Tips for coping with an anxiety disorder

Having occasional feelings of anxiety is a normal part of life, but people with anxiety disorders experience frequent and excessive anxiety, fear, terror and panic in everyday situations. These feelings are unhealthy if they affect your quality of life and prevent you from functioning normally. Common symptoms of anxiety disorders include: Experiencing a sense of impending panic, danger or doom Feeling helpless Feeling nervous Hyperventilation Increased heart rate Obsessively thinking about the panic trigger Sweating Trembling…