Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is very common and affects nearly 40 million adults in the United States every year. There are several types of anxiety disorders and many different causes. The disorders we treat most often at Bridges to Recovery are Panic Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Social Phobia, Specific Phobia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Bridges to Recovery wants to help you understand anxiety, and its treatment possibilities.
What are Anxiety Disorders?
In order to define the term "Anxiety" one must first differentiate this state from one of "fear". Fear is an emotional and physiological arousal to some real danger that forces us to take corrective action. Anxiety is a similar emotional and physiological response but it is out of proportion to the real present danger. In other words, anxiety is a subjective state of apprehension or tension that is triggered by underlying issues that are not readily apparent to the person suffering the anxiety. Anxiety Disorders can also consist of attempts to escape or avoid anxiety, such as with psychophysiological or obsessional forms of coping. These disorders are very serious problems when they become excessive and interfere with normal day-to-day functioning.