What is Anxiety?
When we’re very anxious, we have intense feelings of worry or distress that are not easy to control. Anxiety can interfere with how we go about our everyday lives, and make it hard to cope with ‘normal’ challenges.
Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia. Up to one-third of women and one-fifth of men will experience anxiety at some point in their lives.
Severe anxiety is a feature of a group of mental health disorders including:
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Social phobia
- Specific phobia
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic disorder
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
It’s important to seek help to manage severe anxiety. There are many effective treatments for anxiety, and you can feel better.