Signs of Anxiety

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Anxiety disorders are the leading underlying Anxiety disorders are the leading underlying causes of:◦ Absenteeism◦ Absenteeism◦ Job loss◦ Substance abuse◦ Alcoholism


Many of the sufferers don’t realize they have Many of the sufferers don t realize they have it until it’s too late

Too late: the disorder may have developed into something worsedeveloped into something worse◦ Persistent mental illness◦ Insanity◦ Insanity◦ Depression


Prevent these from taking over a person’s life Prevent these from taking over a person s life

If you see the signs do something to snap If you see the signs, do something to snap you back

Symptoms of anxiety disordersPh i l i◦ Physical signs◦ Emotional signs◦ Behavioral signs◦ Behavioral signs


Heart palpitations at random moments Heart palpitations at random moments Dizziness when pressured by work matters

Shortness of breath in a crowded place Shortness of breath in a crowded place Nausea

L k f i Lack of appetite Insomnia Lethargy


Feeling like you forgot to do something Feeling like you forgot to do something Unrealistic worrying about things you cannot

controlcontrol Extreme fear with no apparent cause

F li ll l Feeling all alone The sensation of being out-of-place

h bwherever you may be


Feeling like no one understands you Feeling like no one understands you

Feeling like you cannot do anything right Feeling like you cannot do anything right

I f i i l Inferiority complex

Trying too hard to ‘act normal’


Checking or rechecking if you did a task well Checking or rechecking if you did a task well Sudden belief in superstition

Morbid fascination about the future Morbid fascination about the future The impulse to check everything inside the

hhouse Obsessive-compulsive behavior

h h b Preoccupation with phobias


One of the common characteristics of all One of the common characteristics of all types of anxiety disorders

Fear is constantly fed by many factors Fear is constantly fed by many factors◦ Imagined or real◦ Seem to justify it◦ Can lead to an anxiety attack

Some news article may trigger various fears:various fears:◦ Job security◦ Losing financial stabilityLosing financial stability◦ Family separation


Fear could crop up without provocation Fear could crop up without provocation

Seemingly random Seemingly random

M l h ff f hi ki d f f Many people that suffer from this kind of fear ◦ Find it difficult to seek help

Th f l lik ll d t d h t it’◦ They feel like no one can really understand what it’s like


People under this kind of stress have to open People under this kind of stress have to open up

Share their fears with someone they trust

Having a good friend is a blessing


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