College Essay On Anxiety And Anxiety

Anxiety is a mental health disorder that is characterized by worry, and fear. Anxiety and apprehension is a normal human response to stressful situations. Although everyone experiences anxiety at one point or another, it’s a problem when it becomes excessive. Obsessive Compulsive disorder and panic attacks can result from extreme anxiety. Obsessive compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, is when excessive anxiety and thoughts lead to behaviors that are repetitive. When most people hear OCD, they think of the stereotypical person who wash their hands too much or who have to be organized, when that is normally not the case. Someone wanting to be organized and clean is much different then having something mentally disable them from performing a certain task. Panic attacks …show more content…
When I was younger I had bad anxiety and OCD which controlled my life. I could not do certain things in fear of having a panic attack, or actually having one. It is scary during a panic attack, because for me, when I have them, my limbs go numb and I lose control of my movements which means I can’t even keep my eyes open, walk, and even speak, which is terrifying. I would avoid everything possible so I wouldn't have a panic attack. OCD is also a huge contributor. Again, when I was younger, OCD controlled my life. My thoughts got in the way of what I actually wanted to do, and I avoided anything at all costs so I would not do my OCD habits and have those thoughts. It got to the point where it took me three hours to actually get a simple task done, such as getting ready. I would have to redo things so many times just because “it didn’t feel right” every other time I performed the same task. I still have OCD, but as i've gotten older and I understand the psychological reason behind it all, I've learned to deal with it better, as well as