Do You Know the Basic Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder?
Everyone deals with anxiety,how do you know when it has become an actual disorder?
If you are trying to decide whether or not your anxiety has turned into an actual anxiety disorder, learning the basic symptoms of an anxiety disorder is vital.
The last thing you want is to put your growing anxiety on the back burner until it becomes out of control.
If you are trying to decide whether or not your anxiety has turned into an actual anxiety disorder, learning the basic symptoms of an anxiety disorder is vital.
The last thing you want is to put your growing anxiety on the back burner until it becomes out of control.
Where Should I start Looking for the Basic Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder
Symptoms of an anxiety disorder can be broken down into two things. Physical symptoms, and emotional symptoms. Most of the time, the emotional symptoms trigger the physical ones, (everyone is different, but this is generally how it works).
So how does the cycle work?
- something will cause a strong emotion of anxiety
- that anxiety will be so stressful on your body that you will begin to see physical signs of it (insomnia, anxiety attacks, headaches, etc.)
- in turn, those physical reactions will cause you to become even more anxious.
It quickly turns into a vicious cycle and if you are dealing with this, then you know it does not feel like it will ever end.
So how does the cycle work?
- something will cause a strong emotion of anxiety
- that anxiety will be so stressful on your body that you will begin to see physical signs of it (insomnia, anxiety attacks, headaches, etc.)
- in turn, those physical reactions will cause you to become even more anxious.
It quickly turns into a vicious cycle and if you are dealing with this, then you know it does not feel like it will ever end.
TIP - keep a log of how many times you deal with major anxiety each month. Also mark your physical and emotional signs and if you are having anxiety attacks. You will find that over time you can usually detect a pattern of when your anxiety is at it's highest. This will help you get a game plan together of how to combat it.
Basic Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder - Emotional Signs
As you have probably figured out, the most common symptom of an anxiety disorder is, well, anxiety. But there are many other symptoms as well. But the main difference between anxiety and an anxiety disorder is how intense the anxiety is.
When a person has an anxiety disorder, they have constant fear and worry, it feels like it never goes away. They will likely start avoid social situations and start having bouts of depression.
Someone with this disorder can also feel intensely nervous, edgy, have a hard time concentrating, forget things easily, and constantly feel 'tense'.
When a person has an anxiety disorder, they have constant fear and worry, it feels like it never goes away. They will likely start avoid social situations and start having bouts of depression.
Someone with this disorder can also feel intensely nervous, edgy, have a hard time concentrating, forget things easily, and constantly feel 'tense'.
TIP - if you have more than two anxiety attacks a month, you may have anxiety disorder.
Basic Symptoms of an Anxiety Disorder - Physical Signs
With the emotional signs come they physical signs. The most obvious physical sign of anxiety is an anxiety attack. These attacks can be pretty brutal and last anywhere froom a few hours to a few days.
The basic symptoms of an anxiety attack
- racing heartbeat
- sweating
- feeling disoriented
- feeling like you cannot breathe
- nausea
- feeling shaky
In addition to anxiety attacks, there are also many other physical signs of anxiety.
Other physical symptoms of anxiety
- insomnia
- depression
- change in eating habits
- headaches
- nausea (constant nausea, not only when having an anxiety attack)
- overtired
The basic symptoms of an anxiety attack
- racing heartbeat
- sweating
- feeling disoriented
- feeling like you cannot breathe
- nausea
- feeling shaky
In addition to anxiety attacks, there are also many other physical signs of anxiety.
Other physical symptoms of anxiety
- insomnia
- depression
- change in eating habits
- headaches
- nausea (constant nausea, not only when having an anxiety attack)
- overtired
Is it time to treat panic and anxiety disorder?
