{"id":1084,"date":"2023-01-29T15:59:15","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T14:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2023-01-29T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T14:59:16","slug":"when-is-anxiety-a-mental-health-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1084","title":{"rendered":"When is anxiety a mental health problem?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is anxiety a mental health problem?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Anxiety can become a mental health problem if it impacts your ability to live your life as fully as you want to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, it may be a problem if:<br>&#8211; your feelings of anxiety are very strong or last for a long time,<br>&#8211; your fears or worries are out of proportion to the situation,<br>&#8211; you avoid situations that might cause you to feel anxious,<br>&#8211; your worries feel very distressing or are hard to control,<br>&#8211; you regularly experience symptoms of anxiety, which could include panic attacks,<br>&#8211; you find it hard to go about your everyday life or do things you enjoy.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your symptoms fit a particular set of medical criteria then you might be diagnosed with a particular anxiety disorder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-therapy-for-anxiety wp-block-embed-therapy-for-anxiety\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/anxiety-and-depression\/\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/anxiety-and-depression\/\">Anxiety and depression<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But it&#8217;s also possible to experience problems with anxiety without having a specific diagnosis.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our sections on self-care and treatment for anxiety offer suggestions for help and support.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You know that feeling when you&#8217;re rocking on the back legs of your chair and suddenly for a split second you think you<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anxiety.com\" title=\"\">&#8216;<\/a>re about to fall; that feeling in your chest? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine that split second feeling being frozen in time and lodged in your chest for hours\/days, and imagine with it that sense of dread sticking around too, but sometimes you don&#8217;t even know why.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When is anxiety a mental health problem? 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