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Is
it anxiety or an anxiety disorder?
How to tell the difference
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Normal anxiety
- Occasional worry
about circumstantial events, such as a work deadline, school exam or
upcoming doctor's appointment
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- Difficulty relaxing,
sleeping or concentrating when faced with a serious problem, such as
an illness, job loss or death of a loved one.
- Muscle aches, tension,
tiredness related to an activity or situation, such as overexertion
at the gym, a stressful day at work or sitting too long at the computer
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Generalized
anxiety disorder
- Constant, chronic
and unsubstantiated worry causing significant stress, disrupting social
activities and interfering with work, school and/or family
- Edginess, irritability,
insomnia, difficulty concentrating more days than not for no apparent
reason
- Restlessness, muscle
aches and pain and fatigue not related to a specific physical or emotional
problem persisting for six months or more
Reprinted with permission
Anxiety
Disorders Association of America
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