The
ABCs of Anxiety Disorders
"Anxiety
disorders" is a broad term; it encompasses six psychiatric
(as in real, medical) disorders. Although the symptoms of each
anxiety disorder vary in different people, what they have in common
is they all provoke extreme fear or worry that interferes with a normal
lifestyle.
Generalized
Anxiety Disorder (GAD):
Excessive uncontrollable worry about everyday issues, including
school, work, money, friends and health
Social
Anxiety Disorder (SAD) - (also
called Social Phobia): Avoidance of everyday social situations due
to extreme anxiety about being judged by others or behaving in a
way that might cause embarrassment or ridicule
Panic
Disorder: Severe attacks of terror, which may make a woman
feel like she is having a heart attack or is going crazy, for no
apparent reason
Specific
Phobias: Intense fear of an object, place or situation,
such as riding in elevators, driving on highways or heights, that
leads to an avoidance of the object or situation; a woman with a
specific phobia will typically recognize that her fear is irrational
and inappropriate for the circumstance
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD): Persistent, recurring thoughts (obsessions)
that reflect exaggerated anxiety or fears and manifest as repetitive
behaviors or rituals (compulsions); for example, the uncontrollable
need to scrub your hands repeatedly or the insistence on absolute
neatness and order
Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD): Several months or years after a
traumatic life experience, avoidance, detachment, difficulty sleeping
and concentrating, and the need to relive the traumatic event
Anxiety
disorders are real, serious and treatable.
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