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Everyone knows what it
feels like to be anxious- you feel butterflies in your stomach your actions
become topsy-turvy, you can almost hear your heart beat right next to your
ears, and you are sweating like you are jogging. These are what you go
through usually if you have stage fright and you are required to speak in
public, or during your first date (who knows when was that!). These, among
other feelings (feelings of anxiety) are normal reactions to stress.
Anxiety stirs you up
in action. It helps you deal with a tense situation like focusing on a
speech that you are about to give, studying harder for an exam, or staying
interesting on your first date to make it to the second, and all that. In
general, it helps you deal with any situation that is normally terrifying,
especially if you are doing it the first time. But
if it elevates to excessive, irrational fear of everyday situations, it
has become an immobilizing disorder.
Anxiety disorder can
cause you to be filled with fearfulness and ambiguity which maybe felt
briefly only. However some anxiety disorders last at least 6 months and have
the tendency to get worse if not treated immediately.
Anxiety disorders
may occur along with other psychological or physical sickness, including
alcohol or drug abuse, which can actually worsen the situation.
If you think you have
anxiety disorder, don’t hesitate to seek information about it and find
treatment right away before it gets into you. There are effective therapies
out there and recent research reveals new treatments that can help most
people with this condition lead fruitful and fulfilling lives.
There are five major
types of anxiety disorders; general anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD), panics disorder, posttraumatic disorder (PST), specific
phobias, and social phobia or social anxiety disorder. Each of the anxiety
disorder has different symptoms, but all the symptoms come together around
excessive and irrational fear or dread.
Every normal thinking
person is expected to feel anxious in certain areas of his/her life,
especially when he/she feels out of control of a situation. There are many
reasons that anxiety creeps into your life but if it triggers you to some
positive action, then you are handling it the best way.
Stop worrying too much
after you have done the best you can on any life situation or
responsibility. Let things be, because if things are meant to happen no
amount of worrying will stop them. Learn some relaxation techniques
and positive thinking approaches to help reduce your overall stress level.
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