behavioral health Anxiety Disorders Anxiety happens to everyone. However, when anxiety sticks around for longer periods of time, it can turn into an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders affect everyone differently. Even two people diagnosed with the same anxiety disorder can have very different symptoms. If someone has panic attacks that happen Phobia-related disorders are a group again and again, they may have panic of anxiety disorders that have to do with disorder. Panic attacks aren’t just when someone’s fear of a specific object or someone is afraid. They can happen for situation. any reason. Symptoms of a panic attack include: • Heart palpitations, a pounding heartbeat, or an accelerated heartrate • Sweating • Trembling or shaking • Sensations of shortness of breath, smothering, or choking • Feelings of impending doom • Feelings of being out of control Obsessions: Repeated thoughts, urges, or mental images that make Some people are diagnosed with someone anxious. obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when they have repeating uncontrollable Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) thoughts or actions. People with OCD means someone is overly anxious or are usually focused on a specific thing, Compulsions: Repeated behaviors worried most of the time. GAD does like cleaning, organizing, or counting. or actions that someone does not just mean someone is stressed out. However, OCD is often an overused word. because of their uncontrollable, Symptoms include: OCD is more than just being neat or clean. repeated thoughts. • Feeling restless, wound up, or on edge Social anxiety disorder means a person According to the National Institute of Mental • Being tired easily gets extremely anxious in social situations. Health (nimh.nih.gov) • Having a hard time concentrating Social anxiety disorder doesn’t just mean • Mind going blank someone is shy or reserved—social • Being irritable anxiety makes it hard for them to function • Having muscle tension in everyday life. They might: • Difficulty controlling feelings of worry • Be really afraid of being judged by • Having sleep problems others • Avoid meeting new people or interacting with others • Be self-conscious in normal social situations rev. 20201005 cardinalinnovations.org.