Administrators FlyJ Posted October 31, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 31, 2018 What is anxiety? Are you anxious? Maybe you’re feeling worried about a problem at work with your boss. Maybe you have butterflies in your stomach while waiting for the results of a medical test. Maybe you get nervous when driving home in rush-hour traffic as cars speed by and weave between lanes. These are all normal symptoms of anxiety. In life, everyone experiences anxiety from time to time. This includes both adults and children. For most people, feelings of anxiety come and go, only lasting a short time. Some moments of anxiety are more brief than others, lasting anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. But for some people, these feelings of anxiety are more than just passing worries or a stressful day at work. Your anxiety may not go away for many weeks, months, or years. It can worsen over time, sometimes becoming so severe that it interferes with your daily life. When this happens, it’s said that you have an anxiety disorder. What are the symptoms of anxiety? While anxiety symptoms vary from person to person, in general the body reacts in a very specific way to anxiety. When you feel anxious, your body goes on high alert, looking for possible danger and activating your fight or flight responses. As a result, some common symptoms of anxiety include: nervousness, restlessness, or being tense feelings of danger, panic, or dread rapid heart rate rapid breathing, or hyperventilation increased or heavy sweating trembling or muscle twitching weakness and lethargy difficulty focusing or thinking clearly about anything other than the thing you’re worried about insomnia digestive or gastrointestinal problems, such as gas, constipation, or diarrhoea a strong desire to avoid the things that trigger your anxiety obsessions about certain ideas, a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) performing certain behaviours over and over again anxiety surrounding a particular life event or experience that has occurred in the past, especially indicative of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Panic attacks A panic attack is a sudden onset of fear or distress that peaks in minutes and involves experiencing at least four of the following symptoms: palpitations sweating shaking or trembling feeling shortness of breath or smothering sensation of choking chest pains or tightness nausea or gastrointestinal problems dizziness, light-headedness, or feeling faint feeling hot or cold numbness or tingling sensations (paresthesia) feeling detached from oneself or reality, known as depersonalization and derealisation fear of “going crazy” or losing control fear of dying. There are some symptoms of anxiety that can happen in conditions other than anxiety disorders. This is usually the case with panic attacks. The symptoms of panic attacks are similar to those of heart disease, thyroid problems, breathing disorders, and other illnesses. As a result, people with panic disorder may make frequent trips to emergency rooms or doctor’s offices. They may believe they are experiencing life-threatening health conditions other than anxiety. Source 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINA Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I don't know how panic feels like. Lol. I am ALWAYS so chillll. # sips coke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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