Anxiety disorder

problems, chest pain, low energy, difficulty sleeping and muscle tension. Emotionally you would have no motivation, feel bad about yourself and be alone. In your behavior you would notice that you have mood swings and you are eating too much. Some disorders related to stress are heart disease, asthma, obesity, depression, diabetes and stomach problems. Things that get you distracted and can get you stressed are drugs, alcohol, boyfriends/girlfriends, social media and much more. What you can do…

No Need a Drug to Fight Fear The article entitled “A Drug to Cure Fear” by Richard A. Friedman, a contributor to the New York Times, focuses on the issues of anxieties, fear, panic attacks, and related feelings. To be specific, Friedman reflects on the possibility to control these negative feelings and eliminate them through medicines. The author starts with the explanation why people have panic attacks or phobias and how it brings a lot of inconvenience to everyday life. After this, Friedman…

mindful and nonjudgmental was one of the highlights of this class. Out of all the topics covered over the semester, there is one that really stands out. The topic about anxiety disorders felt like one that most people can relate to, and therefore on that affects the vast majority. Anxiety disorders can include panic disorders, phobias, PTSD and OCD. I have a personal interest in panic attacks because there is a lot of confusion out there on what it really means and how…

6%—experiences mental illness in a given year. 18.1% of adults in the U.S. experienced an anxiety disorder such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and specific phobias. Anxiety disorders stem specifically from an intense worry or fear that affects social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. Furthermore, among the 20.7 million adults in the U.S. who experienced a substance use disorder, 40.7%—8.4 million adults—had a co-occurring mental illness.…

I have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety can completely change your life. I learned this the hard way. When I learned this fact, my best friend and personal confident was Katherine. I told her everything. We had known each other for a few years prior to this event. At the time, I also referred to my parents for guidance with struggles in my life. Up until this point, I had no reason to doubt any of them. The first time I had major anxiety attack was horrifying. I had gotten upset about something…

be treated for serious depression, anxiety or even ample stress. The effects on our world are what prove how detrimental discrimination really is. World War II and Vietnam are just a couple of the international tragedies resulting from discrimination. Effects on a victim of discrimination are destructive to both mental and physical health. This individual may experience depression, anxiety, or even an overabundance of stress. “Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling…

that the development of a depressive disorder is highly likely and physical repercussions like obesity to be highly common due to a lack of physical exercise. Technology has been linked to cause anxiety, depressive disorders effecting the way that children are able to grow up and thus, limiting their lifestyles. According to Beyond Blue, a leading mental health service in Australia, Anxiety, entails the feelings of “excessive fear, worry, catastrophizing, or obsessive thinking” – Beyond…

personality. Peter had stated to Dr. Tobin that he always had anxiety and worried more than other people (Whitbourne & Halgin, 2013, p. 25, 26). Peter had existed for a long time with his anxiety which he used to help him achieve academic success and to advance his career as a hard working defense attorney. His anxiety propelled him to devote himself to his job at his law firm. I believe that Peter was resistant to seeking help because his anxiety helped him to achieve life goals. Like Dr.…

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Muir-Cochrane et al. 2014, p. 32). In conjunction with this, employing screening tools such as the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale or the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment can be beneficial for a more comprehensive overview of Georgia’s condition (Gask et al. 2009; Hardy & Gray 2012). Successively, these measures would be able to distinguish the severity of Georgia’s anxiety symptoms to ultimately shape a treatment…