Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Stress And Anxiety - Are They Different ??

Worried about your CGPA? Stressed about submitting assignment in time? May be you are feeling anxious about CAMPUS PLACEMENT or being ditched by your GF/BF?

Everyone experience stress in their day-to-day lives, but more people nowadays suffer from a something more severe than that. ANXIETY DISORDER. The second most mental health problem.

The easiest way to distinguish b/w this is anxiety is brought on by actual events but that dissipates, whereas anxiety is more pervasive worry. It doesn’t dissipate but rather than keeps surging where it begins to change your behaviour.

Anxiety is good as long as it helps you recognising danger, and cope with it. But if you see danger lurking around you every corner, or worry over and over again about the same events, then you might be dealing with a something more substantial called ANXIETY DISORDER.

People with anxiety disorders often begin to avoid activities or circumstances that make them anxious. People may stop driving, enjoying life and all.

Types of ANXIETY DISORDER: Generalised Anxiety Disorder characterised by ongoing worry about everyday task, even when there’s no clear reason to worry about. Social Interaction Anxiety Disorder experience intense worrying over social interaction, and often feel judged by people or worrying that they will embarrass themselves. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder also a kinda anxiety disorder. Obsessive Disorder follow obsessive ritual that include cleaning, checking and recalling something, counting and endlessly having conversation in their mind.

Treatment is available for this type of disorder such as COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY has been seen to be as effective as meditation. Exercise will definitely help people ward off excess anxiety.