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Q: I Am So Stressed
asked by: girly2006 on May 22nd, 2007
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i think i may have a social anxiety disorder but i dont know-
please advise me.
well.i started my new school a year and a half ago ever since then i think i have been under a tremendous amount of stress without even realizing it.
i get really freaked out at school about what people think of me
i get scared when i have to make public speeches to the class
i get flustered and worried when the teacher calls on me and i hate participating because i wonder what the classmates will think of me
i dont like to talk sometimes because i feel scared to make people not like me

all this has caused me alot of physical symptoms-
my jaw hurts and i grind my teeth at night
my chest feels tight all day and sometimes its hard to breathe
i feel nauseous
i feel lightheaded sometimes (think that may be from my tmj (jaw problem))

i was wonderign if this sounds like an anxiety disorder such as social anxiety disorder???thank u.
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Ebabe14
replied on May 22nd, 2007
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Girly2006,

With anxiety, the intensity, duration, and frequency of the worry are disproportionate to the issue, and it is often to a degree that disrupts or impairs normal physical and psychological functioning. Anxiety is often accompanied by mild to moderate depression as well as a number of physical symptoms including muscle tension, increased blood pressure, gastrointestinal discomfort, fatigue, insomnia, and irritability. Anxiety is believed to affect about 15% of the adults in the United States (an estimated 19 million adult Americans), thus making it more common than any other category of mental health disorders.

In the field of psychology, anxiety is broken down into five categories of disorders:

* Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
* Panic Disorder
* Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
* Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
* Phobias – either Social or Specific1


Give all of this a look and remember there is no magic pill to correct it, but a change is diet, exercise, and perhaps some supplements to support your body and mind!!!

BEST OF LUCK!
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nHelper
replied on May 25th, 2007
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Re: I Am So Stressed
is it really matter to give name for your feeling, or to put it all together under the catagory of anxiety? you feel something thats make you be somebody' if you will pay attention to the feeling itself what happening to u in some situation to your body ' what are you thinking in the same time ? and what are you doing you probably be able to command the situation / you are the one that can help to yourself. you have the ability to do it by your own. take a breath ' and listen.
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