what are symptoms of anxiety?

Answer 1

Log on to the webmd site and look up anxiety symptoms. You will get a much more comprehensive and informable answer than one I can give you. Good luck

Answer 2

i have been suffering from anxiety/panic attacks for two years. it is a very real thing. there are many things that can be caused by it. most common are the feeling that you are going to die, you can't breathe, chest is tight. your arms, legs, face, lips can be numb. you worry about everything. you easily get overwhelmed in certain situations. it is a long hard road to learn how to deal with it or overcome it. i am still a work in progress. medicine helps a lot but i am also trying to teach myself to work through it. paying attention to your breathing is the most important thing you can do. it is what causes you to experience all the symptoms during an attack. you breathe at a much faster rate than normal and your brain gets too much oxygen. you need to take the time to inhale and exhale slowly to let your body function how it is meant to. hope this helps.

Answer 3

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV-Text Revision (DSM IV-TR), the following criteria must be met for a person to be diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder.

1. Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least six months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance).

2. The person finds it difficult to control the worry.

3. The anxiety and worry are associated with three (or more) of the following six symptoms (with at least some symptoms present for more days than not for the past 6 months). Note: Only one item is required in children.

a. restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge
b. being easily fatigued
c. difficulty concentrating or mind going blank
d. irritability
e. muscle tension
f. sleep disturbance (difficulty falling or staying asleep, or restless unsatisfying sleep)
g. excessive sweating
4. The focus of the anxiety and worry is not confined to features of an Axis I disorder, e.g., the anxiety or worry is not about having a panic attack (as in panic disorder), being embarrassed in public (as in social phobia), being contaminated (as in obsessive-compulsive disorder), being away from home or close relatives (as in Separation Anxiety Disorder), gaining weight (as in anorexia nervosa), having multiple physical complaints (as in somatization disorder), or having a serious illness (as in hypochondriasis), and the anxiety and worry do not occur exclusively during posttraumatic stress disorder.

5. The anxiety, worry, or physical symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

6. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition (e.g., hyperthyroidism) and does not occur exclusively during a Mood Disorder, a Psychotic Disorder, or a Pervasive Developmental Disorder.

Answer 4

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what are symptoms of anxiety?

Answer 5

Is your chest hurting? I run my own business and have a lot of stress.... My chest was hurting last year and it freaked me and my wife out. we went to the ER anticipating something heart related and was told it was from anxiety. Get checked out, but remember: MANY MANY DIAGNOSIS have increased over the past 10 years for Anxiety and Depression Related illness.. Many have been prescribe anti depressants... Big Pharmaceutical companies reporting record sales.. hmmmmm Day to day anguish is normal for any person... The level and affinity is on an individual basis, but docs seem to be real quick to diagnose these ailments of everyday life.

Answer 6

I have pretty bad anxiety and I take medicine for it to help me out. In my case, I 'start to freak out' or I get short with people or I have trouble going to sleep.
There can be any number of symptoms of anxiety. I would suggest going to webmd.com or checking out the DSM-IV.

Answer 7

having exactly the same nervousness about things as everyone else, but refusing to learn from it, or shut up about it. also the tendency to tell people about it even if you barely know them, and to take a lot of drugs for it, guaranteeing that you will forever be dependant.

Answer 8

Trouble breathing, tightness of chest, shortness of breath.

Answer 9

chest pains,feeling closed in or trapped...it's messed up

Answer 10

HEART SYMPTOMS
racing or rapid heart beat (flight and flight response)
heart palpitations (flight and flight response)
'missed' heart beats (flight and flight response)
pounding heart (flight and flight response)
BREATHING SYMPTOMS

breathing difficulties (can be a result of swallowing air, chest pain through tension or hyperventilation)
choking sensation (tension)
hyperventilation (flight and flight response)
feel as if can't take another breath (can be a result of swallowing air, chest pain through tension or hyperventilation)
tightening of the throat (tension)
PAIN SYMPTOMS

chest pain (tension)
headaches (tension)
neck aches (tension)
lower back pain (tension)
sciatica (tension)
muscle pain (tension)
aching jaw (tension)
clenching fists (tension)
chronic temporary pain (tension)
STOMACH / ABDOMINAL SYMPTOMS

nausea (flight and flight response or caused by not eating)
loss of appetite (effects of anxiety disorder)
churning stomach (flight and flight response)
burning stomach (flight and flight response or caused by not eating)
indigestion (flight and flight response)
abdominal pain (tension or caused by not eating)
digestive problems (flight and flight response or caused by not eating)
ASSOCIATED ANXIETY SYMPTOMS

hot and cold flashes (flight and flight response)
flushing face (flight and flight response)
shaking/ trembling (flight and flight response)
excessive perspiration (flight and flight response)
sweating hands (flight and flight response)
dizziness (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation)
giddiness (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation)
feeling lightheaded or faint (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation or caused by not eating)
pins and needles (flight and flight response)
diarrhoea (flight and flight response)
loss of bladder control (flight and flight response)
grinding teeth (tension)
sleeping difficulties (can be a result of overactive thinking, worry, nocturnal panic attacks or taking sleeping medication (wake after a few hours and then can't get back to sleep)
night sweats (flight and flight response)
lack of concentration (effects of anxiety disorder)
extreme exhaustion (effects of anxiety disorder)
loss of feelings (effects of anxiety disorder)
localised pressure (flight and flight response)
loss of libido (effects of anxiety disorder)
appetite swings (effects of anxiety disorder)
numbness of hands or feet
unexplainable rashes
DISSOCIATIVE SYMPTOMS (for more information go to Dissociation page) such as feeling

detached from the body (dissociative symptoms)
feeling as if you and/or surroundings are not real (dissociative symptoms)
as if looking through a white or grey mist (dissociative symptoms)
sensitivity to light and sound (dissociative symptoms)
tunnel vision (dissociative symptoms)
stationary objects appearing to move (dissociative symptoms)
sensations of falling into a void (dissociative symptoms)
temporary paralysis (dissociative symptoms)
MAJOR FEARS

Having a heart attack and/or
Going to die
Brain tumour
Going insane
Lose control in some way
EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS

episodes of anger and "rage" and frustration (effects of anxiety disorder)
deep sadness (effects of anxiety disorder)
depression and major depression (effects of anxiety disorder)
increased feelings of worry (effects of anxiety disorder)
increased feelings of guilt (effects of anxiety disorder)
feelings of emptiness (effects of anxiety disorder)
feelings of loneliness (effects of anxiety disorder)
feeling detached from "normal" emotional stat


sorry for the distress, all the best