Anxiety: anxiety disorders, symptoms and how it affects you

What is anxiety

Anxiety is a psycho-physiological response of protection and alert to situations of danger or threat, which may or may not be real. This response varies according to its intensity, from a slight feeling of discomfort to terror and panic.

What kind of people are most vulnerable

Women are 2-3 times more likely to suffer from an anxiety disorder than men. People under 35 are also a risk group more likely to suffer from this psychological problem. In addition, confinement can be a trigger for certain pathologies such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and certain specific phobias, and contribute to the aggravation of other disorders such as agoraphobia and panic.

Anxiety symptoms

Anxiety is a response from our organism that, when it becomes pathological and therefore occurs in an uncontrolled manner, causes a series of unpleasant symptoms including:

Feeling of nervousness and agitation.
Increased heart rate and/or palpitations.
Excessive sweating.
Fast breathing and/or choking sensation.
Tremors.
Sense of weakness or tiredness.
Sense of imminent danger, panic or disaster.
Gastrointestinal problems.
Muscle tension.

Confinement has been shown to increase stress and anxiety, and accentuate fear and obsessive thoughts. In addition, the feeling of distress is permanent during confinement, especially in those who are unaccompanied. Numerous studies warn of a significant increase in mental health problems in the population when the quarantine ends, with a significant worsening of diseases such as TOC, social phobia, anxiety disorders or depression.

Related pathologies or disorders

Post-traumatic stress disorder is triggered by an emotionally shocking and traumatic situation that you have experienced or observed. Symptoms include: reliving the event with reminiscences, nightmares, anxiety, distress and intrusive thoughts. Memories of the traumatic experience generate a great deal of discomfort and interfere with the person's day-to-day life, which they try to avoid at all times without success.

Post-traumatic stress is a mental disorder that generates great restlessness and discomfort, since it does not allow the person to lead a functional life. It requires the intervention of a qualified psychologist to minimize the negative effects of the most disabling symptoms. Professional help is essential, in which psychological techniques and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy are used.

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The social anxiety disorder causes an intense and persistent fear to be observed and judged by the others. This exacerbated fear generates interference in the work and interpersonal environment, as well as in any daily activity in which more people have to participate. The fear of interacting with others is so strong that the person ends up avoiding all social relationships and this triggers other psychological problems, loneliness, depression, etc.

Social anxiety is a very disabling disorder and it is essential to seek professional help when signs and symptoms are detected that include facial redness, sweating, physical discomfort and intense fear every time we interact with other people. With the help of an online psychologist we can learn to relate to others through assertiveness, increase our self-esteem and learn other ways to interact with ourselves and others.

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The generalized anxiety disorder consists of a state of excessive and persistent worry, along with a sensation of constant nervousness that takes place in certain situations or contexts. The affected person is anxious and worried about diverse, non specific subjects, and most of those who suffer this pathology present symptomatology that fluctuates in intensity according to the periods of greater or smaller stress.

Although it can seem that to worry is a natural act, in the generalized anxiety disorder the person cannot control the level of worry, since this one is constant and it causes a great malaise. To reduce anxiety levels we can talk to a qualified online psychologist who will help us to better manage our emotional states and minimize the worries that generate so much anxiety and discomfort.

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Panic attacks are sudden episodes that cause intense fear and a feeling of loss of control. The person who suffers them thinks he is having a heart attack or even that he is going to die. When these attacks take place repeatedly and the person fears that they will cause the clinical picture again, it is known as a panic disorder, whose symptoms are similar to those of anxiety: sweating, trembling, palpitations, feeling of danger, etc.

Panic attacks are disconcerting episodes and cause a lot of fear in people who have them. If the episodes are recurrent, it is advisable to seek the help of a professional. An online psychologist will help you to control the attacks, to reduce the symptoms of anxiety, the fear and the generalized sensation of malaise.

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How anxiety affects us

The alterations of the dream are habitual when a problem of anxiety is suffered, since this pathology alters the cycle of dream-wake, causing upheavals like the insomnia and the loss of quality of the dream. On the other hand, anxiety also affects the appetite, giving rise to a decrease of the same one that can derive in a nutritional deficit, when a deficiency in the necessary contribution of nutrients for the organism exists; or, on the contrary, to an increase of the appetite or hyperphagia, that entails derived problems like the binges or the obesity.

If you notice that lately the quality of your sleep has diminished, either because of an insomnia problem or because of an excess of daytime sleepiness; or if you notice that your appetite has diminished significantly and, in addition, you have other signs such as nervousness, general malaise, etc. it is advisable that you ask for professional help. Online therapy is a useful resource for you to talk to a psychologist who can help you identify the problem and guide you in the search for solutions..

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Self-esteem problems, fears, jealousy, the way we manage our emotions or the way we relate to our partner can generate dynamics that favour the appearance of anxiety. These anxiety problems can dynamite stable relationships and cause episodes of insecurity and significant communication difficulties.

When we detect that there is a problem of anxiety within the couple, as a consequence of a deficit in communication, of difficulties in cohabitation, sexual problems, etc. it is advisable to consider online couple therapy. Through the advice and guidance of a therapist, the couple will be able to cope with the relational crisis and will learn to manage the affects and better manage the coexistence with the other.

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Anxiety also affects the mental health of children and adolescents. In a context of confinement, lack of mobility and absence of routines can suffer acute stress, which in turn leads to problems for parents who do not know how to manage such situations. Younger children may also feel frustration, as they do not yet have the psychological tools to manage these types of emotions. And parents may feel despair if they see that they cannot control their children.

Managing the stress of living with children and adolescents who are suffering from anxiety or similar pathologies is complicated and often requires the help of a psychology professional to sort out family priorities and help establish routines and improve interpersonal relationships.

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Stress and anxiety can seriously affect your sexual relations, affecting a reduction in desire, problems with erection, absence of vaginal secretion or premature ejaculation, among others. Anxiety decreases attention and makes the experience much less satisfactory for both. Mood swings, irritability and the feeling of tiredness that are produced as a result of anxiety also impact negatively on sexual relations.

To solve sexual problems we must first address the main pathology, which in this case is anxiety. Online therapy is an effective option to manage anxiety problems and learn new psychological techniques, emotional management tools that will serve to reduce anxiety and therefore improve sexual relations with our partner.

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Healthcare workers and professionals who are in the front line of the fight against coronavirus are especially affected by stress and anxiety problems, as they are exposed to great effort, tension and social responsibility for their work. Anxiety can lead to problems with concentration, low self-esteem and, in the long run, to despair and depression.

Online therapy is an indispensable resource in times of confinement, especially for professionals who work on the front lines and arrive home defeated after long hours of work. Talking to a psychologist is very necessary in order to address the emotional difficulties and mental workload accumulated during all these days of quarantine.

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