Anxiety disorder

Characterized by sudden attacks of terror with physical manifestations:

• rapid heartbeat

• tremor, sweating

• dizziness, nausea

• chest pain, feeling short of breath

Persistent intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and ritualistic actions (compulsions), such as:

• fear of infection - constant hand washing

• Obsessive checking, counting, ordering

Develops after severe trauma or violence:

• re-experiencing trauma

• nightmares

• emotional “callousness”, aggressiveness

• loss of interest in life

Irrational fear of being judged or humiliated in social situations:

• excessive anxiety before events

• physical symptoms: sweating, shaking, nausea

• prolonged self-blame after communication

Intense fear of specific objects or situations:

• height

• enclosed spaces

• flights, water

• animals, injections, blood

Constant causeless anxiety :

• anxious thoughts about health, finances, family

• emotional tension, premonition of disaster

• physical symptoms: muscle stiffness, shortness of breath, headache, tremors