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Some Signs and Symptoms For Anxiety DisordersGeneralized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

• restlessnessorfeelingkeyeduporonedge• beingeasilyfatigued• difficultyconcentratingormindgoingblank• irritability• muscletension• sleepdisturbance(difficultyfallingorstayingasleep,orrestless,unsatisfyingsleep)

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)• Fearofsituationsinwhichyoumaybejudged• Worryingaboutembarrassingorhumiliatingyourself• Intensefearofinteractingortalkingwithstrangers• Fearthatotherswillnoticethatyoulookanxious• Fearofphysicalsymptomsthatmaycauseyouembarrassment,suchasblushing,sweating,tremblingorhaving

ashakyvoice• Avoidingdoingthingsorspeakingtopeopleoutoffearofembarrassment• Avoidingsituationswhereyoumightbethecenterofattention• Havinganxietyinanticipationofafearedactivityorevent• Enduringasocialsituationwithintensefearoranxiety• Spendingtimeafterasocialsituationanalyzingyourperformanceandidentifyingflawsinyourinteractions• Expectingtheworstpossibleconsequencesfromanegativeexperienceduringasocialsituation• Blushing• Fastheartbeat• Trembling• Sweating• Upsetstomachornausea• Troublecatchingyourbreath• Dizzinessorlightheadedness• Feelingthatyourmindhasgoneblank• Muscletension

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Panic Disorder/Panic Attacks• Palpitations, pounding heart, or accelerated

heartrate• Sweating• Tremblingorshaking• Sensationsofshortnessofbreathorsmothering• Feelingsofchoking• Chestpainordiscomfort• Nauseaorabdominaldistress• Feelingdizzy,unsteady,light-headed,orfaint• Chillsorheatsensations• Paresthesia(numbnessortinglingsensations)• Derealization (feelings of unreality) or

depersonalization(beingdetachedfromoneself)• Fearoflosingcontrolor“goingcrazy”• Fearofdying

Trauma-Based Anxiety/PTSD• Re-experiencing the trauma through intrusive

distressingrecollectionsoftheevent,flashbacks,andnightmares.

• Emotional numbness and avoidance of places,people,andactivities thatare remindersof thetrauma.

• Increasedarousalsuchasdifficultysleepingandconcentrating, feeling jumpy, and being easilyirritatedandangered.

• Spontaneousorcuedrecurrent,involuntary,andintrusivedistressingmemoriesof the traumaticevents (Note: In children repetitive play mayoccurinwhichthemesoraspectsofthetraumaticeventsareexpressed.)

• Recurrent distressing dreams in which thecontent or affect (i.e. feeling) of the dream isrelated to the events (Note: In children theremaybefrighteningdreamswithoutrecognizablecontent.)

• Flashbacks or other dissociative reactionsin which the individual feels or acts as if thetraumaticeventsarerecurring(Note:Inchildrentrauma-specificreenactmentmayoccurinplay.)

• Intense or prolonged psychological distressat exposure to internal or external cues thatsymbolizeorresembleanaspectofthetraumaticevents

• Physiological reactions to reminders of thetraumaticevents

Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder (OCD)• Fearofcontaminationordirt• Needingthingsorderlyandsymmetrical• Aggressive or horrific thoughts about harming

yourselforothers• Unwanted thoughts, including aggression, or

sexualorreligioussubjects• Fearofbeingcontaminatedbytouchingobjects

othershavetouched• Doubtsthatyou’velockedthedoororturnedoff

thestove• Intense stress when objects aren’t orderly or

facingacertainway• Imagesofhurtingyourselforsomeoneelsethat

areunwantedandmakeyouuncomfortable• Thoughts about shouting obscenities or acting

inappropriatelythatareunwantedandmakeyouuncomfortable

• Avoidance of situations that can triggerobsessions,suchasshakinghands

• Distress about unpleasant sexual imagesrepeatinginyourmind

• Checking• WashingandCleaning• Counting• Orderliness• Followingastrictroutine• Demandingreassurances

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Additional Resources:Books:Crisis and Trauma Counseling: A Practical Guide for Ministers, Counselors, and Lay Counselors,byH.NormanWrightKnown By God: A Biblical Theology of Personal Identity,byBrianS.RosnerNew City CatechismNew City Catechism DevotionalSpiritual Depression: Its Causes and Its Cure,byD.MartynLloyd-JonesStruck: One Christian’s Reflections On Encountering Death,byRussRamseySuffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores,byDianeLangbergTeaching the Faith, Forming the Faithful: A Biblical Vision for Education in the Church,byGaryParrettandSteveKangThe Christian and Anxiety,byHansUrsvonBalthasarThe Collapse of Parenting: How We Hurt Our Kids When We Treat Them Like Grown-Ups,byLeonardSaxThe Happiness Effect: How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost,byDonnaFreitasThe Meaning of Anxiety,byRolloMayTurtles All The Way Down,byJohnGreenWhat Do You Think Of Me? Why Do I Care? Answers To The Big Questions of Life,byEdwardT.WelchWhen I Am Afraid: A Step-By-Step Guide Away from Fear and Anxiety,byEdwardT.WelchWhen People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man,byEdwardT.Welch

Audio/Video:

ConferenceRecordings:“Anxiety:HowGodCaresForStressedPeople”–ChristianCounselingandEducationFoundation-https://www.ccef.org/shop/product/anxiety-conference-audio-set

“PrayingOurFears”–TimKellerSermon-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8tdA8YMOYM

“Peace–OvercomingAnxiety”–TimKellerSermon-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vduGmIISacQ

“Anxiety”–talkbyAlistairBegg-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efkVtXWI_LU

“WorryandAnxiety”–MartynLloyd-JonesSermon-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKBpGrfL_wA

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