Are any of these thoughts familiar to you?
There are different forms of anxiety which can include
Panic disorder where you can have panic attacks which often re-occur, anywhere, out of the blue and often without apparent reason. Leaving you feeling sweaty, shaking with a racing heart, shortness of breath, light headed and possibly nauseous.
Phobias which can be very specific, for example, a fear of flying, fear of heights or dogs. It may be a fear of needles, riding in an lift or driving in built up areas. Fear and panic are generally the result of having to even think about facing one of your phobias.
Social Phobia is where you dread having to go to meetings, invitations or other events where you may be judged poorly by others, have nothing to say or believe you are socially inept. You will often go to extreme lengths to avoid these situations. If you do go there will be a lot of worrying before and a lot of analysing how you went once it is over.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the unwanted re-experiencing of a traumatic event which produces anxiety symptoms and an avoidance of places, sights, sounds or smells that are connected to the event.
You can experience relief from these symptoms and gain strategies to help you cope. You don't need to feel trapped by your condition.
- My mind never seems to stop and I can't sleep at night
- At times I feel like I can't breathe and my chest is tight
- My heart races with my thoughts
- I worry even when there is nothing to worry about
- Usually the things I worry about never happen but I still can't stop imagining the worst
- Once I start worrying I can't stop
- I feel tense and uptight
- I can't sit still and I can't relax
There are different forms of anxiety which can include
Panic disorder where you can have panic attacks which often re-occur, anywhere, out of the blue and often without apparent reason. Leaving you feeling sweaty, shaking with a racing heart, shortness of breath, light headed and possibly nauseous.
Phobias which can be very specific, for example, a fear of flying, fear of heights or dogs. It may be a fear of needles, riding in an lift or driving in built up areas. Fear and panic are generally the result of having to even think about facing one of your phobias.
Social Phobia is where you dread having to go to meetings, invitations or other events where you may be judged poorly by others, have nothing to say or believe you are socially inept. You will often go to extreme lengths to avoid these situations. If you do go there will be a lot of worrying before and a lot of analysing how you went once it is over.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the unwanted re-experiencing of a traumatic event which produces anxiety symptoms and an avoidance of places, sights, sounds or smells that are connected to the event.
You can experience relief from these symptoms and gain strategies to help you cope. You don't need to feel trapped by your condition.