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Anxiety disorders are mental health conditions characterized by disproportionate fear and dread, with symptoms varying by type. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves excessive worry and difficulty controlling anxiety, while panic disorder is marked by sudden panic attacks and intense fear. Social anxiety disorder leads to significant discomfort in social situations, causing physical symptoms like blushing and rapid heart rate.

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Anxiety

Anxiety disorders are mental health conditions characterized by disproportionate fear and dread, with symptoms varying by type. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves excessive worry and difficulty controlling anxiety, while panic disorder is marked by sudden panic attacks and intense fear. Social anxiety disorder leads to significant discomfort in social situations, causing physical symptoms like blushing and rapid heart rate.

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Anxiety disorders are a group of mental health

conditions that cause fear, dread and other


symptoms that are out of proportion to the
situation.

Symptoms and Causes

Symptoms of anxiety disorders vary depending


on the type.
Psychological symptoms may include:
 Feeling panic, fear, dread and uneasiness.
 Feeling on edge or irritable.
 Uncontrollable, obsessive thoughts.
 Difficulty concentrating.
Physical symptoms may include:
 Restlessness.
 Heart palpitations.
 Shortness of breath.
 Muscle tension.
 Cold or sweaty hands.
 Dry mouth.
 Nausea.
 Numbness or tingling in your hands or feet.
 Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep
(insomnia).
Symptoms of generalised anxiety
disorder
People with GAD may:
 Worry excessively about everyday
things
 Have trouble controlling their
worries or feelings of nervousness
 Know that they worry much more
than they should
 Feel restless and have trouble
relaxing
 Have a hard time concentrating
Risk for GAD can run in families.
Several parts of the brain and
biological processes play a key role in
fear and anxiety.

People with panic disorder may have:


 Sudden and repeated panic attacks
of overwhelming anxiety and fear
 A feeling of being out of control, or
a fear of death or impending doom
during a panic attack
 An intense worry about when the
next panic attack will happen
 A fear or avoidance of places where
panic attacks have occurred in the
past
 Physical symptoms during a panic
attack, such as:
o Pounding or racing heart

o Sweating

o Chills

o Trembling

Social anxiety disorder


When having to perform in front of or
be around others, people with social
anxiety disorder may:
 Blush, sweat, or tremble.
 Have a rapid heart rate.
 Feel their “mind going blank,” or
feel sick to their stomach.
 Have a rigid body posture, or speak
with an overly soft voice.
 Find it difficult to make eye contact,
be around people they don’t know,
or talk to people in social situations,
even when they want to.

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