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1. • Mental and physical state of negative expectation

     • Anxiety is both a mental and physical state of negative expectation. Mentally it is characterized by increased arousal and apprehension tortured into distressing worry, and physically by unpleasant activation of multiple body systems—all to facilitate response to an unknown danger, whether real or imagined.
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   Is anxiety a normal part of life?

   • Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. However, people with anxiety disorders frequently have intense, excessive and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Often, anxiety disorders involve repeated episodes of sudden feelings of intense anxiety and fear or terror that reach a peak within minutes (panic attacks).

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   Are anxiety disorders related to physical health?

   • Anxiety disorders are closely related to and affected by physical health. Many of the impacts of anxiety (such as physical tension, nervous system hyperactivity or harmful use of alcohol) are also known risk factors for diseases such as cardiovascular disease.

   Anxiety disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Is anxiety a mental health problem?

   • For more on causes, symptoms, and treatments of anxiety disorders, see our Diagnosis Dictionary. Anxiety is now the leading mental health problem around the world, and the incidence of anxiety is still rising, especially among youth. Increasing numbers of children and adolescents are being diagnosed with the disorder.

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   Do you have anxiety disorders?

   • Everyone can feel anxious sometimes, but people with anxiety disorders often experience fear and worry that is both intense and excessive. These feelings are typically accompanied by physical tension and other behavioural and cognitive symptoms. They are difficult to control, cause significant distress and can last a long time if untreated.

   Anxiety disorders - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   What is anxiety disorder & how does it affect a person?

   • They are difficult to control, cause significant distress and can last a long time if untreated. Anxiety disorders interfere with daily activities and can impair a person’s family, social and school or working life. An estimated 4% of the global population currently experience an anxiety disorder (1).

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   Can anxiety affect your health?

   • I could feel all these physical symptoms building inside me, literally filling every part of my body until I felt completely light-headed and disembodied. Some studies suggest that experiencing anxiety could increase the risk of developing certain long-term physical health problems, including diabetes, stomach ulcers and heart problems.

   Anxiety signs and symptoms - Mind

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3. www.mind.org.uk › information-support › types-ofAnxiety signs and symptoms - Mind

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   Learn how to notice signs in your body and mind that you're experiencing anxiety. Find out how anxiety can affect you physically.

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4. www.nhs.uk › mental-health-issues › anxietyAnxiety - Every Mind Matters - NHS

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   This article provides information about anxiety, its causes and symptoms. It also gives tips on how to cope with anxiety such as relaxation techniques, mindfulness exercises, breathing exercises and keeping a diary of your feelings. The article suggests seeking support if the anxiety is affecting daily life or causing distress.

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   Anxiety is a feeling of unease, like worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. It makes heart race and causes changes in behavior. When it becomes a problem, worries are out of proportion with harmless situations and interfere with daily life.

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   Practicing relaxation, mindfulness or breathing exercises regularly helps reduce tension and focus awareness on the present moment. Keeping a diary of activities and feelings can help identify what's affecting you. Setting specific "worry time" each day focuses on other things instead of overwhelming worries all day long. Avoiding situations keeps ...

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   Anxiety affects everyone differently and shows as changes in body such as constant worry or avoidance behaviors; physical symptoms include restlessness, headaches, sweating etc.; mental health influences such as upbringing environment events temperament affect our mental health; sometimes difficult to know what is making us anxious which adds stres...

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5. www.nhs.uk › mental-health › feelings-symptomsSigns of an anxiety disorder - NHS

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   If you're experiencing symptoms of anxiety over a long period of time, you may have an anxiety disorder. For more information about symptoms, read anxiety, fear and panic.

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   Anxiety can become a mental health problem if it impacts your ability to live your life as fully as you want to. For example, it may be a problem if: your feelings of anxiety are very strong or last for a long time. your fears or worries are out of proportion to the situation. you avoid situations that might cause you to feel anxious.

8. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › anxietyAnxiety disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   May 4, 2018 · Anxiety disorder due to a medical condition includes symptoms of intense anxiety or panic that are directly caused by a physical health problem. Generalized anxiety disorder includes persistent and excessive anxiety and worry about activities or events — even ordinary, routine issues.

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   Anxiety disorders are closely related to and affected by physical health. Many of the impacts of anxiety (such as physical tension, nervous system hyperactivity or harmful use of alcohol) are also known risk factors for diseases such as cardiovascular disease.