Anxiety By Michael Treanor Anxiety Disorder - 915 Words

A well-heard of disorder but one that does not get taken seriously, also known as Anxiety. A lot of people seem to claim to have Anxiety but it is deeper than being fearful or being weak in certain occasions. An anxiety disorder is completely different than feeling anxious and it is always mistaken with that. Anxiety disorders come in different and unpredictable ways as well. Most terrifying part is that anxiety is a real mental illness. It is more complex than what the human eye sees. Described by Michael Treanor, author of the article â€Å"Generalized Anxiety disorder†, anxiety is a disorder that is centrally characterized by excessive, pervasive, and chronic worry. Meaning that a lot of what goes on in the victim’s head is repetitive thinking of potential negative future†¦This disorder could last up to a little of six months or could last up to a lifetime. It all depends on the sevreness of it. What differentness an anxiety disorder from the normal human emoti on ‘anxiety’ is that the disorder can cause distress that interferes with a person’s ability to live a normal life. Also, an anxiety disorder can be crippling unlike the emotion version which can go away in a matter of minutes. Having a mental illness such as anixiety comes with having several of symptoms both emotional and physical symptoms. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, also known as NIMA, states that some of the emotional symptoms range from feeling apprehension, feeling tense, restless and