{"id":68,"date":"2010-06-08T10:59:35","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T14:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/Member\/?p=68"},"modified":"2010-06-08T10:59:35","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T14:59:35","slug":"what-is-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/what-is-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Anxiety?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anxiety disorders affect approximately 19 million adults in America. Anxiety disorders are chronic and can become progressively worse if not treated. There are different types of anxiety disorders. Each one has different symptoms. The table below describes the types of disorders, their symptoms, and treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Disorder<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Symptoms<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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Treatment<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Panic Disorder <\/strong><\/span> Feelings of terror that strike suddenly, repeatedly, and without warning; referred to as \u201cpanic attacks\u201d <\/span><\/td>\n\n
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  • Chest pains or pounding heart<\/li>\n
  • Faintness or weakness<\/li>\n
  • Dizziness<\/li>\n
  • Hot and sweaty sensations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    \n
  • Nausea<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Smothering sensations<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Feeling out of touch with reality<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Feelings of doom and lack of control<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Medication and psychotherapy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Obsessive-Compulsive <\/strong><\/span>Disorder (OCD)<\/strong><\/span> Thoughts or rituals that a person feels unable to control<\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Obsession with germs or dirt<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Feelings of doubt; having to check things repeatedly<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Thoughts of violence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    \n
  • Need for symmetry and order<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Spending extended periods of time touching things<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Having persistent unwelcome thoughts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Medication and psychotherapy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder<\/strong><\/span> A condition that may develop after a terrifying event <\/span><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Nightmares of the event<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Disturbing recollections while awake<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Sleep problems<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Being easily startled<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
\n
    \n
  • Feeling detached and emotionally numb<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Loss of interest in activities that were previously enjoyable<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Irritability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Medication and psychotherapy that specifically target the symptoms<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)<\/strong><\/span> Chronic anxiety that fills the person\u2019s day with excessive worry and tension, even when there isn\u2019t a specific event to trigger these feelings <\/span><\/td>\n\n
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  • Headaches<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Muscle tension<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Irritability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    \n
  • Sweating<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Hot flashes <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
Most often treated with medications; if other disorders present, medication and psychotherapy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medication<\/strong> – A psychiatrist or your PCP can prescribe medication for anxiety disorders. They also will work closely with a therapist to treat these disorders.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Psychotherapy<\/strong> – Some people choose psychotherapy to treat their anxiety disorder.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Medication and psychotherapy are often combined. Just remember, if one type of treatment doesn\u2019t seem to work, it is likely that another will, so don\u2019t give up! Resources National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) www.nami.org 800.950.NAMI (6264) National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov<\/a> 866.615.6464<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anxiety disorders affect approximately 19 million adults in America. Anxiety disorders are chronic and can become progressively worse if not treated. There are different types of anxiety disorders. Each one has different symptoms. The table below describes the types of disorders, their symptoms, and treatments. Disorder Symptoms Treatment Panic Disorder Feelings of terror that strike […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11,24],"tags":[45,177,215,217,224],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-information","category-summer2010","tag-anxiety","tag-gad","tag-ocd","tag-panic","tag-post-tramatic-stress"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6ZZGa-16","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hnetalk.com\/member\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}