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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

 

 

 

 

 

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

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Page updated June 1, 2009