Okay, thanks for the answers so far, but would it be possible, then, for a person to have both, perhaps a fear of large open spaces because of a fear of meeting and interacting with people there?

The trademark symptom of panic disorder is chronic panic attacks.  A panic attack is a sudden and intense feeling of terror, fear, or apprehension without a danger present.  Most panic attacks occur suddenly and the symptoms peak within ten minutes of the onset and then subside.  Although, it is not uncommon for symptoms last longer and the attacks could even occur one right after the other.

Generally, if you experience a panic attack more than once a month, you might have panic disorder.  Another symptom of panic disorder is the constant, debilitating fear that something bad is going to happen and that is cannot be escaped or that another panic attack will occur.  This fear is so real and intense that it prevents the sufferer from participating in regular everyday activities.

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Anxiety is somewhat a generalized mood condition that is often triggered without an unidentifiable stimulus. Anxiety is often accompanied with the feeling of fear and worriness. But then, simple anxiety is just a normal reaction to stress. But whenever anxiety becomes successive and extreme, it then becomes an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorder may come in different forms. One of which is the so called phobia. A phobia is also defined as a mental illness that more commonly occurs in women of all age groups than men. The fact is based upon the study of the American Institute of Mental Health.

Like phobias, anxiety disorders might be present or can originate at the early age of a person often after a triggering event. Individuals who suffer from anxiety disorder typically show symptoms like sweating, palpitations, headache, muscle spasms, and hypertension. In worst cases, individuals with such problem usually experience exhaustion and fatigue. These symptoms are also present in individuals who suffer from a certain kind of phobia. This is due to the fact that the phobia could be the single largest category of anxiety disorders. Phobias cause persons to anticipate extremely damaging and terrifying consequences from objects, persons or situations they fear.

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just looking for a clear distinction as far as i can tell people suffering from social anxiety or social phobia don’t necessarily avoid social interaction they just experience anxiety in social situations and phyiscal symptoms are prominent while avoidants simply avoid social interaction due to feeling inferior to others and socially inept.. am i somewhat correct here? appreciate the help!

For those suffering from anxiety attacks the first logical question in your mind would be “do I have panic disorder?” When discussing panic attacks vs. panic disorder you need to understand that an attack is a single episode while the disorder is when you get more frequent episodes in the future. As you read every word of this article you will discover the difference between individual attacks and panic disorders.

As you probably already know millions of people suffer from attacks every day. What you may not have known is that most people are unaware of the cause of their problem, believing that they have experienced a heart attack. This leads to people suffering from panic attacks for months or even years.

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It is no secret that people who exercise regularly feel better, more energetic, and less stressed. . There is plenty of evidence to show that exercise provides stress-relieving benefits.

Four ways exercise controls stress.

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Are stalkers suffering from a trait of obsessive love disorder? And what is the difference between obsessive love disorder and nostalgic love? (I know that there is more than one ? here, but after reading about them it seems to me that there is a lot of similarity between the symptoms of nostalgic love, obsessive love disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and emotional dependency. Are we really using a bunch of different terms for the same condition, or are these all diff in some way?

I’ve studied a bit of both and it seems there is a relationship between the two and I’m wondering if there is? Are there books out there that talk about this?

for example if you had generalized anxiety disorder, how would you know that it wasn’t PTSD?

what distinguishes them apart?

I’m sure panic & anxiety begin in the mind and go much farther than that. I’m trying to get some clarity about the essential differences between the two, and if changes to your diet can begin the treatment process.