Anxiety Disorder Crosses Professions
Anxiety Disorder is a condition that is commonly discussed in medical and mental health offices alike because of the ways in which their symptoms and backgrounds intersect. Many people with Anxiety Disorder find themselves in medial offices because they are anxious over health issues, and many people in mental health offices find themselves in medial offices due to undiagnosed medical conditions.
Arlene Foreman, a Mental Health counselor, describes the personality traits of many people with Anxiety Disorder.
Anxious people are likely to be perfectionists. They set standards of performance so high that there’s no way on earth that they can ever measure up to them. Perfectionism becomes another way of trying to maintain control. If they come from unstable families they may feel the need to become the parent they never had. And if they were subject to constant criticism when they were growing up they tend to be overcritical and judgmental as adults. And they judge no one more harshly than themselves.
It is important to remember that seeking out help for Anxiety can lead to more than just learning about Anxiety Disorder and how to treat it. Many times, Mental Health practitioners find themselves facing patients with all of the symptoms of Anxiety Disorder, but whom actually have a medical condition that is creating those symptoms and it isn‘t Anxiety Disorder at all.
Just because you have many of the symptoms characteristic of anxiety disorder doesn’t necessarily mean that you have the disorder. Some of the same symptoms can also indicate a serious medical condition so it’s important to consult a physician to rule out a physical ailment. For instance, panic disorders can also be caused by a heart disorder known as mitral-valve prolapse, as well as by thyroid disease, hypoglycemia and Meniere’s disease, which is caused by a sodium imbalance and can cause vertigo.
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