Types of Anxiety Disorders
Dealing with anxiety doesn’t necessarily mean you have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety comes in many forms and can warrant professional help, even if it doesn’t cross over into an actual disorder. There are four main types of anxiety: generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and phobias. If you feel anxious often or think you may have a disorder, seek professional medical help.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms:
○ Intense, excessive anxiety about everyday situations
○ Unable to relax
○ Often accompanied by headaches, sweating, trembling,
difficulty swallowing and similar physical symptoms
○ Excessive worry about everyday problems consistently
for at least 6 months or more
Panic Disorder Symptoms:
○ Terror that strikes suddenly and repeatedly with no
warning
○ Sweating, chest pain, palpitations and a feeling of
choking, which may make the person think they are
having a heart attack or “going crazy”
○ Feeling out of control
○ Interferes with everyday activities and often leads to a
specific fear of a place or situation such as fear of
elevators, etc.