Anxiety kills
An anxiety disorder is a medical
condition characterized by persistent, excessive worry. Anxiety disorders
can take a number of forms. Common to all of these is anxiety so distressing it
can interfere with a person’s ability to carry out, or take pleasure in,
day-to-day life. A person may experience more than one anxiety disorder.
Some people may also experience depression with the anxiety, or have problems
with alcohol or drug abuse.
Anxiety disorders are thought to be
caused by a combination of factors. Most anxious people are probably born with
a genetic vulnerability to develop an anxiety disorder. Personality traits and
responses to stressful life events may trigger the condition or make it worse.
A person with an anxiety disorder will feel distressed a lot of the time, even
if there seems to be no obvious reason. An episode can be so severe it is
immobilizing. The person might have, persistent, excessive or unrealistic
worries (generalized anxiety disorder). Compulsions and obsessions which they
can't control (obsessive compulsive disorder). Intense excessive worry about
social situations (social anxiety disorder). Panic attacks (panic disorder). An
intense, irrational fear of everyday objects and situations (phobia).
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