Types of Anxiety & Stress Disorders
There are six main types of anxiety and stress disorders, each with their own distinct pointer profile: generalized anxiety and stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety and stress disorder.
Generalized Anxiety & Stress Disorder
If constant worries and fears distract you from your day-to-day activities or you’re troubled by a persistent comprehension that something wrong is about to happen, you may be feeling symtoms of generalized stress disturbance (GAD). People with GAD are chronic worriers who feel anxious most of the time, though they may not even know why. Anxiety related to GAD often shows up as physical manifestation like insomnia, stomach upset, restlessness, and fatigue.
Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder is characterized by repeated, unexpected anxiety and panic attacks, as well as alarming fears of experiencing another episode. Panic disturbance may also be accompanied by agoraphobia, which is a concern of being in the position where escape from or assistance would be difficult if you had a panic attack. If you have agoraphobia, you are likely to avoid public places or formal functions such as shopping centre, large meeting or confined spaces such as a theatre or an airplane.
Social Anxiety or Stress Disorder
Social anxiety or stress disorder. If you have a debilitating anxiety of being seen negatively by others and humiliated in public, you may have social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia. Social stress or anxiety disorder can be seen as extreme shyness. In severe cases, social circumstance are avoided completely. Performance anxiety(better known as stagefright) is the undoudtedly the most common form of social phobia.
Phobia
A phobia is an unrealistic or exaggerated anxiety of a specific object, activity, or scene that in fact presents little to no danger. Common phobias include a fear of animals such as snakes and spiders, fear of flying, and an anxiety over heights. In the matter of a severe phobia, you could go to extreme lengths to avoid the objects you fear. Unfortunately, avoidance only strengthens the phobia.
Post-Traumatic Stress or Anxiety Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety sickness that may occur as a consequence of a traumatic or life-threatening event. Symptoms of PTSD include flashbacks or nightmares picturing what happened, hypervigilance, startling easily, withdrawing from others, and avoiding circumstance that remind you of the event.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by unwanted concepts or behaviors that seem impossible to stop or control. If you have OCD, you may be troubled by obsessions, such as a recurring anxiety that you forgot to turn off the cooker, gas fire etc., or that you might hurt someone. You may also suffer from uncontrollable compulsions, such as cleaning your hands over and over.
These are briefly the main types of Anxiety and Stress Disorders, but there are also subdivisions within some of these disorders.
As you will know if you have read some of my other posts within this blog, the single most effective treatment I found for my anxiety and panic, was a specific website recommended to me by an alternative practitioner. If you would like to visit this website without obligation please click HERE
My Best Regards
Ken
There are six main types of anxiety and stress disorders, each with their own distinct pointer profile: generalized anxiety and stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and social anxiety and stress disorder.
Generalized Anxiety & Stress Disorder
If constant worries and fears distract you from your day-to-day activities or you’re troubled by a persistent comprehension that something wrong is about to happen, you may be feeling symtoms of generalized stress disturbance (GAD). People with GAD are chronic worriers who feel anxious most of the time, though they may not even know why. Anxiety related to GAD often shows up as physical manifestation like insomnia, stomach upset, restlessness, and fatigue.
Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder is characterized by repeated, unexpected anxiety and panic attacks, as well as alarming fears of experiencing another episode. Panic disturbance may also be accompanied by agoraphobia, which is a concern of being in the position where escape from or assistance would be difficult if you had a panic attack. If you have agoraphobia, you are likely to avoid public places or formal functions such as shopping centre, large meeting or confined spaces such as a theatre or an airplane.
Social Anxiety or Stress Disorder
Social anxiety or stress disorder. If you have a debilitating anxiety of being seen negatively by others and humiliated in public, you may have social anxiety disorder, also known as social phobia. Social stress or anxiety disorder can be seen as extreme shyness. In severe cases, social circumstance are avoided completely. Performance anxiety(better known as stagefright) is the undoudtedly the most common form of social phobia.
Phobia
A phobia is an unrealistic or exaggerated anxiety of a specific object, activity, or scene that in fact presents little to no danger. Common phobias include a fear of animals such as snakes and spiders, fear of flying, and an anxiety over heights. In the matter of a severe phobia, you could go to extreme lengths to avoid the objects you fear. Unfortunately, avoidance only strengthens the phobia.
Post-Traumatic Stress or Anxiety Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety sickness that may occur as a consequence of a traumatic or life-threatening event. Symptoms of PTSD include flashbacks or nightmares picturing what happened, hypervigilance, startling easily, withdrawing from others, and avoiding circumstance that remind you of the event.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by unwanted concepts or behaviors that seem impossible to stop or control. If you have OCD, you may be troubled by obsessions, such as a recurring anxiety that you forgot to turn off the cooker, gas fire etc., or that you might hurt someone. You may also suffer from uncontrollable compulsions, such as cleaning your hands over and over.
These are briefly the main types of Anxiety and Stress Disorders, but there are also subdivisions within some of these disorders.
As you will know if you have read some of my other posts within this blog, the single most effective treatment I found for my anxiety and panic, was a specific website recommended to me by an alternative practitioner. If you would like to visit this website without obligation please click HERE
My Best Regards
Ken
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