You may be restless at night, tossing and turning in your bed because of excessive worry. You may find yourself cracking under pressure, whether when preparing for a test or when you get ready to report to the boss. But does your uneasiness qualify as actual anxiety?
We seem to be an angst-ridden society. Television news programs offer us a long list of worries: from what?s in your toddler?s milk to whether you?re high schooled will graduate with a 4.0 average. It seems at times as if we are a nation of worry warts. We obsess about crime, the stock market, civil rights, hunger, AIDS, the SATs, and global warming. You might even nickname your local newspaper ?The Worry Pages.?
The proper way to deal with these anxiety problems is to at first identify the symptoms. For generalized anxiety disorder there are several different warning signs that indicate the beginning of the sickness. The very first symptom or sign is that you cannot calm down and always feel agitated for no apparent reasons, you always feel shaky and various other signs. You might feel that you have irregular heartbeat and you always feel woozy. Breathing seems to be very hard for you and you always feel uneasy in the stomach
You might seem overwhelmed by a feeling of fear. You might dread tomorrow because you wonder what disasters will befall your family. You may experience insomnia, irritability, impatience, and an inability to concentrate. You may also feel impatient or on edge.
If any of these symptoms persist for more than a month, you have probably succumbed to generalized anxiety disorder. Your anxiety might be so severe that you also experience a phobia. This is an irrational worry about a situation?a worry so debilitating that you go out of your way to avoid a certain object or situation. While you yourself may sense that something is wrong, you may feel as if you lack the power to do anything about it. If the fear is severe, it is considered a full-fledged disorder. While phobias may not always plague those with anxiety disorders, they may accompany anxiety.
You should know that there are three major types of phobias. Agoraphobia is a fear of a public place such as a shopping mall or town square. You may have a fear that you will not be able to escape the area if you need to. Meanwhile, a social phobia is a fear of talking with or otherwise interacting with people. You may fear that you will embarrass yourself in front of a person or group. A simple phobia is a fear of a particular object or activity such as dogs, flying, or germs.
For some cases the problem of anxiety or excessive worrying can lead to a more serious condition, which is panic disorder. The symptoms of it happening would include the sudden increase of heart rate, discomfort in the upper body, feeling uneasy in the head, excessive perspiration, and unnecessary and discomforting images of dying. Overloading of these symptoms on the person's mind can be seriously incapacitating. Some reported cases are so serious that the patient is unable to perform his daily activities effectively or up to his normal standards. For more extreme cases of anxiety, there are reported cases of panic disorders. These panic attacks would induce faster heart beat than normal, pain in the upper body especially the chest, feeling giddy, non-stop sweating, and abnormal fear of dying. The problem can be really demotivating, since it can cause the person to perform badly in his daily work and other important activity. If the problem is really serious then it can badly affect the person's social life, making the person a lonely individual.
| These human anxieties are caused by various different reasons. The main reasons would be stress from daily life, problems with the nutrition factor in the daily intake of food and liquid, and imbalance in the body. In order to overcome and control the anxiety disorder condition, the medical world has come out with some drugs such as Clonidine or Clonazepam. But, these kind of strong drug medicines have strong side effects also so you would have to consult with your physician carefully first before consuming the drug. There are some reported cases of patients actually becoming seriously addicted with the drug and cannot stop and that is definitely not encouraged.
You might also find that it helps to become part of a support group. There is a special bond which grows between individuals who are forced to combat the same demons. You may discover that you can draw strength from talking with other people who share the same struggles you do. With such support, you won?t feel so alone. It?s comforting to know that there is someone you can turn to in the midst of your pain.
Trying to go through the recovery process of anxiety disorder can be very excruciating for the person, the person would not have any good reputation left and most possibly the relationship between the families members would not be as good as before. If the symptoms are too serious then it is possible the person would suffer from panic attack as well. Fortunately, the laborious years of endless research have led to the discovery of various cures and treatments. With all these choices, there is hope for people to overcome their sickness. People would have to remember though that there will be a lot of sacrifice involved and with given time the patient is bound to find a suitable treatment. - 30309
We seem to be an angst-ridden society. Television news programs offer us a long list of worries: from what?s in your toddler?s milk to whether you?re high schooled will graduate with a 4.0 average. It seems at times as if we are a nation of worry warts. We obsess about crime, the stock market, civil rights, hunger, AIDS, the SATs, and global warming. You might even nickname your local newspaper ?The Worry Pages.?
The proper way to deal with these anxiety problems is to at first identify the symptoms. For generalized anxiety disorder there are several different warning signs that indicate the beginning of the sickness. The very first symptom or sign is that you cannot calm down and always feel agitated for no apparent reasons, you always feel shaky and various other signs. You might feel that you have irregular heartbeat and you always feel woozy. Breathing seems to be very hard for you and you always feel uneasy in the stomach
You might seem overwhelmed by a feeling of fear. You might dread tomorrow because you wonder what disasters will befall your family. You may experience insomnia, irritability, impatience, and an inability to concentrate. You may also feel impatient or on edge.
If any of these symptoms persist for more than a month, you have probably succumbed to generalized anxiety disorder. Your anxiety might be so severe that you also experience a phobia. This is an irrational worry about a situation?a worry so debilitating that you go out of your way to avoid a certain object or situation. While you yourself may sense that something is wrong, you may feel as if you lack the power to do anything about it. If the fear is severe, it is considered a full-fledged disorder. While phobias may not always plague those with anxiety disorders, they may accompany anxiety.
You should know that there are three major types of phobias. Agoraphobia is a fear of a public place such as a shopping mall or town square. You may have a fear that you will not be able to escape the area if you need to. Meanwhile, a social phobia is a fear of talking with or otherwise interacting with people. You may fear that you will embarrass yourself in front of a person or group. A simple phobia is a fear of a particular object or activity such as dogs, flying, or germs.
For some cases the problem of anxiety or excessive worrying can lead to a more serious condition, which is panic disorder. The symptoms of it happening would include the sudden increase of heart rate, discomfort in the upper body, feeling uneasy in the head, excessive perspiration, and unnecessary and discomforting images of dying. Overloading of these symptoms on the person's mind can be seriously incapacitating. Some reported cases are so serious that the patient is unable to perform his daily activities effectively or up to his normal standards. For more extreme cases of anxiety, there are reported cases of panic disorders. These panic attacks would induce faster heart beat than normal, pain in the upper body especially the chest, feeling giddy, non-stop sweating, and abnormal fear of dying. The problem can be really demotivating, since it can cause the person to perform badly in his daily work and other important activity. If the problem is really serious then it can badly affect the person's social life, making the person a lonely individual.
| These human anxieties are caused by various different reasons. The main reasons would be stress from daily life, problems with the nutrition factor in the daily intake of food and liquid, and imbalance in the body. In order to overcome and control the anxiety disorder condition, the medical world has come out with some drugs such as Clonidine or Clonazepam. But, these kind of strong drug medicines have strong side effects also so you would have to consult with your physician carefully first before consuming the drug. There are some reported cases of patients actually becoming seriously addicted with the drug and cannot stop and that is definitely not encouraged.
You might also find that it helps to become part of a support group. There is a special bond which grows between individuals who are forced to combat the same demons. You may discover that you can draw strength from talking with other people who share the same struggles you do. With such support, you won?t feel so alone. It?s comforting to know that there is someone you can turn to in the midst of your pain.
Trying to go through the recovery process of anxiety disorder can be very excruciating for the person, the person would not have any good reputation left and most possibly the relationship between the families members would not be as good as before. If the symptoms are too serious then it is possible the person would suffer from panic attack as well. Fortunately, the laborious years of endless research have led to the discovery of various cures and treatments. With all these choices, there is hope for people to overcome their sickness. People would have to remember though that there will be a lot of sacrifice involved and with given time the patient is bound to find a suitable treatment. - 30309
About the Author:
Rene Lacapehas been in the stress management field for quite some time. He has done many remarkable deeds to help cure the stressed patients together with medications. He is very understanding and people like him with it.
