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Meaning of Anxiety: A Holistic Approach. Health Pioneer
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What does ANXIETY mean? From my personal experience and with those that I have met, I have learned, and accepted, that stress and anxiety is as integral to our existence as bread and butter. It is WRONG to perceive anxious people as neurotic or weak, as NONE OF US is immune from it. It is also imperative for me to point out that stress and anxiety are NOT always harmful. In fact, these feelings are very crucial for our survival. They prepare us to face the uncertainties and enhance our performance in difficult tasks. So, when does this "normal" become a "disorder"? Let's find out.
Objectives of this article:
What anxiety disorder means
How to recognize anxiety disorders
Evidence-based anxiety treatment options
What does anxiety mean? How do you differentiate between everyday anxiety and an anxiety disorder?
An everyday anxiety and an anxiety disorder typically vary only in their frequency and severity of symptoms that is measured by the extent to which one's life is affected. A simple question that will make it clearer: Are you able to fulfill your daily responsibilities without much difficulty? If the answer is no, it is a disorder. Anxiety is a mental state of mind where our brain perceives something as a threat. That threat then transforms into physical symptoms such as sweating, fast and shallow breathing, headaches, chest pain, dizziness, shakiness, nausea. Our sympathetic nervous system takes control and stress hormone levels rise. We naturally engage in safety-seeking, comforting behaviors; we avoid circumstances that trigger stress and anxiety, which feeds on itself and reinforces the perception of threat. Over extended periods of time, this perception leads to severe physical symptoms like chronic fatigu......read full article on my Website.
What does ANXIETY mean? From my personal experience and with those that I have met, I have learned, and accepted, that stress and anxiety is as integral to our existence as bread and butter. It is WRONG to perceive anxious people as neurotic or weak, as NONE OF US is immune from it. It is also imperative for me to point out that stress and anxiety are NOT always harmful. In fact, these feelings are very crucial for our survival. They prepare us to face the uncertainties and enhance our performance in difficult tasks. So, when does this "normal" become a "disorder"? Let's find out.
Objectives of this article:
What anxiety disorder means
How to recognize anxiety disorders
Evidence-based anxiety treatment options
What does anxiety mean? How do you differentiate between everyday anxiety and an anxiety disorder?
An everyday anxiety and an anxiety disorder typically vary only in their frequency and severity of symptoms that is measured by the extent to which one's life is affected. A simple question that will make it clearer: Are you able to fulfill your daily responsibilities without much difficulty? If the answer is no, it is a disorder. Anxiety is a mental state of mind where our brain perceives something as a threat. That threat then transforms into physical symptoms such as sweating, fast and shallow breathing, headaches, chest pain, dizziness, shakiness, nausea. Our sympathetic nervous system takes control and stress hormone levels rise. We naturally engage in safety-seeking, comforting behaviors; we avoid circumstances that trigger stress and anxiety, which feeds on itself and reinforces the perception of threat. Over extended periods of time, this perception leads to severe physical symptoms like chronic fatigu......read full article on my Website.
16 min