Anxiety

We all know what it's like to feel anxious. Most of us experience anxiety when we're faced with stressful situations or traumatic events because anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder. While most people experience anxiety and some nervousness in anticipation of a real situation, if a person cannot shake unwarranted worries, or if the feelings are jarring to the point of avoiding everyday activities, he or she most likely has an anxiety disorder. Effective treatments for anxiety disorders are available, and new, improved therapies that can help most people with anxiety disorders lead productive, fulfilling lives.

The Counseling Center has therapists that can help you with anxiety problems.

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More about anxiety disorders: www.nimh.nih.gov/health
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
www.surgeongeneral.gov