anxiety disorder

what is anxiety?

Feeling anxious is being worried about how you are going to deal with an upcoming event while at the same time feeling a little helpless.

Anxiety is like any other emotion, it is a signal from your mind asking you to take action,think of it that way,If you felt anxious because you are having a presentation the next day then this may drive you to prepare for it well.Some people get worried about the future, they feel they are not in control of their lives and so keep thinking of what are they going to do next, They may not even be able to sleep because of their continues thinking about the future.

anxiety and self confidence

Feeling anxious is sometimes associated with lack of self confidence where the person feels that he is hopeless or that he is lacking control of his life. building self confidence can be a great action you can do for yourself for reducing anxiety and for feeling more in control.Feeling anxious does not necessarily mean that there is a real problem, sometimes it is only your perception of the external stimulus is what made you feel anxious.

anxiety symptoms and types of anxiety disorders

Symptoms of anxiety include: increased heart rate, irritability, muscle tension, lack of concentration, being restless and sweating. An anxiety problem does not mean that you are weak or that you have a problem with you personality, It is just a normal process that your brain uses in order to help you. The problem is when anxiety turns into a disorder and so becomes an always recurring emotions even if there were no real need for it. when anxiety starts to happen although that here is no real danger then this is called an anxiety disorder. examples of anxiety disorder are:

Panic attack disorder: experiencing sudden strong anxiety and overwhelming fear attacks
Agoraphobia: ( contrary to common belief its not fear or public places , its fear of having a panic attack and not being able to deal with it while in public. that's why that person usually avoids places where he thinks escapement is hard (like crowded places )
Social phobia: having feelings of being watched, or of being subject to attention
Generalized anxiety disorder: ongoing general anxiety, tension and excessive worrying about the future

anxiety and breathing rate

Usually when you are feeling anxious you dont breath properly which in turn increases the feelings of anxiety, and so a self reinforcing cycle is started. You can make things much better by learning how to relax and to control your breathing rate.

anxiety and negative thinking

one of the main causes for triggering anxiety is negative thinking, negative thinking is using negative words and phrases while thinking like "i will never arrive on time" or "my boss will shout at me today, am sure of it". Changing your negative thinking into a positive one could be the strongest action you can do to cut anxiety from its roots.

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