Anxiety and its diagnosis

Fear, or mild anxiety are normal emotions, leading to adaptive behaviour. But when the fear situation lasts for long, it causes harm to the body. Long lasting anxiety becomes stressful for the body, leading to medical problems and harms physical health.

Occurence

Anxiety can vary from a mild negative feeling to extreme panic. It may start with a difficult or painful experience. Older people may have anxiety associated with loss of status after retirement, ill health, or financial problems. It can also occur by the use of alcohol or drugs, too much coffee, or certain medicines. It could also be a symptom of depression or other mental illnesses. Most of the people suffers from anxiety in their life. For example you get anxious when ride a roller coaster or before job interview. but these are normal things . But if it starts influencing the life then it needs to be treated.

Symptoms

The symptoms include flushing, sweating, breathlessness, rapid breathing or a feeling of choking. There could be shivering, frequent urination, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea . Tension, inability to relax, irritability, lack in concentration, sleeplessness or sexual problems may also occur.

Diagnosis

Mild cases of anxiety could be discovered during a medical check- up or while investigating other medical problems. Severe anxiety-panic attacks generally cause people to seek medical help as the symptoms are similar to those of a heart attack. The doctor will discuss the problems and circumstances that act as a trigger for the anxiety attack.

Depression Treatment

1. Psychotherapy:

This treatment includes supportive talks with the patient which helps in increasing the moral of the patient. It also helps the patient to develop positve thinking. In other words it makes the patient pesimistic.

Medication:

Antedepressants also helps in the treatment of anxiety by chemical balances in the body. 3. Self Treatment

In few cases, you may treat anxiety at home without the involvement of a doctor. These are limited to anxiety attacks of short duration in which you know the cause, the anxiety is short, diminishes away by itself, and the cause can be eliminated. For example, you may be anxious over an upcoming public performance, a final exam, or a pending job interview. In such circumstances, stress can be reduced by

Picturing yourself successfully facing and conquering the specific fear

Talking with a supportive person

Meditation