Is there a quiz that I can take to find out if I have anxiety?

Answer 1

If you google Generalized Anxiety Disorder (which what I assume you mean by anxiety) you can find the symptoms and tests. Actually these are a couple of sites
http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/anxietytest.html
http://www.adaa.org/Public/selftest_GAD.htm
If you think you have it, however, or the quizs show that you have symptoms that suggest it, you need to see a doctor. Only a doctor can properly diagnose you and help you get the proper treatment. I hope you find out, and I hope for your sake, that you don't have it because it's not fun to live with.

Answer 2

Social anxiety can cause these feelings, which can also lead to severe depression,
http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/ds...

if not you could be suffering from Generalized Anxiety
Disorder..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/general_anx...

There is hope; I've been there, and still am there, it is a long, hard struggle. I recommend
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cognitive_b... worked best for me, with mild anti-anxiety meds. I suffered from social anxiety for over 15 years. I've tried individual therapy, and group therapy and studied psychology for 10 years, as a profession, but also with the hope to cure myself.

Depending on your comfort level, you could go to a psychologist that practices CBT and specializes in anxiety disorders, seek a group therapy, or create one. Usually those that do attend the group therapy are a bit more high functioning because as you know, it can be difficult to speak in a group.

Another idea is to see if there are any local research studies being conducted that you could participate in.

The program that finally worked the best for me is this one: http://www.socialanxiety.us/findinghelp.... and I was lucky enough to have a structured behavioral group to go along with it. Sometimes the people that actually attend this program come back home and form groups.

I recommend a mild anti-anxiety med in addition to CBT therapy.

Any questions, let me know ... I can't tell you how much this has improved my life!

Answer 3

Yes, go to:

http://www.about.com

They have a search box in the upper right hand corner of that page--type in 'anxiety'. They have quizzes you can take, you can do on-site reading, and you can order various newsletters from them if you want.