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Anxiety

What is anxiety?

Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. It might cause you to sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heartbeat. It can be a normal reaction to stress. For example, you might feel anxious when faced with a difficult problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. It can help you to cope. The anxiety may give you a boost of energy or help you focus. But for people with anxiety disorders, the fear is not temporary and can be overwhelming.

What are anxiety disorders?

Anxiety disorders are conditions in which you have anxiety that does not go away and can get worse over time. The symptoms can interfere with daily activities such as job performance, schoolwork, and relationships.

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  1. Anxiety (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... or help you focus. But for people with anxiety disorders, the fear is not temporary and can be overwhelming. What are anxiety disorders? Anxiety disorders are conditions in which you have ...
  2. Phobias (National Library of Medicine)  
    A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is a strong, irrational fear of something that poses little or no real danger. There are many specific phobias. Acrophobia is ...
  3. Anxiety Disorders (Nemours Foundation)  
    Anxiety/Children ... Anxiety ... Child Mental Health/Specifics ... Child Mental Health ... anxiety disorder, anxious, worries, fears, can’t sleep, dealing with stress, generalized ...
  4. Anxiety Disorders (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)  
    Anxiety/Start Here ... Anxiety ... Anxiety is a normal response to stress. But when it becomes hard to control and affects your day-to-day life, it can be disabling.
  5. Generalized Anxiety Disorder: When Worry Gets Out of Control From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    Anxiety/Specifics ... Anxiety ... National Institute of Mental Health ... Information about generalized anxiety disorder including common signs and symptoms, treatment ...
  6. Social Anxiety Disorder: More than Just Shyness From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    Phobias/Specifics ... Phobias ... National Institute of Mental Health ... From the National Institutes of Health ... Information about social anxiety disorder, including ...
  7. What Are Anxiety Disorders? (American Psychiatric Association)  
    Anxiety/Start Here ... Anxiety ... American Psychiatric Association ... Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders and affect more than 25 million Americans.
  8. Anxiety Disorders From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Mental Health)  
    Anxiety/Start Here ... Anxiety ... National Institute of Mental Health ... Learn about NIMH research on anxiety disorders. Find resources on the signs and symptoms of ...
  9. Panic Disorder (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... panic disorder? Panic disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. It causes repeated panic attacks, which are sudden periods of intense fear, discomfort, or a sense of losing control. These ...
  10. Anxiety disorders affect nearly 1 in 5 American adults each year, creating fear and uncertainty that interferes with everyday activities. The good news is that most anxiety disorders get better with treatment.
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