Symptoms of anxiety include:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n- Problems sleeping<\/strong><\/li>
- Restlessness<\/strong><\/li>
- Dizziness<\/strong><\/li>
- Irritability<\/strong><\/li>
- Tense muscles<\/strong><\/li>
- Heart palpitations<\/strong><\/li>
- Feeling sick<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What is a panic attack?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A panic attack is an intense feeling of anxiety, which often happens with physical symptoms, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Shaking<\/strong><\/li>
- Hyperventilating<\/strong><\/li>
- Sweating<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In most cases panic attacks are not dangerous, but anyone suffering from them should speak to a doctor if they happen regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Types of anxiety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Anxiety can appear in different ways, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Health anxiety <\/strong>– sufferers have a constant fear that they are suffering from illness. They may worry that they have a range of conditions, or obsess about one type of illness.<\/li>
- OCD<\/strong> – obsessive compulsive disorder describes a condition that causes people to have obsessive thoughts, which leads to anxiety. Sufferers usually have a compulsive need to check things, a fear of contamination, problems with hoarding or repetitive, harmful thoughts.<\/li>
- Phobias<\/strong> – people can suffer from anxiety about certain places, objects or social situations. Fears become phobias if they prevent sufferers from living a normal life. Common phobias include animals such as spiders, fear of being in certain situations, such as heights, and fear of medical procedures like having an injection.<\/li>
- Generalised anxiety disorder <\/strong>– anxiety on most days, about many different things, can be very debilitating. Common symptoms include not being able to sleep, getting irritable quickly and feeling restless.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How can you help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n- Look out for the symptoms of anxiety in other people.<\/li>
- Let someone with anxiety talk to you about their feelings and don’t brush them off as being small issues. To a sufferer of anxiety, even everyday things can cause stress.<\/li>
- Encourage a sufferer to speak to their doctor. Cognitive behavioural therapy<\/a>, or medication, may be helpful.<\/li>
- If you think that you could make a difference to people who suffer from anxiety, then you might be a great counsellor<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
What is a panic attack?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A panic attack is an intense feeling of anxiety, which often happens with physical symptoms, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Shaking<\/strong><\/li>
- Hyperventilating<\/strong><\/li>
- Sweating<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
In most cases panic attacks are not dangerous, but anyone suffering from them should speak to a doctor if they happen regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Types of anxiety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Anxiety can appear in different ways, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Health anxiety <\/strong>– sufferers have a constant fear that they are suffering from illness. They may worry that they have a range of conditions, or obsess about one type of illness.<\/li>
- OCD<\/strong> – obsessive compulsive disorder describes a condition that causes people to have obsessive thoughts, which leads to anxiety. Sufferers usually have a compulsive need to check things, a fear of contamination, problems with hoarding or repetitive, harmful thoughts.<\/li>
- Phobias<\/strong> – people can suffer from anxiety about certain places, objects or social situations. Fears become phobias if they prevent sufferers from living a normal life. Common phobias include animals such as spiders, fear of being in certain situations, such as heights, and fear of medical procedures like having an injection.<\/li>
- Generalised anxiety disorder <\/strong>– anxiety on most days, about many different things, can be very debilitating. Common symptoms include not being able to sleep, getting irritable quickly and feeling restless.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
How can you help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
- Look out for the symptoms of anxiety in other people.<\/li>
- Let someone with anxiety talk to you about their feelings and don’t brush them off as being small issues. To a sufferer of anxiety, even everyday things can cause stress.<\/li>
- Encourage a sufferer to speak to their doctor. Cognitive behavioural therapy<\/a>, or medication, may be helpful.<\/li>
- If you think that you could make a difference to people who suffer from anxiety, then you might be a great counsellor<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- OCD<\/strong> – obsessive compulsive disorder describes a condition that causes people to have obsessive thoughts, which leads to anxiety. Sufferers usually have a compulsive need to check things, a fear of contamination, problems with hoarding or repetitive, harmful thoughts.<\/li>
- Hyperventilating<\/strong><\/li>
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