Anixety (53)

Anxiety is a mood. When it becomes a mental disorder, that is, characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about everyday things that is disproportionate to the actual source of worry, it is diagnosed as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). GAD occurs without an identifiable triggering stimulus. It is called generalized because the remorseless worries are not focused on any specific threat; they are, in fact, often exaggerated and irrational. It is distinguished from fear, which is an appropriate cognitive and emotional response to a perceived threat and is related to the specific behaviors of fight-or-flight responses, defensive behavior or escape. Anxiety occurs in situations only perceived as uncontrollable or unavoidable, but not realistically so. David Barlow defines anxiety as "a future-oriented mood state in which one is ready or prepared to attempt to cope with upcoming negative events," and that it is a distinction between future and present dangers which divides anxiety and fear.

has anyone ever felt anixety?

Alcohol makes it 100 times worse

people all have different degree's i would say of anxiety, at times in there past, for some it can be an uneasy feeling for others it can become a serious burden and would need professinal assistance

i can say i've hit the extreme anxiety in the past, unfounded worry and tension mostly without cause in my case, just as it describes in wikipedia.

I get a bit anxious walking into a pub until I get the first 2 or 3 down me.

That's about it really.