Anxiety Disorder - Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension, fear, or worry. Some fears and worries are justified, such as worry about a loved one. Anxiety may occur without a cause, or it may occur based on a real situation, but may be out of proportion to what would normally be expected. Severe anxiety can have a serious impact on daily life. An anxiety condition is NOT a random, unknown and uncontrollable illness (even though it FEELS like it). Anxiety conditions appear for specific reasons and have definite underlying reasons why they persist. Once these reasons and underlying factors are properly addressed, anxiety conditions can be eliminated, and for many, for good.

Generalized anxiety disorder - Excessive and unrealistic worry over a period of at least 6 months associated with 3 of the following:
1.Restlessness
2.Easy fatigue
3.Difficulty concentrating
4.Irritability
5.Muscle tension
6.Sleep disturbances
Others Anxiety disorder Symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, dizziness, fainting, and weakness generally should not be attributed to anxiety and require evaluation by a doctor.

Anxiety may be caused by a mental condition, a physical condition, the effects of drugs, or from a combination of these.

Panic disorder: In addition to anxiety, common symptoms of panic disorders are palpitations (feeling your heart beat), dizziness, and shortness of breath. These same symptoms also can be caused by coffee (caffeine), amphetamines ("speed" is the street slang for amphetamines when they are not prescribed by a doctor), an overactive thyroid, abnormal heart rhythms, and other heart abnormalities (such as mistral valve prolapsed).

Chronic anxiety: This type of anxiety condition is characterized by symptoms that come and go over an extended period of time (from a few months to a year, or from a few months to many years). Examples include an individual who has symptoms come and go at different stages of their life (as early as 4 years of age), remain as an ongoing backdrop to their life, or have been on and off of medication throughout their life.

Prevention: Prevention of anxiety essentially involves an awareness of life's stresses and your own ability to cope with them. This can often be a difficult task in our busy and hectic 21st century. Prevention also includes diet, regular exercise, rest, and the basics in terms of preventive health care maintenance. Diet is a large factor. Caffeine, stimulants, lack of rest, and lack of exercise all are factors that influence anxiety.

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