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Anxiety

Anxiety has been defined as a feeling of fear, dread, or apprehension that arises without a clear or appropriate real-life justification. Some authorities differentiate anxiety from true fear in that the latter is experienced in response to an actual threat or danger, such as those to one's physical safety. Anxiety, on the other hand, may arise in response to apparently innocuous situations, or may be out of proportion to the actual degree of the external stress. Generally, intense, persistent, or chronic anxiety that is not justified in response to real-life stresses, and that interferes with the individual's functioning, is regarded as a manifestation of mental disorder. Anxiety is a symptom in many mental disorders, including schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, and so on, but in phobias and other anxiety disorders proper, anxiety is the primary (and frequently the only) symptom. Panic disorder (PD) is a common condition, the cardinal features of which are attacks of unexpected, severe anxiety, accompanied by physical symptoms like palpitations, a choking sensation, tingling, dizziness, and fear of dying or "going crazy".

Please submit only sites related to Anxiety and Panic to this category. Check the many sub-categories before submitting to the main category, to find the most appropriate place to list.

See Health/Mental Health/Disorders for the following: ADD and ADHD, Addiction and Recovery, Alcoholism, Anxiety and Panic, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Childhood Disorders, Depression, Eating Disorders, Hypochondria, Multiple Personality, Munchausen Syndrome, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Other Disorders, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia, Self Injury, Suicide, Trichotillomania.

Acute Stress

Introduced in 1994 as a new diagnoses in the DSM-IV, Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is caused by exposure to severe trauma, which is defined as a stressor that causes intense fear and, usually, involves threats to life or serious injury to oneself or others. The symptoms of ASD include a combination of one or more dissociative and anxiety symptoms with the avoidance of reminders of the traumatic event. The disorder is transient, and often a precursor to PTSD. Information on Acute Stress Reaction may also be found here.

Please submit sites, in the English language, that are rich in content about Acute Stress Disorder. Sites about PTSD belong in Post Traumatic Stress.

Sites not in English should be submitted to the appropriate category in World.

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Management

A listing of web sites dealing with treatment options for those suffering from (or care-givers) Anxiety and Panic.

Please submit only sites dealing specifically with treatment options to this sub-category.

Please see the main category for other types of listings.

Obsessive-Compulsive

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an illness that causes people to have unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and to repeat certain behaviors (compulsions) over and over again. This usually results in the person experiencing anxiety.

Sites listed here will represent support networks with a physical address and/or a web presence. Those with a physical address may also be submitted to the relevant Regional subcategory.

Personal Pages

Personal Stories dealing with the problems of Anxiety and Panic.

Please submit only web sites that deal with personal experiences in coping with Anxiety and Panic to this sub-category.

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Title: Name of Site or Author

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Phobias

A phobia is an intense or irrational or inappropriate fear or an object, person, organism or situation, of a degree that interferes with normal life.

Post-traumatic Stress

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a considered a mental disorder that occurs as a result of severe or sustained psychological trauma.

Please submit sites that are rich in content about PTSD or psychological trauma. Sites that are primarily online support groups should be submitted to:

https://curlie.org/Health/Mental_Health/Disorders/Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder/Support_Groups/

Selective Mutism

Sites in this category deal with this psychiatric disorder that is characterized by consistent failure to speak in select social settings in which there is an expectation to speak; such as school.

Self-Help

A listing of web sites intended to provide self-help options for persons suffering from (or care-givers) Anxiety and Panic.

Please submit only sites dealing specifically with self-help options to this sub-category.

Please see the main category for other types of listings.

Social Anxiety

Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) involves the fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in front of other people. It is manifested by extreme anxiety in social situations, and avoidance of social contact. Often social phobia is accompanied by depression, or substance abuse. People suffering from social phobia may: view small mistakes as more exaggerated than they really are, find blushing as painfully embarrassing, feel that all eyes are on them, fear speaking in public, dating, or talking with persons in authority, fear using public restrooms or eating out, fear talking on the phone or writing in front of others.

Please submit only sites dealing specifically with Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia) to this category.

See Health/Mental Health/Disorders for: ADD and ADHD, Addiction and Recovery, Alcoholism, Anxiety and Panic, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Childhood Disorders, Depression, Eating Disorders, Hypochondria, Multiple Personality, Munchausen Syndrome, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Other Disorders, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia, Self Injury, Suicide, Trichotillomania.

Support Groups

For sites representing physical or online support groups for those suffering from anxiety and panic disorders, and their care-givers.

Please submit only sites dealing specifically with support groups to this sub-category.

Please see the main category for other types of listings.