Symptoms

Anxiety symptoms vary from among different people and according to the type of anxiety disorder. However, one symptom common to all anxiety disorders is the irrational fear that makes it difficult to carry out normal daily activities. Symptoms include:

• Excessive worry and anxiety over routine life activities (work school)
• Physiological symptoms (nausea, trembling, fatigue, muscle tension, headaches)
• Irritability
• Difficulty concentrating,
• Sleep disturbance (frequent awakening, wake up tired, difficulty getting to sleep)
• Panic attacks (rapid heart beat, smothering or choking sensation, fear of going crazy, feeling of impending doom, loosing control, chilled, flushed, fear of dying, sweating, weak, faint, dizzy, light headed, chest pain, nausea, tingling in the hands, trembling, shaking)
• Avoiding going out for fear of panic attacks (agarophobia-crowds, bus, plane)
• Excessive worry over panic in specific situations (speech, exam, interview)
• Excessive worry in social situations (work, school, church, party)
• Anxious, intrusive worries (turn off the stove, lock the door, contaminated objects)
• Nightmares, flashbacks, depression, sleep disturbance, exaggerated startle response after traumatic event.