Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety can strike without warning. Most of us know when we are being attacked by stress. However, how would you feel if that level of panic permeated through your day, everyday? This is what it feels like to suffer from a Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

A person who suffers from a Generalized Anxiety Disorder never loses the feelings of stress or panic. They constantly operate with a level of fear and worry coursing through their veins. They cannot control their worry and their stress is not central to any one activity or idea.

If you are an adult who has a Generalized Anxiety Disorder you may worry to the extreme over very common stressors such as money, family matters, your health or the health of a loved one, or issues at work.

In addition, children are known to exhibit issues with Generalized Anxiety Disorders and those who suffer from this tend to express an overt amount of stress and energy worrying about their performance in school sports, the approval of a parent, or a grade on test. A child who suffers from anxiety might also exhibit other problems in social settings and they may have a hard time making friends.

Finally, there are also physical symptoms involved when an individual has an anxiety disorder. Sometimes these symptoms mimic a heart attack and other times can be associated with feelings of tiredness and exhaustion, as well as issues with falling asleep easily or staying asleep. A person is also likely to feel nauseous, have stomach pains, and feel light headed. An anxiety disorder also will leave a person feeling on edge and someone who suffers from this problem can have problems with concentrating and show symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder. Anxiety has also been proven to manifest itself through other issues such an Irritable Bowel Syndrome and incontinence.

If you exhibit any of these feelings or if you feel out of control with worry, it is important that you contact a health professional.