How to Treat Anxiety
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is not just nervousness. There are both psychological symptoms and physical symptoms. It's not uncommon for those with anxiety to experience:
- Rapid heartbeat (heart palpitations)
- Excessive trembling and sweating
- Nausea and dizziness
- Chest pain and headaches
- Weakness in the limbs and muscle tension
There are even less common physical symptoms like rashes, leg pain, and a feeling of choking.Of course, anxiety is known as a mental health disorder for a reason. Those with anxiety often find themselves with compulsive worrying, irrational fears, trouble branching out socially and more. Anxiety is both a physical and mental issue that affects millions of people all over the world.It's crucial that you understand what anxiety you're suffering from and how it affects you.
Here's the list of different anxiety disorders:
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Social Phobia
- Panic Disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Anxiety Disorders
What's a GAD diagnosis
Generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, is the most common and widespread type of anxiety. GAD affects tens of millions of people throughout the world.
GAD is best described as an ongoing state of mental and/or physical tension and nervousness, either without a specific cause or without the ability to take a break from the anxiety.
In other words, if you feel yourself constantly on edge, worried, anxious, or stressed (either physically or mentally) and it's disrupting your life, you may have generalized anxiety disorder. Remember, some anxiety is a natural part of life, and some degree of anxiety is normal to feel occasionally. But when that anxiety appears to occur for no reason or for reasons that shouldn't be causing that degree of anxiousness, you may have generalized anxiety disorder.
The following are the most common problems associated with GAD:
- Constant restlessness, irritation, edginess, or a feeling of being without control.
- Fatigue, lethargy, or generally low energy levels (feeling drained).
- Tense muscles, especially on the back, neck, and shoulders.
- Trouble concentrating or focusing on tasks or activities.
- Obsessing over negative and anxiety causing thoughts – "Disaster Thinking."
