What is anxiety disorder ?
Everyone becomes anxious. Anxiety is a normal response to danger. It leads to caution or to flee, and can be useful if you need to protect yourself.
Sometimes someone afraid while there is little reason for it. With an anxiety that goes even further:
*The fear is great.
*The fear remains unnecessarily long.
*The fear gives much trouble in daily life.
You are, as it were afraid of your own fear and afraid of the situations where your fear comes up.
An anxiety disorder comes in 8% of men and 13% of women.
What is generalized anxiety disorder ?
A person with generalized anxiety disorder constantly making very worried. Worry about all sorts of things from everyday life, while there is little reason to. This often happens unconsciously. For example you are still very concerned about your job, the kids, the holidays are all about what you have to pay or what might happen in the future.
How is an anxiety disorder ?
Why someone gets an anxiety disorder is not clear. However, some factors are known:
*In some families, anxiety disorders are more common. Heredity plays a role. You could say that the more fragile than the other.
*Probably certain substances affect (neurotransmitters) susceptibility to anxiety and panic. Everyone in the blood and neurotransmitters in the nervous system.
*The way a person deals with anxiety seems taught part. Upbringing and past experiences play a role.
Some people are more likely to have an anxiety disorder. for instance:
*people who live alone
*people out of work
*people with low incomes
*people with lower education
*people who are depressed (have been)
*People with an addiction problem
*people who have experienced a very violent event (psychotrauma)
It is not always clear whether the anxiety is the cause or the result of the above. For example, you have an anxiety disorder that you live alone. But you can also go live alone because you have an anxiety disorder.
What are the symptoms of an anxiety disorder ?
By a generalized anxiety disorder can suffer from:
*brood;
*restlessness;
*irritability;
*poor concentration;
*tension;
*fatigue;
*muscle complaints;
*sleeping.
At times when fear dominates, for example, you suffer from:
*palpitations, sweating, chills, dizziness, trembling;
*tightness, discomfort in the chest;
*tingling or numbness in the hands and / or feet;
*dry mouth, nausea, stomach pain, vomiting or diarrhea;
*headache, reddening, fainting;
*confusion: You do not know exactly who or where you are;
*the feeling that you lose control of yourself, go crazy or die.
Tension:
*People with an anxiety disorder may bad against tension and uncertainty. You find you new, unknown situations up to want to avoid. For example, preferably close to home you are going on holiday, every year to the same place.
*Tensions in relationships discusses you'd rather not.
*Confrontations go out of the way. For example, if you have money problems, lower your bills prefer are unopened.
Flights tensions
*Some people with anxiety disorder flights tension by lying in bed.
*Or they try to supplant overeat. Their concerns and fears
*Others use alcohol, drugs or sedatives to feel less tense.
*You can look up violently against problems that you prefer but want others to solve them.
Advice for an anxiety disorder
If you continue to avoid difficult situations, you learn not to deal with stress and reduce it. The fear of uncertain or new situations remains or is even worse.
You can choose a lot to reduce your symptoms. In anxious moments you probably think of things that automatically increase the fear and cause panic.
It is important that you learn to change those thoughts. This prevents the fear take over. You learn your fears to go and keep them under control; fear control your life more than.
write
For example, start with keeping a diary. Write down what happens on anxious moments. What do you think of? What are you afraid of? What do you feel? How do you respond to this? And what do you do?
Reassuring thoughts calls
Look critically whether your anxious thoughts are correct. Is there reason for so much uncertainty, worry and rumination? Next, consider what positive, reassuring thoughts may help you. So you learn to think quietly, without uncertainty and fear prevail.
Often succeed better than to endure the anxious moments and to stay until you feel better. Quiet Write these positive thoughts so you can read them in difficult times.
Find relaxation
Also note what you can do. Anxious moments from now on For example quiet breathing to relax. Just walk or make a phone call. Seek support from people you trust. Explain to them that you experience. Most people here understand. Let their possibly read this letter.
It's good to know that anxiety is naturally less usually after 60 to 90 minutes. It may give you the courage unavoidable. Situations where you are afraid of If you can find to endure a frightening situation courage, you will sometimes notice that there was not much reason to be afraid. For instance, your fears fade.
How it goes on at an anxiety disorder ?
If you have a daily diary has tracked, you can discuss this with your GP. Then it becomes clear how the fears arise often. Maybe there is a way to make it continuous mulling to break.
Anxiety disorder treatment
Treatment depends on your preference and the severity of your symptoms.
*Interviews with a psychologist can reduce the feeling of fear.
*Medications may also help well.
*In some people does a treatment by means of talks and medications best.
Together with your doctor you discusses the possibilities. When you want to go to a psychologist, the family doctor can help you find a psychologist to figure out.
When contact with an anxiety disorder ?
Often manages to get good at. Fears under control However, a relapse is possible.
If you notice the symptoms come back, do not think they do naturally over again. Do not wait too long to make an appointment with your GP or contact the psychologist who has helped you.
Sometimes the doctor will ask the practice nurse mental health (POH-GGZ) to guide you.