Anxiety Disorder and Social Phobia, Overcoming Fear Attacks

Anxiety disorders are a group of mental illnesses characterized by excessive and persistent anxiety and fear. While fear is a normal response of the body to threats that helps people respond appropriately to dangerous situations, in anxiety disorders it becomes a dysfunctional and disabling force. Those affected experience intense feelings of fear, which often bear no realistic relation to the triggering events. This excessive anxiety leads to significant impairment in daily life, affects t...