What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling. Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Social phobia
- Panic disorder
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