Common symptoms associated with anxiety:

• Feeling fearful

• Inability to stop worrying

• Feeling tense, irritable

• Racing heart, fast breathing

• Diminished ability to concentrate

• Feeling dizzy

• Nausea

• Chest pain or discomfort

• Trembling or shaking

• Difficulty sleeping

• Depersonalization (a feeling of watching oneself)

• Derealization (the alteration in one’s perception or experience of the external world)

• Avoiding situations that cause anxiety, and/or stop you from doing normal activities

Types of anxiety:

• Panic Disorder (extreme fear and/or discomfort that occurs within a 10 minute period, often reccurring)

• Social Anxiety Disorder (e.g., fear associated with being embarrassed or humiliated in a public environment)

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (persistent and ongoing worry relating to multiple areas of one’s life; worry is difficult to control; lasts for over 6 months or more)

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (experiencing or witnessing a severe traumatic event that threatens one’s or another’s physical integrity)