Anxiety affects over 19 million Americans each year. Depression is often found to co-occur with anxiety. There are various types of anxiety, which include:

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Social Anxiety Disorder
• Agoraphobia

According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of anxiety may include:

• Feeling nervous, restless or tense
• Having a sense of impending danger, panic or doom
• Having an increased heart rate
• Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation)
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Feeling weak or tired
• Trouble concentrating or thinking about anything other than the present worry
• Having trouble sleeping
• Experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) problems
• Having difficulty controlling worry
• Having the urge to avoid things that trigger anxiety

Not everyone who experiences anxiety will have every symptom but may only experience a few symptoms.

Treatment may include either one or a combination of:

• Therapy
• Medication

For more information go to the Mayo Clinic.

When an individual has experienced anxiety, healing can take place. With the support of a caring therapist, healing is achievable.