Depression, Panic Disorder, Anxiety Disorder – all very similar disorders but still quite different.  Some people may only suffer from one of these disorders while others may unfortunately suffer from all of them.  It isn’t uncommon for a person with one to develop all three disorders.

A Closer Look At Anxiety Disorder

Do you get overly anxious about things?

Do you ever find yourself feeling anxious but don’t know why?

Anxiety is a normal response if faced with a situation that causes worry.  It is normal to experience fear, worry or anxiety when confronting a stressful or challenging situation such as exams, interviews, public speaking or other situations.  This is perfectly normal and everyone experiences this sort of anxiety at some stage.

Anxiety disorders is when the anxious reaction is not in proportion to the situation at hand.  If a person tends to overreact or become over anxious then they may be experiencing anxiety disorder.  Anxiety disorder can be mild or more severe so people may show different levels of this disorder.

If a person has severe anxiety disorder then they may find themselves being anxious constantly and often for no reason.  They may find themselves worrying about absolutely everything and sometimes feeling worried but don’t know exactly what they are worried about.  They will often be worrying about what ‘might’ happen, about situations that haven’t’ even occurred but they worry about ‘what if’ it happens.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Generalized Anxiety Disorder or GAD is a chronic problem that is characterized by long term anxiety and fear about nonspecific situations or events.  Sufferers of this disorder may worry about money, health, family and other issues but not about any specific situation, they just worry about these things in general and what might happen.  This fear is usually an unrealistic fear and not the normal fear response to a situation that has happened.

A person suffering from severe anxiety disorder may even get to the stage where they are too afraid to leave their home for the fear of something happening to them.  They may fear their children leaving the home for fear of something happening to them.  This can get to the stage where a person will confine themselves to their home and it can disrupt their life to a large extent.

If you suffer from anxiety disorder it is important to seek help and receive treatment for the disorder before it reaches the extent of disrupting your life.  There are treatments available and you can learn to overcome anxiety if treated correctly.

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Panic attacks and anxiety are actually two separate issues but can often be related.  It is quite common for a person that suffers from anxiety disorder can go on to develop panic attacks and a panic disorder.

Let’s take a closer look at anxiety disorder vs panic disorder.

Anxiety Disorder

Everyone will suffer from anxiety at some point in their life and this is a perfectly normal reaction to certain situations.  For example, let’s say I have to give a speech in front of 100 people tomorrow, then today I might be feeling anxious about giving that speech.  If I’m not very comfortable with public speaking then this is a situation that could cause me quite a bit of anxiety.  And that’s ok, that is perfectly normal.

However, if you are feeling anxious for no particular reason and you tend to feel anxious all the time, then this is when it becomes a problem.  To have that anxiety on a constant basis for no reason then you are likely suffering from anxiety disorder.  When suffering from anxiety disorder you may find yourself worrying about everything, even things that are probably not even likely to happen.

Panic Disorder

As with anxiety, everyone will also suffer from panic at some point in their life.  Let’s look at an example of panic, I walk out my front door and a huge spider drops down and lands on my top – my reaction:  panic.  I hate spiders and especially big ones so if one is sitting on my top I am sure I would panic (in fact I’ve been in this situation and yes I did panic).

This is perfectly normal if faced with a scary or fearful situation the normal human response is to panic.

Panic disorder however is if you are panicking regularly over situations that really don’t require a panic response.  Panic disorder usually begins with a panic attack and once a person experiences one panic attack then the fear of having another is enough to bring another attack on.  So then you may have recurring attacks and a full panic disorder.  An example of panic disorder could be when a person is too frightened to even walk into a supermarket for fear of having a panic attack while they are in there and often this fear will drive them to have an attack when they are in the supermarket.

Conclusion

Panic attack anxiety disorder is really a mixture of two different disorders – panic disorder and anxiety disorder.  You may suffer from just one of these disorders or perhaps you suffer from both.  The good news is that these disorders can be treated and often quite successfully.  There is no reason to live your life in fear and anxiety, seek treatment and get rid of your disorder and go back to living a happy life.

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