| What is an Anxiety Disorder? "Anxiety
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| | and resultant anxiousness. Substance
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| disorder" is a term that covers many
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| | abuse: Alcoholism and drug addiction may
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| different types of nervous conditions
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| | contribute to anxiety disorders in some
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| that cause anxiousness, feelings of fear
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| | people. And, not surprisingly, most
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| or other unwanted, counterproductive or
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| | alcoholics and drug addicts had some sort
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| irrational feelings. These feelings of
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| | of disorder before they became addicted.
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| anxiety can be due to a particular
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| | The addictive substance was a coping
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| phobia, to a particular event or
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| | mechanism for a time against the anxious,
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| happening earlier in life, or may be due
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| | out of control feelings. Medical
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| to pathological (medical) uneasiness.
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| | ailments: Certain disorders, like eating
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| There may be no warning of the onset of
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| | or sleeping disorders, depression and
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| your anxiety disorders. They can be
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| | other nervous ailments, may contribute to
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| sudden, or develop gradually over many
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| | more anxiety disorders, and possible
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| years and such events are likely to cause
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| | medical problems. These disorders do not
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| profound disturbance of the sufferer's
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| | allow the body to function normally.
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| normal daily routine. In the 21st
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| | Without proper sleep or nutrition, anyone
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| Century, the occurrence of anxiety
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| | is likely to become very anxious.
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| disorders is assuming alarming
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| | Personality: Whether a person is born
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| proportions. They afflict more than forty
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| | with low self-esteem or develops it in
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| million American adults. Many
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| | later life, they are likely to become
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| adolescents, and even children, also
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| | anxious. Social and Economic Issues:
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| develop these disorders. Most patients
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| | Believe it or not, the rich are not
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| are seriously affected, with the
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| | immune to anxiety, peer pressure and
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| disorder(s) affecting them for several
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| | stress. Life is stressful at all levels
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| months, or even years. You may suffer
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| | of human society. Being poor gives you
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| frequent bouts of fear, concern, or
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| | may put more pressure on you - just to
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| apprehension of some worrying event.
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| | survive and try to improve your situation
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| Why Do People Get Anxiety Disorders?
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| | for yourself and your family. Brain
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| Many factors may contribute to the
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| | abnormalities: Medications prescribed to
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| occurrence of anxiety disorders. There is
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| | alleviate symptoms of some ailments can
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| not just one cause for all anxiety
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| | sometimes affect the chemical balance in
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| disorders. They may occur as the result
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| | the brain and cause an anxiety disorder.
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| of a combination of many different
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| | Allergic reactions to certain medicines
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| factors.
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| | might also lead to an anxiety disorder.
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| Those factors may include: Childhood
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| | Treatments There are innumerable
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| events: Disturbing and traumatic events
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| | therapies and treatments available for
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| in childhood, such as child abuse, loss
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| | anxiety disorders. Certain drugs may help
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| of parents, separation from family,
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| | to provide some relief or even the
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| accident or illness, can leave a lasting
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| | possibility of a complete cure in some
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| effect on the mind. Even having been
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| | cases. Some patients have had good
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| bullied, embarrassed, or made fun of at
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| | results when the advice of their personal
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| school can produce lasting anxieties that
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| | medical doctor was combined with various
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| manifest into a serious anxiety disorder
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| | cognitive therapies (forms of
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| later in life. Genetic: Parents with
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| | psychotherapy that are based on the
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| anxiety disorder can pass it on to, or
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| | belief that the way we think may have a
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| cause their children to be more likely to
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| | positive or negative effect on they way
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| suffer from this type of condition,
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| | we feel and deal with our life
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| because of genetic factors or the
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| | experiences.) You can become a stronger
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| environment that they provide in the
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| | and more effective person by developing
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| family home. Stress and Trauma:
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| | an optimistic attitude and learning to
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| Stressful, traumatic events can
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| | accept the tragedies of life. Additional
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| contribute to anxiety disorders. Domestic
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| | knowledge can be gathered from many
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| violence, rape (or other forms of sexual
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| | different sources, like the Internet,
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| molestation), physical assault, death of
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| | books, magazines and journals. Increasing
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| a family member or loss due to natural
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| | your knowledge about your condition can
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| disasters like floods or earthquakes,
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| | be a very important factor in keeping
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| leaves a person feeling helpless. This
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| | most anxiety disorders at bay.
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| feeling of powerlessness leads to fear
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