The following is a tool to help you think about what you have been experiencing, but only a qualified medical or mental health professional can provide you with a diagnosis. The following describes "Generalized Anxiety Disorder", but there are many other forms of anxiety, such as phobias (example: fear of flying on airplanes, fear of enclosed spaces), social anxiety (fear or avoidance of people), and post traumatic stress disorder (intense anxiety related to a past trauma).
You may have anxiety disorder if you have experienced
the following more days than not over a period of
6 months:
1. Excessive anxiety and worry
2. Difficulty controlling the worry
3. The worry and anxiety go along with at least
3 of the following 6 symptoms:
. Restlessness or agitation
. Getting tired easily
. Feeling irritable
. Tightness in the muscles
. Difficulty focusing or concentrating
. Difficulty sleeping
Please talk to your doctor or therapist if you
are experiencing a level of distress that is affecting
your physical health, emotional well being, job/school,
and relationships.
Please talk to your doctor or therapist if you
are experiencing a level of distress that is affecting
your physical health, emotional well being, job/school,
and relationships.
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