UNSCRABLED : ANXIETY

We speak about people throwing their tantrums in the form of being loud and trying to be dominant towards others and in that process they often end up giving such unpleasant remarks that it becomes intolerant for their near ones resulting in fights. We talk about anxiety which has become a common name in the dictionary of people and unfortunately that is true. A little of anxiety is good but when we are not able to handle it and it prolongs then it is a matter of concern for us.

Anxiety is uneasy, fearful feeling of constant worry and tension. It has become so common that we won’t even realise that it has become a part of our daily lives. Some of the common anxiety symptoms are – excessive worry, fatigue and sweating, lack of concentration, increased heart rate, insomnia, restlessness, racing thoughts, trembling, weakness, tiredness. A little anxiety can be adaptive – if you weren’t anxious about exam, you may not have been motivated to study as much as you needed.

Anxiety disorders included a group of disorders in which anxiety either is a main symptom or is experienced certain maladaptive behaviors. There are four types of symptoms of anxiety – physiological or somatic symptoms, cognitive symptoms, behavioral symptoms, emotional symptoms. One form of anxiety disorder is gernalised anxiety disorder in which people experience a constant sense of tension and dread. They may be unable to relax or sleep well, and experience constant fatigue, headaches, dizziness and rapid heart rate. They may continually worry about potential problems and have difficulty concentrating or making decisions. Other anxiety disorders like phobias, panic disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders are focused anxiety.

Even seen in students, during exams a little of stress is good which makes them sit study in concentration but when it becomes too much that one cannot handle its effect then it becomes trouble. Most of students are seen having stage fear or performing in front of audience. This form of fear is known as Aroga phobia. This type of fear is common but not negligible. Speaking in front of public also cause panic as for them it is the most difficult talk. Students with this problem in school avoid participating in assemblies, in any activity or function. These students are also seen avoiding reading in class or when asked by teachers they are in great fear and end up ruining things. In obsessive compulsive disorder – there is either obsession or compulsion. For example, persons suffering from OCD he has a compulsive behavior of cleanliness it will be his habit to take bath again and again and clean his surroundings , changing bed sheet twice or thrice a day, taking too long to clean himself in bathroom and still not satisfied , changing clothes many times in a day. Obsession of cleanliness leads to cleanliness compulsive behavior of repeatedly taking bath or cleaning surroundings.