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All About Anxiety[edit]

Is Anxiety an emotion or a mental health disorder? Does Anxiety co-exist with other mental health disorders? How does Anxiety prove to be different than fear? If these questions have caught your attention, this article is worth the read. Anxiety is a topic that can be very broad depending on the type of perspective that you take. As you read this article think about your personal experiences and beliefs about anxiety? Do your thoughts align with the research you discover?

Anxiety vs. Fear[edit]

Anxiety is a classified as a mental illness under the DSM-5. In the DSM-5, there are specific types of anxiety disorders such as panic disorders, social phobia, PTSD, and generalized anxiety disorder. (I would also make sure you add a citation or is that the article title?).Anxiety Anxiety is an emotion which is characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events. Anxiety is different from fear in that fear is defined as the emotional response to a real threat, whereas anxiety is the anticipation of a future threat. It is often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination. Anxiety and fear are commonly grouped together; however, the causes are different. For example, anxiety is having an umbrella up when it is sunny outside. It is due to the fact of being concerned about the rain even when there are not weather conditions leading to that. While fear is a normal rational response to a perceived threat. For instance, if someone is a swimmer yet they have a fear of deep water. They would potentially use their fear to help them be cautious and stay safe.

Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue, inability to catch one's breath, tightness in the abdominal region, nausea, and problems in concentration. Anxiety is closely related to fear, which is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat (fight or flight response); anxiety involves the expectation of future threat including dread. People facing anxiety may withdraw from situations which have provoked anxiety in the past.ns." anxiety disorders truly can cause an excessive amount of worry through everyday situations.

Anxiety vs Depression[edit]

Depression is a state of low mood and inactivity. Sometimes people experience moody emotions yet that is quite common. Depressed mood is a symptom of some mood disorders such as major depressive disorder and dysthymia; it is a normal temporary reaction to life events, such as the loss of a loved one; and it is also a symptom of some physical diseases and a side effect of some drugs and medical treatments. It may feature sadness, difficulty in thinking and concentration and a significant increase or decrease in appetite and time spent sleeping. People experiencing depression may have feelings of dejection or hopelessness and may experience suicidal thoughts. It can either be short term or long term Depression and Anxiety can be sometimes linked together in common diagnosis. However, they are not the same. Depression and Anxiety cause people to experience difference feelings.

Depression

Loss of interest
Low mood
Inactivity
change in sleep
low self-esteem
weight gain or loss

Anxiety

Excessive worry
Unable to relax
Fearing the worst
Headaches
Needing the toilet more or less
Light-headed or dizzyDid you know if you have Anxiety ?