Anxiety Disorder Symptoms

Anxiety Disorder Symptoms give us insite on how anxiety develops. Stemming from experiences, anxiety/panic and learning, these symptoms can be expressed physically, behaviourally and psychologically.
Many of them occur across all anxiety disorders These problems are not just related, they are the same problem, merely expressed in different ways.
Here's some of the symptoms that many people experience, whatever their disorder.

PHYSICAL

Headaches, digestion problems, bowel problems, allergy-type
problems, fatigue, constant colds and skin problems and may be due in part
to the suppression of the body's immune system by chemicals released into
the bloodstream when anxious.

(Please note that any recurring physical symptoms such as pains or function
problems (eg. digestion, bowel) need to be checked out by a medical doctor
as they could be the signs of underlying physical disease)

Difficulty in breathing-this is felt when we felt less oxygen in our surroundings or other factors such as emotional distress caused by anxiety.

Shaking-this symptom is related to stress, anxiety, anger and rage.

BEHAVIOURAL

Chronic Shyness
Feeling nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people.
(possibly mild social phobia / social anxiety symptoms)

Excessive Worrying
Persistant and uncontrollable worrying about people / events / situations.
(GAD - symptoms general anxiety disorder)

Avoidance behaviour
Avoiding situations where we can be judged, criticized and rejected or places
(eg. outdoors) and objects where we feel vulnerable. (phobias)

Obsessions and compulsions
Attempts to reassure and protect ourselves - to allay the anxiety over inner
fears through a sense of control. (OCD - obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms)

Fear of what other people will think of you
Afraid of being trapped in a place
Fear of being in public, impending doom, making mistakes, losing control
An overwhelming feeling towards the self.

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