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Anxiety and Social Anxiety
Social anxiety
Social anxiety is the fear of interaction with other people that brings on self-consciousness, intense fear of embarrassment, feelings of being negatively judged or evaluated, and, this will lead to avoiding social situations altogether.
Social anxiety is the fear of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, inferiority, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression.
Generalized Anxiety
This disorder involves anticipating disaster nearly all the time, often worrying excessively about several different areas of like such as health, money, family, relationships, school, friends, or work. Sometimes just the thought of getting through the day can trigger anxiety.
Common experiences include:
Can't control excessive worrying
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
Muscle tension
Expect the worst
Worry excessively even when there are no signs of trouble
Unable to relax
Irritable
Easily startled
Difficulty concentrating or the mind goes blank
Panic Disorder
A panic attack is a sudden rush of uncomfortable physical symptoms coupled with thoughts of impending doom (making a scene, heart attack, not being able to breathe). Although the first panic attack may take place in a distinct situation, further episodes are unpredictable.
Common experiences include:
Racing heart
Feeling weak, faint, or dizzy
Tingling or numbness in the hands and fingers
Sense of terror, or impending doom or death
Feeling sweaty or having chills
Chest pains
Breathing difficulties
Feeling a loss of control
Feeling like one is "going crazy" or "just need to get out of here."
Treatment Involves:
CBT
DBT
EMDR
Exposure Therapy
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
