Anxiety is an umbrella term for multiple mood disorders that revolve around the experience of feeling anxious. While almost everyone will experience the feeling of anxiety at various points in their life, those who have a clinically diagnosed anxiety disorder experience those feelings in heightened ways: at higher thresholds, for longer periods of time and/or around specific circumstances.
Anxiety disorders are very common in the U.S, affecting 19.1% of the adult population. Anxiety can exist on a mild to severe scale, and it often occurs along with other mental health diagnoses.
If you are feeling suffocated by anxiety, help is here. Rivia Mind anxiety specialists can provide a diagnosis of your condition, prescribe medication as necessary and facilitate the right type of therapy to give you the healing you need to overcome your anxiety.
There are two main factors that cause anxiety disorders: genetics and environment. While genetics can predispose someone to developing anxiety, environmental factors can trigger anxiety to manifest. For example, two college students might be taking the same courses, but one of them develops generalized anxiety (a subset of anxiety disorders) because they were predisposed through their genetics, and the other one gets through the semester just fine.
Anxiety is not your fault – you did not bring it upon yourself. It does not make you weak or unworthy of a great life. It is a result of things outside of your control, but healing is always possible.
The symptoms of anxiety disorders can vary widely based on specific diagnoses, but they all share the same core signs:
The four main subsets of anxiety disorders and their symptoms are:
Anxiety disorders have a high recovery rate and can be well-managed through medication and professional therapy. A psychiatrist can diagnose you and, taking your specific diagnosis into account, recommend and prescribe the proper treatment approach.
Your issue may be due to clinical anxiety if it has:
There are many treatment options available for those with anxiety, and your psychiatrist can work with you to find the option that best suits you. Common treatment options for anxiety include:
There are many more forms of therapy to treat anxiety (including art therapy, mindfulness, and mentalization-based therapy). If you feel that a different form of treatment would suit you better than your current treatment, reach out to your psychiatrist.
Anxiety can be an exhausting, all-consuming disorder to live with, but modern medicine and therapy allow total healing to be possible. To start on your path to anxiety-free living, reach out to a Rivia Mind psychiatrist today.
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