Anxiety becomes a
disorder when it seriously impairs your ability to work, love, or play.
Excessive anxiety also takes its toll on your body. Here are some symptoms that
impair functioning and signal the need for treatment:
1. You become exhausted or easily
fatigued.
2. You have trouble thinking through
standard problems like how to sequence the errands of the day.
3. You are so tense that you can't
experience comfort, joy, or a sense of accomplishment.
4. You engage in special rituals to fend
off intrusive thoughts or images.
5. Your symptoms convince you that
you're dying or losing your mind.
6. Preoccupation with anxiety impairs
your productivity.
7. You dread common social situations
such as going out in public, with friends, or even to work.
8. You worry so much that it is
difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep.
9. Emotional tension leaks into your
skeletal muscles, leaving you stiff, tense, and aching.
10. You
avoid everyday errands and responsibilities out of fear of experiencing a panic
attack.
If you have trouble
functioning, you may tend to worry more, and a vicious cycle is set in motion.
Treatment is necessary to interrupt the cycle, provide hope, and restore
functioning.
Source: The Anxiety Answer Book by: Laurie A. Helgoe, PhD, Laura R. Wilhelm, PhD, Martin J. Kommor, MD.
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