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Last Updated: 9 years ago• Featured Tip
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There are several types of anxiety disorder.Among them are:
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive anxiety for no apparent reason. GAD is diagnosed when extreme worry about a variety of things lasts six months or longer. If you have a mild case, you?re probably able to function fairly normally. More severe cases may have a profound impact on your life.
Social anxiety disorder is a paralyzing fear of social situations and of being judged or humiliated by others. This se...more
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive anxiety for no apparent reason. GAD is diagnosed when extreme worry about a variety of things lasts six months or longer. If you have a mild case, you?re probably able to function fairly normally. More severe cases may have a profound impact on your life.
Social anxiety disorder is a paralyzing fear of social situations and of being judged or humiliated by others. This se...more
Last Updated: 6 years ago• Featured Tip
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An irrational or excessive fear of anything can be classified as a phobia. Phobias can often interfere with a person s daily life and create hindrances where there aren t any. Unlike anxiety disorders, phobias are triggered by specific stimuli. This could be caused by environmental factors, genetics, traumatic events etc. depression and substance abuse could also contribute towards phobias. Life events are also a common cause of phobias.
For example, being bitten by a dog at a young ag...more
For example, being bitten by a dog at a young ag...more
Last Updated: 7 years ago• Featured Tip
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Fear of heights is known as acrophobia and affects one in every 20 individuals. Here are a few ways with which you can overcome that fear
One step at a time
There is a system utilized by a few analysts called 'flooding'. This concept believes that if you try to face your fear head on, in a single blow, then your fear system will be overpowered to the point that when you try to calm yourself down, the fear will be no more.
Techniques that used throwing the person into the wa...more
One step at a time
There is a system utilized by a few analysts called 'flooding'. This concept believes that if you try to face your fear head on, in a single blow, then your fear system will be overpowered to the point that when you try to calm yourself down, the fear will be no more.
Techniques that used throwing the person into the wa...more
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