ANXIETY
GAD (Generalized anxiety disorder)
Causes
Treatments
What is it?
- Over activity in parts of the brain involved with emotions and behaviour
Treatments used in anxiety are not in any way a cure to anxiety however it will ease symptoms of anxiety.
- Anxiety is the feeling of unease such as worry or fear, these can be mild or severe
Medical treatments
- Imbalance of brain chemicals serotonin and noradrenaline, these are involved in controlling and regulating the mood
- It's normal to feel this anxious sometimes. It is the natrual response to being threatened, put under pressure or stress
- Psychological therapy e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy
- Medicine e.g. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Inherited genes - Estimated 5 times more likely to develop anxiety if you have a close relative with the condition
When is it a problem?
Self help
- History of stress and traumatic experiences these in include domestic violence, child abuse as well as bullying
- Self-help course
Anxiety becomes a problem once it affects your ability to live your life. If your anxiety is ongoing, intense, hard to control, it can be signs of a mental health problem.
- Exercise regularly
- Lowering amount of caffeine or alchol intake
- Painful long term health conditions
- Breathing exercises
- Drug or alchol misuse
- Talk to someone you trust
Sources Used :
Get help:
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/generalised-anxiety-disorder/overview/
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/self-care/
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/a/anxiety
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ANXIETY
GAD (Generalized anxiety disorder)
Causes
Treatments
What is it?
- Over activity in parts of the brain involved with emotions and behaviour
Treatments used in anxiety are not in any way a cure to anxiety however it will ease symptoms of anxiety.
- Anxiety is the feeling of unease such as worry or fear, these can be mild or severe
Medical treatments
- Imbalance of brain chemicals serotonin and noradrenaline, these are involved in controlling and regulating the mood
- It's normal to feel this anxious sometimes. It is the natrual response to being threatened, put under pressure or stress
- Psychological therapy e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy
- Medicine e.g. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Inherited genes - Estimated 5 times more likely to develop anxiety if you have a close relative with the condition
When is it a problem?
Self help
- History of stress and traumatic experiences these in include domestic violence, child abuse as well as bullying
- Self-help course
Anxiety becomes a problem once it affects your ability to live your life. If your anxiety is ongoing, intense, hard to control, it can be signs of a mental health problem.
- Exercise regularly
- Lowering amount of caffeine or alchol intake
- Painful long term health conditions
- Breathing exercises
- Drug or alchol misuse
- Talk to someone you trust
Sources Used :
Get help:
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/generalised-anxiety-disorder/overview/
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/self-care/
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/a/anxiety