What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a normal emotion and your body’s natural response towards any stress or an event that augments the feeling of fear, alertness, and increases heart rate. People with anxiety disorder experience recurring disruptive thoughts or worries. In some situations, it can be beneficial in urging us to stay alert and pay attention to the danger in the vicinity. However, regular disproportionate feelings due to anxiety might subject the individual to a mental disorder.
Symptoms of Anxiety
The most common symptoms of general anxiety include:
- Restlessness
- Feeling worried
- High irritability
- Difficulty in focusing
- Difficulty to falling or staying asleep
- Rapid breathing
- Increased heart rate
However, when a person experiences a full-blown anxiety attack, they might encounter:
- Shortness of breath
- Xerostomia (dry mouth)
- Chills
- Sweating
- Hot flashes
- Dizziness
- Distress
- Restlessness
- Tingles in the body
- Fear
- Numbness