Types of Anxiety Disorders

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)- excessive worry about many areas of life

Panic Disorder - sudden waves of fear with no identifiable trigger

Social Anxiety - excessive fear of being in social situations

Agoraphobia - fear of being in situations in which escape might be difficult

Separation Anxiety Disorder - fear of separation from people with whom there is a deep emotional bond

Specific Phobias - intense and irrational fear of particular objects or situations

Selective Mutism - unable to speak in certain social situations

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - recurring unwanted and uncontrollable thoughts that drive the person to repeat specific behaviors

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Anxiety

Anxiety is part of the body's natural response to stress. It can indicate a disorder when feelings of worry, fear, or unease impair a person's ability to function in social, occupational, or other meaningful ways.

Anxiety can make a person’s world smaller. It keeps people from engaging in meaningful activities that are desirable to them such as seeking a promotion, asking someone out on a date, taking a flight, driving on a highway, or answering the phone.

Causes

Risk for anxiety can run in families. There is also research that associates anxiety with stressful environments or traumatic experiences.

Anxiety may feel like:

• nervousness

• rapid heartbeat

• racing thoughts

• difficulty concentrating

• difficulty remembering

• irritable, agitated

• muscle tension

• shortness of breath

• being on edge

• nausea

• diarrhea

• feelings of doom

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