Anxiety Disorder/Anxiety

Anxiety, also known as anxiety disorder, is a psychological disorder. Everyone may worry about future situations from time to time, but people with anxiety disorder worry about many situations excessively, hard to control, and for a long time. Although the issues that these people worry about are issues that everyone worries about, such as health, financial situation, work, relationships, family, small misfortunes that happen to their children, work to be done, what distinguishes anxiety disorder from ordinary daily anxiety is the extent, duration and duration of the anxiety experienced. It has a negative impact on life. People with anxiety disorders are constantly tense and on edge. They experience muscle tension, uncontrollable restlessness and anxiety. These anxieties manifest themselves almost every day.

For a diagnosis of Anxiety Disorder, the number of days spent with anxiety must be more than the days without anxiety in a six-month period. Another factor that plays a role in anxiety disorder is intolerance of uncertainty. In case of intolerance of uncertainty, the person has some negative beliefs about uncertainty. They react negatively when faced with an uncertain situation or event.

ANXIETY DISORDER/ANXIETY SYMPTOMS

• Feeling tense, restless, panicked

• Constant feeling that bad things will happen, constant negative thinking

• Excessive heartbeat

• Tremors

• Excessive sweating

• Feeling tired and weak

• Focus, concentration problems

• Dry mouth, stomach problems

• Headaches

• Sleep problems

• Overthinking

• Avoiding effects that will trigger anxiety

• Fear of death

 

WHO IS ANXIETY DISORDER MORE COMMON?

According to statistics, anxiety disorders are more common in women than in men. is seen more frequently. It is also more common in adults than in children. The age of onset may be in late adolescence or the late 20s. Occurs at an earlier age It is rare. The content of anxiety disorders seen in children and adolescents may also differ. In addition, comorbidities with anxiety disorders vary depending on gender.

 

ANXIETY DISORDER/ SEVERAL TYPES OF ANXIETY

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Excessive worry and tension for no apparent reason feeling.

• Panic Attack: Sudden and intense fear may cause panic attacks. During this time, you may feel pain in your chest, sweat in your body, and an acceleration in your heartbeat. Sometimes the process can be severe enough to make you think you are drowning or having a heart attack.

• Social anxiety disorder; It causes high levels of anxiety, fear, and avoidance of social situations due to the worry of being judged or viewed negatively by others.

• Specific Phobias; It may manifest itself as fear of heights. People with this fear may feel anxious about boarding a plane or living in high-rise houses.

• Agoraphobia; It is a type of anxiety disorder in which the person fears and often avoids places or situations that may cause him to panic and feel trapped, helpless and ashamed.

• Separation Anxiety; It is a type of anxiety disorder that causes intense stress and fear in the person even when considering separation from the person they are attached to (parent).

• Selective Not Speaking; It is expressed as the child's inability to use speaking and communication skills in some social environments such as school.

 

RISK FACTORS FOR ANXIETY DISORDER

• Trauma; The rate of individuals exposed to traumatic events experiencing anxiety disorders is quite high.

• During childhood, sexual abuse or neglect experience significantly increases the risk of anxiety.

• Stress resulting from an illness; Concern and stress about your own health or the health of the people around you can increase anxiety disorders.

• Families' attitudes; Overprotective attitudes and behaviors can cause anxiety.

• Substance addiction increases the risk of anxiety.

• Personality; Some people are more prone to anxiety disorders.

• Lack of self-confidence, Negative thoughts and perceptions such as being ridiculed, anxiety It may cause disorder.

• Inflammation

• If there is inflammation in the decision-making part of the brain, it may cause anxiety

• Hormones; Imbalances in hormones such as high cortisol, irregular thyroid functions, low progesterone level can cause anxiety.

• Relatives with anxiety disorders; Anxiety disorders may be genetic.

 

TREATMENT

Anxiety disorder, when left untreated, reduces the person's quality of life and causes depression. The person may even get into a dead end and start substance addiction due to his/her mood. For these reasons, it is essential to start treatment without wasting time. Treatment is possible with psychotherapy, medication and cognitive behavioral therapy. Which treatment method you respond to better can be determined through trial and error.

 

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