Anxiety is normal, and you will always have it. It helps us adapt to our current situation in life. Who has not studied for a test and scored better because of it? Who has not walked in that sketchy part of the neighborhood in the dark without rising fear? Daily anxiety keeps us alert and aware to help us survive. It makes us question if we want to walk in that part of town again. It can become so severe that it reaches overwhelming levels for one person to handle. It can dramatically reduce or…
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Anxiety affects around forty percent of adults and ten percent of teenagers. Have you ever experienced an anxiety attack? Do you even know what an anxiety attack feels like? When suffering from an anxiety attack, your heart will race, you may experience shortness of breath, nausea, sweating, dizziness, and fear. Many people that suffer from anxiety seek treatment; of those people, many take anti-anxiety medicines. These medicines include Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, Serotonin-Norepinephrine…
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the word anxiety - and has somewhat of an idea of what it means - exactly what is anxiety? Generally assumed to be nervousness or worry, having anxiety is actually a much more complex state of being than simply feeling nervous or worried about something. It is a very complex and multifaceted syndrome in not only putting a name to it, but diagnosing and treating as well. There are countless reasons - ranging from environmental causes to physical and mental causes - that people get anxiety, each one…
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one type of anxiety disorder that is affecting people around the globe. But sometimes anxiety is positive so it can help you in some terrifying situations. Anxiety disorder had and still is affecting people from every different part of the world. There are so many different types of anxiety that people have and anxiety is very common among adolescents and children. One type of anxiety disorder that is very common in the United States is social anxiety disorder and social anxiety has stopped an…
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Anxiety- Is a disorder that is psychiatric and causes persistent feelings of anxiety. Child Anxiety Disorder is known to be common and normal in some part of our childhood. When a child has anxiety it’s only temporary it normal happens when a specified and triggered stressful event happens. For example, dropping your child off to daycare, the first day of school, and something as simple as you walking out the room they might be in. Studies have proven that once a child watches a scary movie…
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Anxiety and Social Anxiety Disorder Anxiety is nervousness or worry caused by an upcoming event. Experiencing anxiety can be a normal response to a stressor such as taking final exams or interviewing for a new job. Anxiety is a normal part of life that everyone deals with occasionally. Anxiety Disorders possess heavier forms of Anxiety. For an example with normal anxiety nervousness can be felt about a situation but the person will still go and get the task done. People with Anxiety disorders hold…
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Social Anxiety: Shyness or Something More? Social Anxiety Disorder is the extreme fear or phobia of being judged in a social or performance situation. It is routinely viewed as someone just being overly shy or as a way for doctors to push the sales of unnecessary pharmaceuticals, but it is actually a legitimate psychological condition that affects roughly as many as 19.2 million Americans (WebMD). Almost everyone can relate to being anxious and self conscious in certain situations. Whether it’s…
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Anxiety disorders are a mental illness that many Americans suffer from each year. “Anxiety disorders affect about 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18% of the population” (Facts & Statistics, 2014). Anxiety disorders include more than the normal amount of anxiety any average person would have; everyone has anxiety, some is just worse than others. Anxiety can be caused from many things. It can also start a young age. Anxiety disorders are very serious conditions that can…
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dubbed “Social Anxiety” from a condition called Asperger's. Not only was I on my own, I realized it was the dream on the brink of a nightmare. Social anxiety is when you are in a state of being uneasy and worried in certain places with people you don’t know. Sometimes I felt like I didn’t belong and just wanted to fit in. Other times when you want to get to know someone new, you don’t because you’re afraid of what they might think of you. Different people have different kinds of anxiety and I just happen…
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Trembling hands, rapid heartbeat, sweaty palms, all characteristics of social anxiety. I can't remember my life ever being absent of this unforgiving disorder, yet it took 13 years for me to realize that feeling such an extreme amount of anxiety wasn't normal. Throughout elementary school people categorized me as "shy"– a word I have come to loathe – because even then I refused to engage in a conversation longer than a quiet "hi". Teachers, peers, friends, and family always asked me why I was so…
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