Symptoms And Symptoms Of Anxiety Disorders - 2072 Words

Anxiety disorders are associated with significant distress, reduced quality of life as well as mental internal complications with ones self. Most people know what its like to have had that anxious feeling of butterflies, first day jitters or even the feeling of fear. However having an anxiety disorder doesn t necessarily compare to those â€Å"butterflies†. Anxiety disorders are serious mental illnesses that can keep one from coping, and disrupt the lives of people living with a constant fear worry and doubt. Anxiety is the most common in mental/emotional disorders. When untreated, anxiety can push people into avoiding simple day to day interactions and encounters, that can possibly trigger and worsen their anxiety. The severity of anxiety†¦show more content†¦Often times about one-third of people with PD, allow the disorder to restrict and control their lives that later turns into the condition called agoraphobia. Although, early treatment of a panic disorder can often stop the progression to agoraphobia. PD is characterized by the unexpected occurrence of panic attacks which is the frequency of variations of Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated heart rate, sweating, trembling or shaking, derealization or depersonalization (feeling detached from oneself), Chest pain or discomfort, feeling dizzy, unsteady, lightheaded, or faint, Fear of losing control, dying or losing ones mental state. However panic attacks have not always been recognized as an exclusive psychiatric mental condition. When a panic attack is in occurrence, patients have the urge to escape and have a sense of impending misery (as though they are losing their mind, dying from a heart attack or suffocation). Other panic disorder symptoms may include headache, cold hands, diarrhea, insomnia, fatigue, intrusive thoughts, and rumination. A panic disorder can significantly hinder a patience lifestyle. People with PD face possible difficulty in employment, depression and ar e not able to handle independence. Which may mean needing to be chaperoned when facing large crowds, including doing simple things like public transportation.{The American Psychiatric Association (1994)}