♥Special K asked:

Could it be possible that I suffer from an anxiety disorder….

I worry about things constantly… (what people think, my family and friends, situations I am in)

I have a an obcessive need for my hands to be clean. I mean I wash them a couple of times an hour and after every pizza I make at work (which is can be up to 30 or 40) because I cant stand the feeling of anything on my hands. And if I dont its all I think about.

I obcess about my scalp. It has to be clean to…and if it itches I rub it raw…

Things must be in straight lines and in descending order.

I have to be doing something or watching something all the time or I go nuts.

What do you think?

Health Guy asked:

So, i have had an anxiety disorder, that i know of, for the last…since may 07. started after my wife miscarried.

when i went in and they did a million tests they said its just an Anxiety Disorder, and everything is ok. at that point they told me i had Heart Palpitations from the disorder…i did not know what that meant

I thought, i meant just rapid heart beat…..well, come to find out, its skipped beats, flutters, temporart irregular rythem….

now, some 8 monthes later, i FINALLY notice the palpitations, i did not notice before.

WHAT A HORRIBLE THING…..i had no idea thats what they were talking about, and worse yet…i just have to ‘deal with it’. because all the medical people say its definitly not serious at all.

basically, anyone else who has this disorder ever have these ‘skipped beats’ or palpitations? just looking for someone to relate with.

monika z asked:

i have anxiety disorder and i am currently on Paxil at 60mg a day…..but i feel it desnt help with my anxiety and i still hyperventalate….i know of people who take Xanax for this problem………….does anyone take Xanax for anxiety and does it work for you?

Donkey asked:

I am wondering if I have an anxiety disorder, and it I can get better withouht a doctor or meds.

I am considered a worrier. I cannot shut off my brain! Sometimes I can’t sleep, other times I jsut obsess over stuff. I always want to be in control and I worry about stuff I have absolutely NO control over….I also worry about stupid stuff. Like when my husband leaves for work I worry that he might get into a car accident and die. When we are out on our motorcycle, I worry about crashing and getting hurt. I even picture it in my head. When we were on our honeymoon I was convinced the plane was going to crash.

The worst thing is I get physical symptoms too. I have headaches almost every day. My neck and back hurt. Whenever something is wrong, I get totally absorbed in it. Right now I am having TMJ problmes that my doctor says came from stress, but I cannot relax. It’s one big cycle that sucks! The stress is internal (not from job, etc) I don’t know where to start. Help!

Nicole asked:

Anxiety is starting to tear me apart! Is Anxiety a symptom of depression? I am always nervous, always sweating.. Is this part of Anxiety disorder? What is a good Medicine for Anxiety? How many people suffer from Anxiety? Can I buy meds online for Anxiety? Has anyone used Buspar for Anxiety?

Elizabeth B asked:

I was diagnosed with a host of anxiety and depression issues, ranging from General Anxiety Disorder to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, to depression. I have been a mother and wife for eight years. In all this time I have never been able to keep a job for longer than a week or so because the panic attacks and anxiety are literally unbearable when I have tried to work in the past. My husband makes great pay, so his income has been enough. It’s not any longer and I need to find work. However, I’m scared to death at the thought of leaving the house on a regular schedule and being away from my daughter for eight hours a day, and am terrified I’ll end up under the control of the anxiety again. Added to that is the fact that I have no college or formal training, and suddenly work seems an impossible mountain.

Does anyone have any advice and/or experience in this area?
Should have made this clear originally; I AM on meds and they are working well. Also, am in therapy with a great professional who’s helped worked wonders. I am definitely in treatment, am just afraid of getting that “sick” again.

Kiasami asked:

I recently found out that my brother-in-law has a type of anxiety disorder. What happens is his anxiety builds up throughout the night and then some sort event that he finds slightly irritable sets him off. He will go in a fit of rage where he yells at the person that did the annoying deed. It isn’t a simple “I’m mad at you” kind of thing, but rather, he gets extremely angry like someone tried to hit him with a baseball bat when all they did is something like accidently dropping a video game case. This happens every. single. day.

I’ve tried asking my sister (his wife) about the anxiety disorder, but the issue is extremely sensitive because she has to put up with that every day. According to her, what he has can only be handled with medication–which he refuses.

What I would like to know is, Can anyone tell me what type of anxiety disorder this is? Or is it just plain anxiety that builds up for him, and he releases it through anger?