Anxiety
Disorders
Anxiety disorders commonly occur along with other mental or
physical illnesses, including alcohol or substance abuse, which may mask
anxiety symptoms or make them worse. In some cases, these other illnesses need
to be treated before a person will respond to treatment for the anxiety
disorder.
Effective therapies for anxiety disorders are available,
The following are common anxiety disorders
- panic disorder,
- obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD),
- post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD),
- social phobia (or
social anxiety disorder),
- specific phobias,
and
- Generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD).
Each anxiety disorder has different symptoms, but all the symptoms
cluster around excessive, irrational fear and dread.
Those who feel following thoughts they may consider as the
disorders
Panic
Disorder
“For me, a panic attack is almost a violent experience. I feel
disconnected from reality. I feel like I’m losing control in a very extreme
way. My heart pounds really hard, I feel like I can’t get my breath, and
there’s an overwhelming feeling that things are crashing in on me.”
Panic disorder is a real illness that can be successfully treated.
It is characterized by sudden attacks of terror, usually accompanied by a
pounding heart, sweatiness, weakness, faintness, or dizziness. During these
attacks, people with panic disorder may flush or feel chilled; their hands may
tingle or feel numb; and they may experience nausea, chest pain, or smothering
sensations. Panic attacks usually produce a sense of unreality, a fear of
impending doom, or a fear of losing control.
A fear of one’s own unexplained physical symptoms is also a symptom
of panic disorder. People having panic attacks sometimes believe they are
having heart attacks, losing their minds, or on the verge of death. They can’t
predict when or where an attack will occur, and between episodes many worry
intensely and dread the next attack.
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
“I couldn’t do anything without rituals. They invaded every aspect
of my life. Counting really bogged me down. I would wash my hair three times as
opposed to once because three was a good luck number and one wasn’t. It took me
longer to read because I’d count the lines in a paragraph. When I set my alarm
at night, I had to set it to a number that wouldn’t add up to a ’bad’ number.”
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have persistent,
upsetting thoughts (obsessions) and use rituals (compulsions) to control the
anxiety these thoughts produce. Most of the time, the rituals end up
controlling them.
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder
“I was raped when I was 25 years old. For a long time, I spoke
about the rape as though it was something that happened to someone else. I was
very aware that it had happened to me, but there was just no feeling.”
“Then I started having flashbacks. They kind of came over me like a
splash of water. I would be terrified. Suddenly I was reliving the rape. Every
instant was startling. I wasn’t aware of anything around me, I was in a bubble,
just kind of floating. And it was scary. Having a flashback can wring you out.”
“The rape happened the week before Thanksgiving, and I can’t
believe the anxiety and fear I feel every year around the anniversary date.
It’s as though I’ve seen a werewolf. I can’t relax, can’t sleep, don’t want to
be with anyone. I wonder whether I’ll ever be free of this terrible problem.”
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops after a terrifying
ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person
who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed, the harm may have
happened to a loved one, or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that
happened to loved ones or strangers.
Social
Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder)
“In any social situation, I felt fear. I would be anxious before I
even left the house, and it would escalate as I got closer to a college class,
a party, or whatever. I would feel sick in my stomach-it almost felt like I had
the flu. My heart would pound, my palms would get sweaty, and I would get this
feeling of being removed from myself and from everybody else.”
“When I would walk into a room full of people, I’d turn red and it
would feel like everybody’s eyes were on me. I was embarrassed to stand off in
a corner by myself, but I couldn’t think of anything to say to anybody. It was
humiliating. I felt so clumsy, I couldn’t wait to get out.”
Social phobia, also called social anxiety disorder, is diagnosed
when people become overwhelmingly anxious and excessively self-conscious in
everyday social situations. People with social phobia have an intense,
persistent, and chronic fear of being watched and judged by others and of doing
things that will embarrass them. They can worry for days or weeks before a
dreaded situation. This fear may become so severe that it interferes with work,
school, and other ordinary activities, and can make it hard to make and keep
friends.
Specific
Phobias
“I’m scared to death of flying, and I never do it anymore. I used
to start dreading a plane trip a month before I was due to leave. It was an
awful feeling when that airplane door closed and I felt trapped. My heart would
pound, and I would sweat bullets. When the airplane would start to ascend, it
just reinforced the feeling that I couldn’t get out. When I think about flying,
I picture myself losing control, freaking out, and climbing the walls, but of
course I never did that. I’m not afraid of crashing or hitting turbulence. It’s
just that feeling of being trapped. Whenever I’ve thought about changing jobs,
I’ve had to think, ‘Would I be under pressure to fly?’ These days I only go
places where I can drive or take a train. My friends always point out that I
couldn’t get off a train travelling at high speeds either, so why don’t trains
bother me? I just tell them it isn’t a rational fear.”
A specific phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that
poses little or no actual danger. Some of the more common specific phobias are cantered
around closed-in places, heights, escalators, tunnels, highway driving, water,
flying, dogs, and injuries involving blood. Such phobias aren’t just extreme
fear; they are irrational fear of a particular thing. You may be able to ski
the world’s tallest mountains with ease but be unable to go above the 5th floor
of an office building. While adults with phobias realize that these fears are
irrational, they often find that facing, or even thinking about facing, the
feared object or situation brings on a panic attack or severe anxiety.
Specific phobias respond very well to carefully targeted
psychotherapy.
Generalized
Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
“I always thought I was just a worrier. I’d feel keyed up and
unable to relax. At times it would come and go, and at times it would be
constant. It could go on for days. I’d worry about what I was going to fix for
a dinner party, or what would be a great present for somebody. I just couldn’t
let something go.”
When my problems were at their worst, I’d miss work and feel just
terrible about it. Then I worried that I’d lose my job. My life was miserable
until I got treatment.
“I’d have terrible sleeping problems. There were times I’d wake up
wired in the middle of the night. I had trouble concentrating, even reading the
newspaper or a novel. Sometimes I’d feel a little light-headed. My heart would
race or pound. And that would make me worry more. I was always imagining things
were worse than they really were. When I got a stomach-ache, I’d think it was
an ulcer.”
People with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) go through the day
filled with exaggerated worry and tension, even though there is little or
nothing to provoke it. They anticipate disaster and are overly concerned about
health issues, money, family problems, or difficulties at work. Sometimes just
the thought of getting through the day produces anxiety.
Treatment
of Anxiety Disorders
In general, anxiety disorders are treated with medication, specific
types of psychotherapy, or both, Homeopathy medicines works well in anxiety
disorders along with other regular therapies
Cognitive-Behavioural
Therapy
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is very useful in treating
anxiety disorders. The cognitive part helps people change the thinking patterns
that support their fears, and the behavioural part helps people change the way
they react to anxiety-provoking situations.
For example, CBT can help people with panic disorder learn that
their panic attacks are not really heart attacks and help people with social
phobia learn how to overcome the belief that others are always watching and
judging them. When people are ready to confront their fears, they are shown how
to use exposure techniques to desensitize themselves to situations that trigger
their anxieties.
To get Homeopathy & Psychological consultation for Anxiety
Whom to contact for Anxiey
Treatment
Dr.Senthil Kumar Treats many cases of all
types of Anxiety, In his medical
professional and Psychological experience with successful results. Many
patients get relief after taking treatment from Dr.Senthil Kumar.
Dr.Senthil Kumar visits Chennai at Vivekanantha Homeopathy Clinic, Velachery,
Chennai 42. To get appointment please call 9786901830, +91 94430 54168 or mail
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