 Hi, it's did it. Yep. It's recording. Hi, it's Teresa, and I'm here to talk to you today about Anxiety because it was requested on my last video, and I thought why not? I mean sometimes depression and anxiety are one in the same and people that have experienced anxiety have experienced depression at some point in their life So let's talk about it first things first. What is anxiety? I Will tell you so anxiety is the body's natural response to danger an automatic alarm that goes off When you feel threatened under pressure or facing a stressful situation So in a way, it can be related to your flight or fight fight or flight flight or fight fight fire fight. Ah So in a way, it can be related to your fight or flight response So that's when it's a psychological reaction That occurs in response to a perceived harmful event or attack or threat So you're feeling threatened That's a similar term, I guess, but it's it's not quite like anxiety So in moderation anxiety really isn't a bad thing because I feel as though it's normal to experience anxiety It's normal to feel under pressure to feel threatened or to be stressed out But when it becomes abnormal and you experience it too much That's when it becomes a disorder and that's when it becomes taken to a whole different level Here are some signs and symptoms of an anxiety disorder. So you might be thinking oh, yeah I have an anxiety disorder and you just are an anxious person like I know I don't have an anxiety disorder But sometimes I can get really anxious so if an individual Or if you suffer from vicious anxiety attacks that strike without warning and you get really panicky and out of breath and It's at the thought of mingling at a party or with like a disabling fear of driving So that's when it becomes a disorder when you have that sort of mentality that becomes Not normal. I mean you should be fine driving a car, but someone that has an anxiety disorder Will feel as though they just shouldn't be there, you know They will feel crippled and they just can't drive. They just have this unnatural fear That shouldn't be there So now I'm gonna tell you about some of the different types of anxiety disorders There's not just one there's actually a few and that I'm going to go through so first there's a generalized anxiety disorder and That's when constant worries and fears distract you from your day-to-day activities and you have this constant troubled and Persistent feeling that something bad is going to happen. So they're constant and chronic warriors People that have GAD then there's anxiety attacks Which is also known as panic disorder So panic disorder is basically characterized by repeated unexpected panic attacks as well as fear of experiencing another episode so they're constantly on edge and Anxiety attacks kind of take on a completely different role because they're completely random and You end up experiencing this fear and Sometimes it's just really hard to handle and to keep in because you don't see it coming on and you just have to kind of take Deep breaths to kind of relieve yourself, but panic disorder is also really scary I've had a panic attack before but I don't have panic disorder if you have panic disorder it happens more than once and very randomly and If it doesn't happen often, then you most likely don't have it You just have anxiety sometimes so also there is obsessive compulsive disorder and OCD is actually characterized by unwanted thoughts or behaviors that seem impossible to control So that's why there's this like Stereotype unfortunately that exists for OCD, which is like I have to be neat about everything But actually people with OCD feel like they might have to be neat or they have to constantly wash their hands They have this constant and uncontrollable compulsion that Drives them to do things over and over again or until something is completely neat and pristine Then there's also phobias and a phobia is an unrealistic or exaggerated fear for a specific object So if you've seen some of the Maori show, I don't know if any of you have there was this girl who actually had a fear of Pickles, I still don't really know to this day if it was real But if it is that kind of fits this she had a phobia of pickles But you know common phobias that exist are fear of spiders fear of snakes fear of heights fear of flying Certain things like that, but sometimes it can be taken to a completely different extreme There's also social anxiety disorder and basically what that is is that if you have a debilitating fear of being seen negatively by other People then you might have social anxiety disorder. It can also be known as extreme shyness So it's kind of hard for you to go out and mingle with a large group Especially if you don't know them. It's really difficult for you to put yourself in that situation and meet people because you know, you might have fear that they don't Like you or you know, it's it's just you socially don't feel like you can be there Post traumatic stress disorder PTSD is also kind of anxiety It's an extreme anxiety disorder that occurs after the aftermath of a really traumatic event So that's why a lot of soldiers suffer from PTSD You might have heard some stories about that basically it can be thought of as Having severe panic attacks and flashbacks or nightmares about what happened in this situation So these are just some of the really well-known kinds of anxiety disorders There are definitely different levels when having anxiety disorders Some people have it more severe than others, but that doesn't make another person's anxiety disorder less than another person It just it really varies However, you shouldn't self-diagnose yourself You should definitely go to a doctor to check it out if you feel like you are suffering from some kind of anxiety disorder but just know that It's gonna be okay that you're gonna get through it um What I tell some of my friends that suffer through this kind of Anxiety is to definitely just take deep breaths and just breathe out breathe in and breathe out And I feel like And that kind of sounds dumb, but doing zen things like that and yoga, you know, it can really help clear your mind regardless of with anxiety problems depression problems any kind of mental illness sometimes by cleansing your mind and just breathing in and kind of Helping yourself in a calm light Is beneficial, but it's also important to know that if you do suffer from anxiety disorders You have to ask yourself. Are you getting the emotional support that you need? Are you having relaxation and fun? Are you taking care of yourself? Are you overloaded? Do you feel so stressed that it's just debilitating you? You know, you have to Take note of these things and if some of these seem to be heightening your anxiety attacks or heightening your anxiety disorder You need to take control and help yourself and fix that if you're overloaded with work Try to get rid of some of it Tell whoever's responsible that you need some time alone And to help yourself recuperate I remember back in high school or even in college Sometimes I'll message a teacher and say hey, I won't have this assignment done I've been overloaded with so much work And I promise I'll give it to you the next class But I just need I need a break and I need a little bit extra time So it's really important to speak out and to tell people what's going on And to make them aware that, you know, your mental health comes first Just remember to follow those few tips about how to relieve yourself from a certain anxiety attacks Like taking a deep breath seeking help at a doctor's office To try to understand if your anxiety becomes a disorder And also I find that, you know, essential oils and Smelling scents like lavender is it's a very calming So just anything to calm yourself down So taking essential oil, this is peppermint, but I would suggest lavender for anxiety and anxiousness And you can smell it That's strong because it's peppermint, I forgot but um You can just take a little bit and dab it onto your wrists And like with the back of your neck kind of like perfume just to like calm yourself down So essential oils are really important and vital and they can actually be of help as well But I hope you liked this week's video Please comment below what you would like to hear next time and I'll pick something from the comments below and do my next video on that So anyways, I hope you enjoyed hearing about anxiety and I hope you are more informed now But I will see you later. 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