Anxiety

types, symptoms, how to

deal with it
Ibrahim Abdelaziz
Mohammed Amir
Ahmed Fawzy
GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)
GAD (generalized anxiety disorder)

Symptoms: treatment:
-excessive worry & tension -CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy)
-unrealistic view of problems -medications(SSRIs , Benzodiazepines)
-feeling edgy
-muscle tension
prophylaxis:
-sweating -reduce caffeine intake
-difficulty concentrating -ask your pharmacist or doctor before taking any drugs
-nausea -exercise daily & eat a balanced healthy diet
-frequent urination
-seek counseling & support after any traumatic
-tiredness experiences
-insomnia
-practice stress management techniques such as yoga &
-trembling meditation
-being easily startled
PTSD (post traumatic stress
disorder)
Main symptoms: Treatment:
-reliving the traumatic event (distressing, unwanted
memories, nightmares, flashbacks) accompanied with
By exposure therapy for events
physical symptoms (heart palpitations, unable to breath) similar to the trauma
-avoiding reminders of the traumatic event (activities,
places, people, thoughts, feelings)
-feeling wound-up (trouble sleeping & concentrating,
feeling angry), easily startled
-negative thoughts & feelings (anger, guilt, fear, numb,
blaming themselves or others)
Social anxiety disorder:
Emotional and behavioral symptoms Physical symptoms:
-fear of situations in which you may be judged -blushing
-worry about embarrassing or humiliating yourself -fast heart beat
-intense fear of talking or interacting with strangers -trembling
-fear that will notice that you look anxious -sweating
-fear of physical symptoms that cause you -upset stomach or nausea
embarrassment
-trouble catching your breath
-avoid doing things or speaking to people
-dizziness or light headness
-avoid being the center of attention
-feeling that your mind gone blank
-analyzing your social performance
-muscle tension
-expecting the worst consequences during social
situations
Avoiding social situations:
-interacting with strangers
-attending parties & social gatherings
-going to work or school
-starting conversations
-making eye contact
-dating
-entering a room in which people are already seated
-returning items to a store
-eating in front of others
-using a public restroom
Panic disorder:
Symptoms:
-sudden onset of palpitations
-chest pain
-chocking sensations
-dizziness
-depersonalizations
-secondary fear of dying, losing control or going mad
Treatment:
CBT by inducing symptoms:
-intentional hyperventilation for light headness
-spinning in a chair for dizziness & disorientation
-straw breathing for dysnea & airway constriction
-breath holding for sensation of being out of breath
-running in place for increased heart rate & respiration
-body tensing for sensation of being tense & vigilant
Medications used for treating
anxiety disorders: Remember not to self medicate
Anti depressants:
-SSRIs (serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors)
-SNRIs (serotonin norepinephrine reuptake
inhibitors)
-TAC (tricyclic anti depressants)
-anti histaminics
-beta blockers
-benzodiazepines (for short term)
Cognitive fusions:
Fusion with past:
-regret
-blame over past events
-idealizing the past
Fusion with future:
-worrying
-predicting the worst
-predicting failure or rejection
Fusion with self-concept:
-negative self-judgment
-positive self-judgment
Fusion with reasons:
-I am too Y
-Z might happen
-C says I should not do this
Fusion with rules:
-I must not make mistakes
-she needs to change before I do this
-I can not go to work when I feel this way
Fusion with judgments:
-past, future, self ,others, thoughts, body, behavior, life
& anything
These fusions overlap and does not
cover the entire spectrum
Panic attack symptoms:
- Sense of approaching doom or -abdominal cramping
danger -chest pain
- Fear of loss of control or death -headache
- Rapid heart rate -dizziness
- Sweating -numbness
- Trembling or shaking -feeling detached from reality
- Shortness of breath or tightness
in your throat
- Chills
- Hot flashes
- nausea
Suicidal thoughts symptoms:
- Talking about suicide How to deal with such a thing?
-getting the means to take your -talk to a close person
own life -call a suicide hotline
-social withdrawal -make an appointment with a
-mood swings mental health professional
-feeling hopeless
-drug & alcohol abuse
-doing risky things
-changing normal routine
-saying goodbye to people
I am a GAD so do you
have any questions?