrate properly
- Inability to sleep properly
- Losing your temper easily
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Symptoms of social anxiety disorder
Symptoms of social anxiety disorder include:
- Avoidance of social situations that disrupts life
- Blushing or flushing of the face
- Clammy, sweaty hands
- Dry mouth
- Excessively self-consciousness and anxious in normal, everyday social situations
- Extreme fear of being watched and judged by people you do not know in a social setting
- Fear that other people with know you are nervous
- Fear that you will embarrass or humiliate yourself in front of other people
- Intense worry for a length of time before a social event
- Nausea or upset stomach
- Pounding heart and rapid breathing
- Shaking or trembling, which may cause your voice to sounds shaky or tremulous
- Sweating and feeling nervous
Symptoms of a panic attack
The different types of anxiety disorders have some differences in symptoms, but they all experience one thing in common - anxiety and panic. The following symptoms of a panic attack can occur in different combinations (some or all symptoms):
- Chest pressure / pain
- Choking sensation
- Dizziness / lightheadedness
- Extreme fear of dying
- Fear of losing control or doing something embarrassing
- Feeling very hot or having chills
- Feeling like going crazy
- Intense fear and panic
- Nausea
- Palpitations
- Pounding heartbeat
- Restlessness
- Shortness of breath - feeling like you can's get enough air in your lungs
- Tightness in the throat
- Tingling / numbness in fingers especially but also feet
- Trembling
- Unreality feelings - a sensation of not being in your body, feeling "foggy" or in a waking dream
It is important to note that while these symptoms can be extremely uncomfortable, they are generally not life-threatening.
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
