Anxiety And Stress Issues

By Rene A Lacape

Endless fear, worry and anxiety may be a complicating condition and can have considerable impact in their lives not only mentally but both physically and psychologically. This kind of mental disorder problem is triggered every time the body prepares itself for a battle or fight condition when it intercepts potential danger or disaster. The rush of adrenaline and sudden hormonal changes accelerate the speed of the functioning of the various body parts and organs such as heart and brain, causing a heightened stress level, tension and anxiety.

This in turn can trigger abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, tightness and pain in the chest region, shortness of breath, dizziness, frequent urination and even difficulty swallowing. These are just the physical effects that anxiety disorders produce.

In addition to the physical conditions, anxiety disorder is diagnosed when the people become overwhelmingly irritated, anxious or unable to focus and perform the daily routine works. They may find difficulty in keeping the reality in check and become excessively self conscious with various issues and worry about them for days or weeks even before a dreaded situation arises or happens.

In most situations, the emotional apprehension of people suffering with anxiety disorder can be significant. It is not uncommon that they constantly have a persistent and chronic fear of everyday problems even though these problems do not even exist in the first place. The fear may evolve into a more severe situation that may interfere with work, relationship, finances, health, school and just any other ordinary activities; or even imagining an illness or death. Due to these anticipatory anxiety associated with the emotional stress felt by the person, the severity of the condition will worsen and consumed by ill and unhealthy thoughts and impulses.

When you first experience anxiety your doctor must be able to diagnose your complaint. The doctor has to be able to decide if your symptoms are a medical condition or if they are a mental problem. Once you have been identified as having an anxiety disorder, treatment to cure or control your condition may be begun.

The symptoms stated above may be considered as anxiety symptoms if they are of a prolonged or severe state or if the feelings of anxiety come into existence when there is nothing dangerous or stressful to bring them about. Then if these anxiety symptoms start to interfere with your everyday life and activities like work or social events then you know for certain that you are suffering from anxiety disorder.

Do not fear to seek help and consultation with a qualified doctor if you suspect that you are suffering from anxiety disorder. The purpose of the consultation is to confirm whether the symptoms that you are facing are symptoms of anxiety disorder or a normal physical condition. If you are diagnosed with anxiety disorder, the doctor will advise you the course of treatment and help that you required based on the diagnosis. Take action to control and cure the condition; and help yourself! Bear in mind that negligence and ignorance of a real medical condition can lead to impairment to recovery. - 30437

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