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    The document discusses anxiety, defining it as a normal human emotion that can sometimes lead to problems or full-blown anxiety disorders. It describes the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety, including fast heartbeat, sweating, worry, and catastrophic thoughts. Different types of anxiety disorders are identified such as social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. While anxiety is a normal emotion, it can become problematic and lead people to avoid situations. The document provides self-help tips for managing anxiety including maintaining routines, relaxation techniques, questioning anxious thoughts, and gradually facing avoided situations.

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    The document discusses anxiety, defining it as a normal human emotion that can sometimes lead to problems or full-blown anxiety disorders. It describes the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety, including fast heartbeat, sweating, worry, and catastrophic thoughts. Different types of anxiety disorders are identified such as social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. While anxiety is a normal emotion, it can become problematic and lead people to avoid situations. The document provides self-help tips for managing anxiety including maintaining routines, relaxation techniques, questioning anxious thoughts, and gradually facing avoided situations.

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    The document discusses anxiety, defining it as a normal human emotion that can sometimes lead to problems or full-blown anxiety disorders. It describes the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety, including fast heartbeat, sweating, worry, and catastrophic thoughts. Different types of anxiety disorders are identified such as social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. While anxiety is a normal emotion, it can become problematic and lead people to avoid situations. The document provides self-help tips for managing anxiety including maintaining routines, relaxation techniques, questioning anxious thoughts, and gradually facing avoided situations.

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    Anxiety

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    The document discusses anxiety, defining it as a normal human emotion that can sometimes lead to problems or full-blown anxiety disorders. It describes the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety, including fast heartbeat, sweating, worry, and catastrophic thoughts. Different types of anxiety disorders are identified such as social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. While anxiety is a normal emotion, it can become problematic and lead people to avoid situations. The document provides self-help tips for managing anxiety including maintaining routines, relaxation techniques, questioning anxious thoughts, and gradually facing avoided situations.

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    ANXIETY

    We all use the term anxiety. It is a term used in psychology and medicine with precise meanings.
    While anxiety is a normal emotion, it can sometimes lead to uncomfortable symptoms and even
    full-blown anxiety disorders. Fortunately, nowadays, we know how to deal effectively with these
    problems.

    WHAT IS ANXIETY
    Anxiety is a normal human emotion that we are all familiar with. But sometimes, it can cause
    problems and even give rise to real disturbances. Anxiety has evolved by changing meaning over
    time and acquiring a negative value. Originally the term 'anxiety' did not indicate something
    unpleasant. It was an agitated emotion - negative or positive - associated with the anticipation of
    something. For example, the girl waiting for her beloved to return home could be anxious.

    THE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY


    Anxiety is an emotion that is felt both in the body and mind. We can distinguish the symptoms of
    anxiety into two different categories: physical (or somatic) symptoms and mental (or cognitive)
    symptoms. The physical symptoms are related to the sympathetic system's manifestation of anxiety
    in the body. In contrast, the mental symptoms make references to thoughts typical of anxiety.

    PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY


     Tachycardia (heartbeat)
     Fast breathing
     Hot flashes
     Stomach problems
     Sweating
     Chest constriction
     Need to go to the bathroom
     Vertigo
     Tremor
     Tight muscles
     Stomach blockage
     Lack of air

    MENTAL SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY


     Memory problems
     'fast' thoughts
     Beware of the threat
     Brooding
     Want to escape
     Nervousness
     Worry
     Insecurity
     Catastrophic thoughts

    DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANXIETY


     Performance anxiety
     Anticipatory anxiety
     Social anxiety

    ANXIETY AND CATASTROPHIC INTERPRETATIONS


    All people develop, more or less deliberately, a 'naive' theory about their functioning and the
    functioning of the mind based mostly on sensations and emotions. People suffering from severe
    anxiety are often led, under the guidance of the anxiety itself, to develop catastrophic thoughts
    about the potential effects of the sensations they experience.
    1. fear of going crazy
    2. fear of losing control
    3. fear of having a heart attack
    ANXIETY DISORDERS
     Separation anxiety disorder
     Selective mutism
     Specific phobia
     Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
     panic disorder
     Agoraphobia

    CURE FOR ANXIETY


    First, we must say that anxiety is a normal and harmless human emotion. Harmless in the sense
    that it cannot cause you physical harm – which many people with some anxiety disorder strongly
    believe. Despite this, it is an emotion that can become very problematic. Living with anxiety can
    lead you to avoid many situations, perform less at work, and give up many things in your private
    life.
    Anxiety is not a disease, so it is wrong to talk about a cure for it. We need to understand the
    problem of which anxiety is a mere symptom. Depending on the type of problem, there are more
    suitable and effective solutions.

    SELF-HELP TIPS FOR ANXIETY


    If you want to learn how to manage anxiety even without professional help, you can try to maintain
    regular meal and sleep-wake routines. Practice sports, meditate, and learn relaxation techniques -
    even slow or diaphragmatic breathing is enough.
    Start paying attention to your thoughts when you're anxious and get into the habit of questioning
    them somewhat as you would in an argument in which you evaluate how accurate the other
    person's opinions are.

    Learn to be careful of the situations you avoid and try to deal with them a little at a time, giving
    yourself time to get used to a problem that makes you anxious before walking away. This isn't
    easy, but it is the most useful thing.

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