Take this quiz to find out if you may have a problem with anxiety.
If you identify with several of the following signs and symptoms, and they just won't go away, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder.
- Are you constantly tense, worried, or on edge?
- Does your anxiety interfere with your work, school, or family responsibilities?
- Are you plagued by fears that you know are irrational, but can't shake?
- Do you believe that something bad will happen if some things aren't done a certain way?
- Do you avoid everyday situations or activities because they cause you anxiety?
- Do you experience sudden, unexpected attacks of heart-pounding panic?
- Do you feel like danger and catastrophe are around every corner?
- Do you have physical symptoms such as shortness of breath, dizziness, pounding pulse, gastrointestinal upsets, frequent urination, fatigue or muscle tension?
- Do you have trouble concentrating or remembering?
- Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep?
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How to Stop Worrying: Self-Help Strategies for Anxiety Relief |
Anxiety Medication: What You Need to Know About Anti-Anxiety Drugs |
Therapy for Anxiety Disorders: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure Therapy, and Other Options |
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Symptoms, Treatment, and Self-Help |
Social Anxiety Disorder and Social Phobia: Symptoms, Self-Help, and Treatment |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Symptoms and Treatment of Compulsive Behavior and Obsessive Thoughts |
Separation Anxiety in Children: Easing Separation Anxiety Disorder |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Symptoms, Treatment and Self-Help |
Phobias and Fears: Symptoms, Treatment, and Self-Help |
Cutting & Self–Harm: Self-Injury Help, Support, and Treatment |
Free Toolkit Program
The ability to manage sources of stress that are both internal and external is key to learning how to rein in and manage anxiety. Whether your anxiety is generalized or defined by specific factors such as panic attacks, phobias, or obsessive compulsive behaviors, learning to recognize how stress affects you and what you can do to quickly reduce it marks the beginning of bringing your life into balance. Helpguide's Bring Your Life Into Balance program teaches you how to do this.
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