Generalized Anxiety Disorder Topic: Anxiety Purpose: To inform my audience about Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Thesis Statement: I will tell you what (GAD) Generalized Anxiety Disorder is‚ how many people have it‚ and suggested treatments. Introduction: Attention Gaining Device: Do you lie awake at night worrying about things you can’t control? Maybe during the day you worry about things that happened yesterday‚ or last week‚ or last year. Excessive worrying about things you can’t control is
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it is like to live in constant fear and worry? Anxiety is the constant fear or worry about the known or unknown leading to a non productive lifestyle. Anxiety is like watching a terrifying movie knowing that an event is about to take place or something is going to come out of nowhere but it never does‚ so a person is left constantly waiting with a pit in their stomach. It is important for a person to know the causes of anxiety or an anxiety disorder to help avoid putting themselves or another person
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Anxiety is defined as an emotion that causes physical symptoms‚ such as a faster heartbeat or feelings of tension‚ and thoughts of worry (Beidel‚ 2014). Anxiety is distinguished from fear in that fear is an immediate response to a stressor‚ whereas anxiety is the anticipation of a future stressor (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013). Both feelings of fear and anxiety are normal‚ however excessive anxiety‚ persistent feelings of anxiety and irrational cues that cause anxiety can be signs of an
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A Heart Attack With a Healthy Heart One heartbeat‚ two heartbeats‚ three heartbeats. Every beat came faster than the one preceding. The heat of the dance room began to get to me. However‚ It was too late. The downhill destruction of my mental state was commencing‚ along with the consistency of heartbeat. That every so steady heartbeat turned into a racehorse at the start of the Kentucky Derby. Prom night was supposed to be everything to be I had dreamed of. I had a beautiful date‚ whom I was very
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never start you will never finish. I have heard this saying many times before‚ but have never experienced any journey tough enough that would remind me of this phrase‚ until last year. When I was in year ten‚ I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety by my psychiatrist‚ based on my extreme high level of stress‚ worrying‚ and prolonged periods of sadness because of school work. As much as I didn’t want to‚ I had to stop school to start my journey of recovery. All of a sudden‚ I had nothing to
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My anxiety has been an obstacle for many things in my life. I can’t talk to people I don’t know. Everyday things‚ such as ordering food at a restaurant or walking down the street next to someone else‚ become things that would make you quake in your shoes. Do you know that feeling when you miss a step on the staircase‚ and for a moment‚ you think you’re going to fall and you get a jolt of fear? That’s what I feel like‚ almost all the time. It affects social situations most of the time‚ but it’s also
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1. Introduction Although phobic disorder is certainly common‚ it has been more difficult to establish the extent to which it should be considered a "serious" mental disorder from a public health perspective. Recent studies in understanding the behavioral‚ molecular‚ and anatomical bases of fear extinction in animals and humans are leading to new knowledge about the nature of fear and new treatments for anxiety disorders that affect millions of Americans (news release from SFN). In those people
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It’s hard to explain anxiety to people because most of the time I don’t understand it myself. Anxiety can happen at any time and any moment no matter what’s going on or where you are. Many different people have many different types or forms of anxiety. I overanalyze and over think every little thing. I will stay up for hours at night thinking about some stupid little thing I said years ago that shouldn’t matter now but in my brain it does. I second guess everything I do. I worry about should I send
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Narrative Essay Anxiety is an issue that I have struggled with and will most likely continue throughout my entire life. It affects my daily life‚ with constant mild stomach aches or my non-stop jitters‚ but my anxiety was never visible to other people. However‚ one race in particular‚ will stay in my mind because it was the day I revealed my inner burden to a crowd of screaming parents and coaches and it taught me how to overcome my anxiety. I had woken up from a nap‚ when my mom hollered from
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) At some point during their lifetimes‚ some people are bound to suffer from a psychological disorder. They may be afflicted with schizophrenia‚ borderline personality disorder‚ major depressive disorder‚ bipolar disorder‚ or post-traumatic stress disorder. However‚ one anxiety disorder interests me personally‚ which locks the individuals that suffer from it into a perpetual cycle of continuous thoughts and behaviors. This disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ which is
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