Anxiety Disorders

Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder and others.

Anxiety disorders are more extreme levels of anxiety experienced by the sufferer that it negatively affects their ability to function (work, school, social and other daily activities.

They frequently experience difficulty in controlling their anxiety that it also affects their quality of life and sleep.

It can also be disabling to the sufferer with anxiety disorders that it impairs their ability to work and study.

Symptoms

Excessive & difficulty in controlling worry
Restlessness and tension
Insomnia
Physical symptoms – headaches, chest discomfort, palpitations (heart racing), aches and pains, diarrhea, gastric, dizziness, hypertension
Impaired ability to concentrate and focus
Avoidance of the fearful situations which will limit the persons ability to function

Causes

Multifactorial

Treatment

Both medications and counselling or psychotherapy

Functional brain imagings have shown that the brain is hyperactive in the fight or flight center (the Amygdala) and antidepressants medications can help to alleviate these symptoms.