What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension and mostly a reaction to stress. trigger your flight-or-fight stress response and release a flood of chemicals and hormones that can cause increased heart rate, restlessness, trembling, fear or nausea.
Anxiety is treatable with proper care. Their are multiple medical and non medical ways to cure anxiety.
Common Types of Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Intense and irrational worry usually associated with everyday life can cause severe anxiety. This is the most common form of anxiety order
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
People with OCD feel a compulsion to act in a certain way, even if they know that it will complicate their lives
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
An experience of a tragic event can cause distress for a long time. A person may have intense physical and emotional reactions, flashbacks, or nightmares about past experiences
Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
Anxiety caused due to fear of being separated from family, friends, or a pet. It is more prevalent in children, and can impact daily functioning
Panic Disorder
The person feels abrupt surges of intense fear or discomfort that peak within minutes for no particular reason.
Illness Anxiety Disorder.
The anxiety is a result of irrational worry about having a serious illness. Person's misjudgment about normal body sensation as serious illness is a common sign of this type of anxiety
Social Phobia
It is the fear of judgment one feels in social settings. The person may have trouble meeting /talking to people or attending social events
Phobia
Experiencing panic when you come across the source of your fear. These fears may interfere with your daily routine
Know that You are Not Alone
There are many people fighting the same battles. They have same questions and concerns like You.
Talk to a Professional
Anxiety is curable without medicines
Therapists can help you in reorganizing your thoughts and help you find an alternative approach to life. GoodLives will connect you to the right therapist based on your requirements.
Symptoms of Anxiety
There are many people fighting the same battles. They have same questions and concerns like You.
Excessive Sweating
It is a common reaction that the body shows to fear and emotions associated with anxiety
Feeling Dizzy
Anxiety can cause a sensation of spinning around and losing control
Shortness of Breath
The increased heart rate can reduce the blood flow in the body causing shortness of breath
Restlessness
The inability to relax or rest is a common sign of anxiety
Distress
feeling of great sadness or suffering usually resulted from stress
Feeling Scared
Anticipation of events that have not happened yet can cause a sense of extreme fear and may cause muscle tensions as well
Test yourself
Stress is one of the leading causes of depression. Take this test to find out if your current level of stress is a matter of concern or not.
FAQ
Most frequent questions and answers
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