Anxiety / tension

Although anxiety is natural and common, anxiety disorder is important to treat. Anxiety is a very common symptom in various psychiatric diagnoses. It manifests itself subjectively with unpleasant sensations of insecurity and loss of self-confidence, mostly associated with bodily sensations of pinching in the chest or abdomen, often with symptoms of increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system, that is increased heart rate, accelerated breathing, and increased sweating. People with anxiety disorders do not know the reason for the onset of anxiety, which makes this condition different from fear or heightened fear in the phobias when the cause of feelings is obvious. Many types of anxiety overlap. For example, someone with generalized anxiety disorder may simultaneously suffer from panic attacks. A person who has social anxiety may also show symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. To distinguish between species, it is necessary to highlight the unique features by which the type manifests itself.
Anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, dissociative disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, specific phobias as reactions to severe stress, and adaptive disorders, somatoform, neurotic disorders, and other phobic-anxious disorders.

Fear
● Fear is an emotion that manifests itself when we are in danger. An emotion that alerts us to danger.
● Fear is a learned reaction of a person, not an innate one. In its positive sense, fear can prompt us to perform better, to overcome our comfort or ourselves.
● Fear is the feeling of unease about impending evil; finally, a feeling, a special emotion, an experience with neurovegetative accompaniment, usually fading, trembling, accelerated breathing, palpitations, an increase in blood pressure, and readiness to defend but; this is a normal reaction to a real danger or threat.
● Fear motivates us to avoid evil or to flee from it. Where this is not possible, there is often fear turning into aggression.

Worry / Concern
● A worry or concern is a negative human emotion that arises as a result of fear and a sense of insecurity about the unknown that has not yet occurred but will (maybe) take place sometime in the future.
● Concern takes concrete form (about one’s life, health, about property, power, influence, relationship).
● Worry can also be behind a very intense fear.

Anxiety
• Anxiety is characterized as an unpleasant feeling of worry and fear. It is a common and natural reaction to dangerous situations. In this sense it is beneficial because it alerts you to something that’s harming you. Physical symptoms of anxiety result from the nervous system’s response to the current condition.
• Anxiety is a way of preparing the organism to deal with a threat or expected stressful event. Although this reaction is normal and takes place as part of a natural response to stress, it can occur at an inappropriate time or too often, as in the case of anxiety disorders. Such anxiety can include both physical and psychological symptoms, such as fear, nervousness, nausea, sweating, increase in blood pressure and heart rate, feelings of worry or dread, difficulty concentrating, irritability, restlessness, panic attacks, and many other symptoms.
• In addition to psychological factors, anxiety can also be triggered by physiological factors such as poisoning with toxic substances (toxic metals, mold, yeast, parasites, bacteria, etc.), or lack of nutrients (vitamins, minerals, etc.).
• Anxiety is a necessary response to stress.

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