Talk:Anxiety/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Repressed emotion type of anxiety

It seems to me that at least one type of anxiety is missing in the "Types" section: the kind of anxiety one fells when repressing an unpleasant emotion (generally sadness or anger). This anxiety is actually mentioned in the "Causes->Psychological" subsection, but it does not match any of the proposed types of anxiety above. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎213.55.176.251 (talk) 17:21, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

What specific sentence(s) in Wikipedia Guidelines disqualify the inclusion of the reference below:

http://pb.rcpsych.org/content/31/6/238.2.full

I have had Wikipedia Guidelines pages posted to me which supposedly show that the reference above is invalid. I read these guidelines but nothing in them that I could see made the reference invalid for inclusion in a Wikipedia article. Could someone please point out THE SPECIFIC sentence(s) in the guidelines that rule this reference out?

See page history for exact details of what was posted - 2 different people posted the guidelines and undid my edits.

Thank you

Arch0172 (talk) 14:18, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for asking. This isn't the kind of secondary source we look for for claims about health (the content you added, said that these books actually help people, which is a claim about health). See WP:MEDDEF. The claim that self-help books are effective is based on a small survey the author did, which makes this what we call a "primary source" for the content you wanted to add based on this. I suppose this could be a source for content like "self help books exist" but not for their efficacy. Jytdog (talk) 21:57, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

@Arch0172: I have also reverted the material that you recently added. This isn't just about adding a reference. You are adding claims that are not adequately substantiated. If you are to make claims that something contributes to treatment of a specific condition then the reference needs to be of a suitable quality to support that. Drchriswilliams (talk) 09:54, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

You should also be aware Arch0172 that this article is about the mood or emotion, not the mood disorder. anxiety is not a pathological thing that needs treating. (people make the same mistake with Depression (mood) and Major depressive disorder) but the same issues would apply even to Anxiety disorder Jytdog (talk) 10:04, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

"Anxiety is related to..."

The sentence (under Descriptions) beginning with the same titular wording I used for labeling this discussion seems problematic: how anxiety is "related to the specific behaviors of fight-or-flight responses" needs elaboration or qualification. If this relatedness is addressing neuroanatomical connections, the statement is an adequate one. But from a mere conceptual standpoint it is incorrect; for it is not true that all manifestations of anxiety involve the recruitment of fight-or-flight responses, even though some do. I, for example, am of the pool of anxiety sufferers, whose anxiety manifests significantly, yet without measurable levels of physiological arousal/distress. Shouldn't the statement as currently written be modified? CheshireCat930 (talk) 19:17, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

Pain

It hurts there’s nothing anyone can do to stop your pain and that’s it you done you do anything you hurt mentally and physically — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C48:467F:B655:1438:2E53:E886:434F (talk) 17:55, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Clarity ref 'anxiety disorder' wiki article

Should much here - about anxiety disorders - be moved to the 'anxiety disorder' article?

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hangxiety

I want to start a discussion on the hangxiety section. Should this remain in the article as is? The sources aren't that good and it doesn't seem nearly as relevant as the other types of anxiety mentioned in the article (it certainly shouldn't be the very first one to be mentioned).--Megaman en m (talk) 09:58, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

~Start of chat~

Jen12B21: Hi!!!! Jen12B21: Don't know if anyone will see this but... Jen12B21: :D Jen12B21: Oh, btw, one thing I do that helps me not to be as anxious is to just repeat over and over in my head or out loud: "It'll be over soon, in a few years, you won't remember this...". This obviously won't be true in every case, but I hope this helps. Jen12B21: Okay bye ig... :/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jen12B21 (talk • contribs) 01:25, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

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hi 31.142.31.174 (talk) 23:49, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Improper caption

An image attached to this article of a job searcher during the great depression has the caption:"A job applicant with a worried facial expression. The great depression sucked at the time but now we have coronavirus and everybody has anxiety in the 21st century." Should be revised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.181.113.50 (talk) 08:07, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

The Pathophysiology section needs more sources for all of the content that it has. Hangxiety should also be removed from the "see also" section as the article no longer exits. I also agree that the image of the job searcher needs to be better citedEmilyjones24 (talk) 21:40, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

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"Trait" subsection under "Types" heading

Regarding the last paragraph of the "Trait" subsection under the "Types" heading:

"Personality can also be a trait leading to anxiety and depression. Through experience, many find it difficult to collect themselves due to their own personal nature.[49]"

The paragraph, to me, reads rather confusing and unclear as to what it's even trying to express. The cited website is also no longer available and was apparently last retrieved in 2018. 77.11.186.24 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 23:51, 19 July 2022 (UTC)

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"subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread"

Since feelings are subjective, and dread is unpleasant, could we simplify this phrase to "feelings of dread"? Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 11:05, 15 August 2022 (UTC)