Confronting the fears underlying an anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorders are a type of mental health condition in which one has frequent intense, excessive and persistent worry and fear.
Several types of anxiety disorders include:
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety disorder due to a medical condition
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder
- Selective mutism
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
- Specific phobias
- Substance-induced anxiety disorder
Symptoms
Common anxiety signs and symptoms include:
- Feeling nervous, restless, or tense
- Having a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom
- Having an increased heart rate
- Feeling weak or tired
- Hyperventilation
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Trouble concentrating
- Nausea or abdominal pains
- Feeling detached
- Fear of losing control
- Fear of dying
- Having trouble sleeping
- Experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) problems
- Having difficulty controlling worry
Treatments
Anxiety disorders can be treated with psychotherapy, medication, or both.
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