Anxiety disorder and your life

Anxiety disorder symptoms:
what do they look like?

Anxiety disorder can affect a person's life on many levels. It is also hard and might even be dangerous for both the patient and their loved ones to deal with it alone.
Please take our short survey to learn more about anxiety disorder, regardless of whether you are trying to figure out what is going on with you or already know you have it.
If you report your concerns to our health care provider as soon as possible, it is more likely your life will improve.

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Social Life

Making friends and keeping them is a real struggle for many people - even the so-called social butterflies. The problem gets worse for people with anxiety disorders. A damaged social life may also impact many other areas of your life, so it is crucial to learn to cope with the condition.

GENETICS DETERMINE 30-67% OF YOUR ANXIETY SYMPTOMS.

Symptoms of Anxiety:

Worrying constantly for no reason at all
Choosing not to get involved in certain activities
Feeling sick or nauseous
Feeling short of breath
Feeling dizzy or lightheaded
Being unable to think clearly

Now with the knowledge of my enemy and the skills to deal with it, I feel more comfortable.

- Ashley (Diagnosed with an anxiety disorder)

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Work

Nobody is immune to pressure or stress at work. The key is to manage your workload by being resourceful and playing well with others. The symptoms listed here might indicate a more serious problem than just the need to quit and find another job. It could be an anxiety disorder.

ANXIETY DISORDER IS A MEDICALLY RECOGNIZED DISORDER.

Have you noticed that you tend to:

Be extremely nervous in meetings
Constantly worry about your work performance
Miss career opportunities because of fear of failure
Have difficulty staying focused and fail to meet deadlines
You can't express yourself in meetings and don't like public speaking
Worry about disappointing people
Obsess over negativity and have nightmares

In the past, I often blamed my career failures on my personality.

- Erica (Diagnosed with an anxiety disorder)

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Family and Home

When anxiety disorder affects a social group that is more closely knit and small, the detrimental effects may be greater. At an individual level, anxiety is already challenging to cope with. At a social level, the condition may subject your family to unpredictability, fear, and worry over your wellbeing. It is thus critical to seek professional intervention–for the sake of your loved ones.

ANXIETY DISORDER DOESN'T MAKE YOU UNINTELLIGENT OR UNMOTIVATED.

Have you noticed that you tend to:

Be nervous, irritable, and even rude to your family
Have frequent mood swings
Avoid family gatherings
Always worry and talk about negative things

My struggle has been made easier by the support and understanding of those around me.

- Marta (Diagnosed with an anxiety disorder)

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about you and
Anxiety disorder

I did not address the issue early enough to save my family.

- Derrick (Diagnosed with an anxiety disorder)

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Checklist

Whether you have been diagnosed or not, answer quick questions to learn more about anxiety.

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Using the scale to the right, please answer the following questions exactly. Please indicate how frequently you have experienced the symptoms in the past six months by ticking the appropriate box. We'll email you the results, and you can share them with your healthcare professional during your next appointment.

Phobias	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very Often
Are there life situations that cause you extreme fear?
Is there any animal or insect that you dread?
Is there any object or situation that causes you intense and constant fear (such as flying, being in confined spaces, heights, germs, needles, etc.)?
Do you feel anxious when you encounter this object or situation?
Does the fear or anxiety cause physical symptoms, such as sweating, tremors, or fainting?
Does this fear seem excessive or irrational to you?
Do you try to avoid objects or situations you fear?
If you can't avoid the feared object or situation, do you experience unbearable anxiety or suffering?

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Social and General Anxiety	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very Often
Whenever you interact with others, do you suffer from anxiety or panic?
Do you fear being judged by others in social situations?
Do you avoid social interactions because of fear or anxiety?
How often do you go out of your way to avoid social situations?
Are you nervous when you have to speak in front of others, like during a public speech, business meeting, etc.?
Do you ever feel that others will consider you anxious, weak, stupid, unappealing, etc.?
Are you often concerned that people may notice your anxiety through blushing, tremors, sweating, mumbling, etc.?
Do you often feel self-conscious in social situations, worried that you might insult someone or get rejected?
Do you experience excessive, disproportionate anxiety in certain social situations?
Is your anxiety affecting your professional, social, and personal life in a significant way?

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very Often
Do you suffer from repetitive thoughts that cause anxiety?
Do you dread germs, wash your hands multiple times a day, and worry about catching diseases?
Do you tend to constantly check on your belongings or arrange them in a particular order?
Does your mind wander to aggressive, scary, or taboo thoughts?
Do you suffer from intrusive thoughts or repetitive actions?
In times of anxiety, how often do you perform calming rituals; count objects, wash your hands, or turn the lights on and off?
If that's the case, how often do you spend more than 30 minutes performing repetitive rituals to ease anxiety?
If you cannot perform your usual calming rituals, does your anxiety or well-being significantly worsen?
Do you experience physical signs of anxiety, such as rapid heartbeats, sweating, etc., during a bout of compulsive thinking?
Would you say that your obsessive thinking or rituals significantly impact your professional, social, or personal life?

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Very Often
Is it common for you to revisit traumatic memories, stressful experiences from the past?
Do you often dream about traumatic experiences from your past?
Do you ever act or feel as though a traumatic experience in your past was happening again?
Is it common for you to feel very upset when something brings back memories of a traumatic event?
When something reminds you of a past traumatic experience, do you get physical reactions, such as rapid heartbeat, sweating, shortness of breath, etc.?
How often do you avoid situations, people, or thoughts that could trigger memories, feelings, or thoughts of a past traumatic experience?
Do you have trouble recalling significant parts of a traumatic experience?
Are you often thinking negatively about yourself, e.g., you have no worth, no one is trustworthy, the world is dangerous, etc.?
Do you blame yourself or somebody else for the traumatic experience from your past?
Do you frequently feel negative emotions like fear, anxiety, or panic? Do you often feel strong negative emotions like anger, guilt, or shame?
Did you lose interest in previously enjoyable activities?
Do you often feel unwelcome or cut off from others?
Do you often struggle to feel positive and enjoy happy moments?
How frequently do you get irritable or angry?
Do you frequently engage in behaviors that could be harmful to you or others?
Do you often find yourself on guard?
Do you feel easily startled?
Is it often difficult for you to focus?
How often do you have trouble falling or staying asleep?

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Anxiety disorder symptoms:what do they look like?

Anxiety disorder symptoms:
what do they look like?