anxiety
Gnawing inner worry
Anxiety is a state of unease, worry, or fear about uncertain outcomes.
It ranges from mild nervousness to overwhelming dread: Her anxiety about the interview kept her up all night.
Clinical anxiety disorders involve persistent, excessive worry that interferes with daily life.
The word also describes eager anticipation tinged with worry: He waited with anxiety for the test results.
Intense anticipatory fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- uneasinessMild persistent worry
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
qualm · nervousness · jitters · wariness · hesitation · uncertainty · concern · alarm
Stretched or strained state
- tightnessState of being constricted
- racing heartAbnormally rapid heartbeat
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
hyperventilation · nausea · insomnia · fatigue · restlessness · muscle tension · chest tightness · shortness of breath
Defeat by excess
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- pressureForce upon contact
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
strain · overload · workload · hectic · demanding · fast-paced · uncertainty · crisis
Deliberate keeping away
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- isolationComplete separation from others
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- displacementRemoval from usual location
projection · dissociation · overthinking · compulsions · rituals · hypervigilance · people-pleasing · procrastination
Recurrent unexpected fear attacks
- agoraphobiaFear of public spaces
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- OCDCompulsive repetition disorder
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
neurosis · comorbidity · diagnosis · symptoms · triggers · episodes · attacks · chronic
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- psychiatryMental health medicine
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
antidepressants · benzodiazepines · anxiolytics · SSRIs · meditation · mindfulness · breathing exercises · exposure therapy
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- uneasinessMild persistent worry
misgiving · qualm · nervousness · jitters · wariness · hesitation · uncertainty · concern · alarm · disquiet
tension
Stretched or strained state
- tightnessState of being constricted
- racing heartAbnormally rapid heartbeat
- sweatingMoisture through pores
trembling · hyperventilation · nausea · insomnia · fatigue · restlessness · muscle tension · chest tightness · shortness of breath · dizziness
overwhelm
Defeat by excess
exhaustion · strain · overload · workload · hectic · demanding · fast-paced · uncertainty · crisis · catastrophizing
avoidance
Deliberate keeping away
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- isolationComplete separation from others
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
displacement · projection · dissociation · overthinking · compulsions · rituals · hypervigilance · people-pleasing · procrastination · substance use
panic disorder
Recurrent unexpected fear attacks
- agoraphobiaFear of public spaces
- phobiaPersistent irrational dread
- OCDCompulsive repetition disorder
PTSD · neurosis · comorbidity · diagnosis · symptoms · triggers · episodes · attacks · chronic · acute
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- CBTPsychological treatment abbreviation
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- psychiatryMental health medicine
counseling · antidepressants · benzodiazepines · anxiolytics · SSRIs · meditation · mindfulness · breathing exercises · exposure therapy · relaxation techniques
- emotionsjoy, fear, sadness, love, happy
- feelingsemotion, feeling, pleasure, joy, sadness
- Anxietynervousness, panic, worry, dread, uneasiness
- bad feelingssadness, fear, grief, sorrow, misery
- mental healthpsychiatry, psychotherapy, mental illness, psychiatrist, therapist
- psychologypsychology, psychologist, therapist, psychiatrist, clinical psychology
anxietysecurity
Protection from threat
assurance · confidence · certainty · self-assurance · comfort
anxietyunconcern
Absence of worry
nonchalance · insouciance · indifference · carefreeness · unflappability
- anxiety attackAcute overwhelming fear response
- separation anxietyDistress from being apart
- social anxietyFear of being judged
- postpartum anxietyFear disorder following childbirth
- performance anxietyFear of public execution
- medical anxietyFear of treatment settings
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