What is anxiety?
Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Fast heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, and feeling tired may occur.
Types of Anxiety
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Performance Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Phobias
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Symptoms
- Feeling nervous, restless or tense
- Having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom
- Having an increased heart rate
- Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation)
- Sweating
- Trembling
- Feeling weak or tired
- Trouble concentrating or thinking about anything other than the present worry
- Having trouble sleeping
- Experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) problems
- Having difficulty controlling worry
- Having the urge to avoid things that trigger anxiety
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How to reduce it:
- Behavioral therapy
- Exercise
- Deep breathing
- Journaling
- Meditation
- Reading
- Socializing, following pandemic guidelines of social distancing, masking and hand hygiene)
- Speaking with your health care provider
- Spirituality
- Thought reframing
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