Anxiety
Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States. Everyone experiences anxiety but for as many as one in four of us, it becomes a disorder. It can be difficult to know when normal anxiety becomes a problem. Basically, when anxiety starts to cause difficulties in your personal or professional life, it may be a disorder.
My Anxiety Realization
Although it seems obvious to me now, I was 45 before I realized I had a problem with anxiety.
Even though it is so common, the trouble with anxiety is that the symptoms can be strange and hard to find the right words to describe. Eventually for me, I had a feeling of dread that lasted all day and into the night. It lasted so long that I went to the the web and searched “feeling of dread.” I found a page that not only identified this as anxiety but had a comprehensive list of symptoms that made me feel like someone had peeked into my mind and wrote a list of the weird stuff they found there.
Anxiety Symptoms
If you have a problem with anxiety, you may often…
- have difficulty concentrating.
- feel irritable or snappish.
- be unable to relax, feel nervous, restless, keyed-up or on-edge.
- have a feeling of dread or apprehension.
- have a sense of impending danger, panic or doom.
- find it difficult to control feelings of worry.
- fear situations in which you may be judged.
- spend time after a social situation analyzing and criticizing your performance.
- worry about embarrassing or humiliating yourself.
- suffer from extreme embarrassment about events (often minor) that happened long ago.
- endure a social situation with intense fear or discomfort.
- find yourself anticipating the worst possible scenario.
- have difficulty handling uncertainty.
- be indecisive and fear making the wrong decision.
You may also find yourself avoiding…
- going to work or school.
- going to parties or social gatherings.
- situations where you might be the center of attention.
- eating in front of others.
- using a public restroom.
- entering a room in which people are already seated.
- talking to people who you do not know.
- making eye contact.
- doing things or speaking to people out of fear of embarrassment.
You may experience the physical symptoms of…
- weight gain.
- sweating.
- having trouble sleeping.
- feeling weak or tired.
- headaches.
- irritability.
- upset stomach or nausea.
- diarrhea or irritable bowel syndrome.
- frequent urination.
- muscle aches.
- dizziness or being lightheaded.
Find your Calm
CBD affects everyone differently. But studies have shown that CBD may help increase concentration, maintain healthy stress levels and reduce the desire to “stress eat”. CBD does not make you feel high, just calm.
Find your Calm
CBD affects everyone differently. But studies have shown that CBD may help increase concentration, maintain healthy stress levels and reduce the desire to “stress eat”. CBD does not make you feel high, just calm.
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