Every human being may feel anxious from time to time. It’s a normal emotion. For instance one may feel apprehensive facing a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision.

 

This is not an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are a cluster of mental illnesses, and the distress they cause can restrain the individual from carrying on with life in a normal way.

 

For the people suffering an anxiety disorder worry and fear are persistent and upsetting, and sometimes disabling. But with treatment, many people can manage those feelings and live a satisfying life.

 

The cluster of anxiety disorder includes different conditions:

 

• Panic disorder
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Social anxiety disorder