Often regarded as the most unrecognized mental disorder in teens, social anxiety disorder can take many forms and manifest itself differently per person. Most parents and adults dismiss symptoms as merely shyness or teen angst that their children will eventually outgrow. However, social phobia, as the disorder is sometimes called, …

The condition known as anxiety can illicit a number of reactions from people. Many view it as a sign of weakness, treating the person experiencing it as a fear-controlled weakling, incapable of properly dealing with the world around him. Others view it as a character flaw that can be overcome, …

It seems logical that someone suffering from something as scary as a panic attack would want to seek help as quickly as possible, but this isn’t always the case. Everyone has different symptoms when they have a panic attack and many people simply withdraw to their own space and keep …

Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some times in their lives, that feeling of worry or unease you feel before an interview, a flight, moving house, or public speaking. Anxiety is a normal part of everyday life. However, people with a General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) find it hard to control …

Many people think that Agoraphobia is a fear of going outside or a fear of wide open spaces. This is just not true, What Agoraphobia is, is a fear of places or situations that escape may be difficult from when panic attacks might occur. In simple terms, people with agoraphobia …

People who have panic disorder suffer from repeated bouts of sudden terror that last for several minutes or more.These are called panic attacks and can consume the sufferer with dread or more physical symptoms like those of a heart attack or choking. Very often the sufferer will feel like he …