There are many kinds of anxiety disorders. However, what all of them have in common is that the affected person does not necessarily identify their experience as \u201cfear\u201d. Rather, an anxiety order feels more like a bodily sickness, as this is how it is expressed most of the times: Stomach aches, faintness, increased heart rates, and so on. Therefore, when trying to identify an anxiety disorder, it is especially important to check the affected person\u2019s bodily health as much as the mental health.<\/p>
Anxiety disorders are categorized into five main types that differ in their symptoms and their treatment:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t There are many kinds of anxiety disorders. However, what all of them have in common is that the affected person does not necessarily identify their experience as \u201cfear\u201d. Rather, an anxiety order feels more like a bodily sickness, as this is how it is expressed most of the times: Stomach aches, faintness, increased heart rates, and so on. Therefore, when trying to identify an anxiety disorder, it is especially important to check the affected person\u2019s bodily health as much as the mental health.<\/p> \u00a0<\/p> Anxiety disorders are categorized into five main types that differ in their symptoms and their treatment:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Although claustrophobia may sound similar to agoraphobia with its general idea of fear of places, but a claustrophobic person is mainly afraid of closed rooms and tight spaces \u2013 unrelated to the number of people around them at that place.<\/p><\/p><\/div>\n <\/div> As you can see, an anxiety disorder can come in many forms and hide behind a variety of behaviours. This is why it is important to look out for any avoiding behaviour in oneself or others and see, whether it comes because of some persuasion (e.g. \u201cI\u2019m taking the stairs because it\u2019s more healthy than an elevator\u201d), or whether it is because of fear (like a disproportionate fear of elevators). It is important to take any fear seriously, even if you cannot understand them in your own experience. In truth, no one can really control what she or he is afraid of.<\/p> Talking and helping is always better than looking away! As normal and important fear is for all of us, it should never dictate what daily life looks like. No matter if the anxiety disorder is very faint or rather extreme, there is surely a way to deal with these issues.<\/p> If you observe one or more of the following symptoms in your own behaviour or in someone around you, it is important to take them seriously and try to take action.<\/p> As you can see, an anxiety disorder can come in many forms and hide behind a variety of behaviours. This is why it is important to look out for any avoiding behaviour in oneself or others and see, whether it comes because of some persuasion (e.g. \u201cI\u2019m taking the stairs because it\u2019s more healthy than an elevator\u201d), or whether it is because of fear (like a disproportionate fear of elevators). It is important to take any fear seriously, even if you cannot understand them in your own experience. In truth, no one can really control what she or he is afraid of.<\/p> Talking and helping is always better than looking away! As normal and important fear is for all of us, it should never dictate what daily life looks like. No matter if the anxiety disorder is very faint or rather extreme, there is surely a way to deal with these issues.<\/p> If you observe one or more of the following symptoms in your own behaviour or in someone around you, it is important to take them seriously and try to take action.<\/p> An anxiety disorder is a psychological issue which also has an effect on the body of the affected person.<\/p> There are several reasons to how an anxiety disorder can develop. Often, it is linked to the experience of a traumatic event. Sometimes the root lies at a neurological change in our brain that causes the communication within our brain to function differently than it did before \u2013 similar to a depression. In some cases, it is not really pinpointable where the disorder initially came from. In any way: as with a bodily disease, the affected person does not really have control over whether she or he will suffer from an anxiety disorder, or how well she or he will cope with the new situation. Generally open and brave people can just as easily suffer from an anxiety disorder as shy and introverted people. We can all do better when it comes to listening and to observing ourselves and the people around us, recognizing emotions and taking them serious enough to talk about them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t \n Fear is deeply ingrained in our bodies. It serves an important purpose of survival that has always been important for people and still is: Fear prepares us to react properly in a dangerous situation. In the end it comes down to fight or flight. Many processes in our body that are linked to fear helped our ancestors to navigate life and protected them from being eaten or hunted. Fear sharpens our senses \u2013 we are on the lookout for the danger and see, smell, and hear better. Fear puts our digestion system on hold, as well as other bodily workings that are of no advantage in the critical situation. The heart pumps quicker, our breath turns flat, and our whole body tenses up to be more efficient for a short period of time.<\/p> All these things are bodily reactions that help in fight or flight situations, but which are very exhausting too. If they help to get out of a dangerous situation, the body will recover rather quickly. But a person that suffers from an anxiety disorder keeps experiencing these extreme situations without a concrete danger and without the ability to control this reaction. Obviously, this will overwhelm the affected person, and motivate her or him to do her or his best to avoid such feelings and situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t \n It can very well happen that a person with an anxiety disorder starts to draw away from the people close to her or him. The affected person might want to be left alone - or she or he fears to not be accepted any longer due to their issues and their seemingly chaotic feelings. That\u2019s why it is important to not put any extra pressure on a person with an anxiety disorder, nor to try to make their fears seem small. What actually helps are people who listen \u2013 be it friends, family or any other close ones \u2013 who are there for them and who encourage and assist them to maybe get the help they need from a professional therapist.<\/p>\n Do you need help with the first step? Whether you are affected yourself and need to entrust your feelings to someone, or if you want to help a friend or a family member: here<\/a><\/span><\/span> you will find tips on how to start a conversation about these difficult topics.<\/p>\n And then: Therapy? \nHow a therapy looks like, how much time it needs, and what it does to help you or the person you are concerned about you will find \n here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t \n You decided to seek out help for yourself or someone close to you? You ask yourself, where to get support or help? Firstly: You should know that there are many different possible contact points and professionals to talk to. It is important to first find out, which is the proper way for the individual case \u2013 this is especially the case with an anxiety disorder, seeing that there are many kinds of anxiety disorders.<\/p> This is why a good first step is to talk to your general practitioner. As with a therapist, because of the pledge of secrecy, everything you tell them remains confidential and will not leave the room you are in. Of course, you may also bring a friend of a family member.<\/p> It is also possible to turn directly to a psychotherapist. Here<\/a> you get tips on how to get an appointment.<\/span><\/p><\/div> You want an impression of which contact points are the right ones for you or the person close to you? Here<\/a> we explain, which professionals are best suited for which specific problem.<\/span><\/p><\/div> If you need further support on your way toward therapy, or if you want to keep anonymous while first talking to someone, here<\/a> you will find links for points of contact in your area and trustworthy people to talk to.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n \t