Everyone feels anxious from time to time. But there is a difference between feeling anxious, and having an anxiety disorder. Many times, people often lump anxiety disorders into just feeling anxious, or stereotype its sufferers as people who can’t stop worrying. However, worrying is not the ONLY symptom of anxiety.

According to WebMD, all anxiety disorders share some general symptoms:

• Panic, fear, and uneasiness
• Sleep problems
• Not being able to stay calm and still
• Cold, sweaty, numb or tingling hands or feet
• Shortness of breath
• Heart palpitations
• Dry mouth
• Nausea
• Tense muscles
• Dizziness

As with other disorders, doctors can only diagnose you with anxiety if they are sure that no other disorders are causing your symptoms. Hopefully this clears up some misconceptions about what symptoms people with anxiety have, and perhaps reassure you that maybe you don’t have anxiety disorder after all.

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Source (Text):

https://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/anxiety-disorders#1

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https://themighty.com/topic/anxiety/