If you suspect that you might suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, answer the questions below. If most of your answers are Yes, consider consulting with a health care professional for a more in-depth assessment. Do you have unwanted ideas, images, or impulses that seem silly, nasty, or horrible? Do you worry excessively…
If you think you (or a family member) may be suffering from a mood disorder, answer the questions below. If most of the answers are Yes, consider consulting with a health care professional for a more in-depth assessment. Use this ‘scoring key’ to assess the likelihood of your meeting the criteria for a Mood Disorder.…
The symptoms of anxiety are sometimes not obvious as they often develop gradually, and since we all experience some anxiety at some points in time, it can be difficult to know how much is too much. Some common symptoms of anxiety include: hot and cold flushes racing heart tightening of the chest snowballing worries obsessive…
“Depression is like drowning. Except you can see everyone else around you breathing” Anonymous The normal ups and downs of life mean that from time to time, we all will have felt sad or have had the so-called “blues”. But if emptiness and despair seem to have taken hold of your life and will not…
“Worry is a down payment on a problem you may never have” Joyce Meyer Anxiety is not the same as fear, even though it only occurs in situations perceived as uncontrollable or unavoidable, but not realistically so. Anxiety has been described as agony, dread, terror, or even apprehension which is an emotional state of uneasiness…
What is Anxiety? Checklists of key anxiety-related symptoms: Anxiety Disorder in Adults Anxiety Disorder in Children Social Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
If you suspect that you might suffer from social anxiety disorder, answer the questions below. If you answer Yes to most of these questions, you might consider consulting a health care professional for a more in-depth assessment. Are you troubled by the following? An intense and persistent fear of a social situation in which people…
If you suspect that you might suffer from generalized anxiety disorder, also known as GAD, answer the questions below, and consider consulting with a health care professional for a more in-depth assessment, if most of your answers are Yes. Are you troubled by the following? Excessive worry, occurring more days than not, for a least…
If you think your child may have an anxiety disorder, please answer the questions below. If you answer Yes to the majority of questions, then you might consider consulting a health care professional for a more in-depth assessment. Does your child have a distinct and ongoing fear of social situations involving unfamiliar people? Does your…
If you think you (or a family member) may be suffering from an anxiety disorder, answer the questions below. If most of the answers are Yes, consider consulting with a health care professional for a more in-depth assessment. Are you troubled by the following? Repeated, unexpected panic attacks during which you suddenly are overcome by…