Anxiety is a normal and often healthy emotion. However, when a person regularly feels disproportionate levels of anxiety, it might become a medical disorder.
Everyone feels anxious. Anxiety is an important function of the human body to alert a person to a potential threat. It helps us to know when there is a problem and allows us to respond to it in appropriate ways.
However, when individuals have anxiety that interferes with their everyday lives it can become a problem. Examples of some anxiety disorders include:
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder characterized by being...
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Panic Disorder
Panic disorder is a specific type of anxiety disorder characterized by unexpected and recurrent...
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Selective Mutism
Selective mutism is a complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability to speak in certain social...
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Social Anxiety Disorder
Children, teenagers, and adults who suffer from social anxiety are typically extremely...
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a condition where you feel compelled to perform certain acts repeatedly because of anxiety...
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Specific Phobias
A phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of a particular situation or thing.
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Separation Anxiety Disorder
Separation anxiety is a psychological condition where an individual experiences excessive fear or anxiety...
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