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Information About Anxiety Disorder
by Lisa C. DeLuca
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Overview
If You Think You Have an Anxiety Disorder, See Your Doctor
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There are 13 different anxiety disorders. If you have disturbing physical and emotional symptoms resulting from excessive anxiety and worry, you may have an anxiety disorder. Here are some anxiety disorder facts you should know.
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Do Anxiety Disorders Make You "Crazy"?
One of the symptoms of anxiety disorders is a fear of "going crazy." People with anxiety disorders are often relieved to learn that feeling like you are going crazy or "losing it" is often just a symptom of excessive anxiety. It does not mean that you actually are "crazy."
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Common Anxiety Disorders
Some of the more common anxiety disorders are childhood separation anxiety disorder, social phobia and other phobias, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Anxiety and Panic Attacks
A panic attack is not an anxiety disorder, but panic attacks sometimes occur in people who have anxiety disorders. Panic attacks are a defining feature of panic disorder.
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Anxiety Disorder Causes
Anxiety disorders are bio-psycho-social in nature. This means that they are caused by a combination of things, including genetics (bio), things like personality traits and patterns of thinking (psycho) and relationships and experiences in the world (social).
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How to Get Help for Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are treated with psychotherapy and/or medication. If you suspect that you have an anxiety disorder, you can consult a family doctor, psychotherapist, psychologist or psychiatric nurse practitioner.
