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Anxiety or serious disease!? what is the difference?

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Need more specifics: I'd 1st want 2know more, like: when r u having these thoughts? Is a frightening thought related 2 ur health just popping into ur head ; getting stuck? What r some examples of the what-if-this-bad -thing-happens thoughts? Is there anything u do that helps u calm down when u r having 1 of these thoughts? >to get help targeted 2ur specific experiences consider getting a formal diagnostic assessment.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Every one feels : Anxious at some point. However, some people have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety symptoms can include feeling nervous or irritable, muscle tension (especially in neck, shoulders ; back), poor quality or minimal sleep, lack of concentration ; easy fatiguability. Lump in throat or butterfly in stomach sensation can occur. Sometimes the worst thing about anxiety is the just not being able to put your >.

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