Why do they classify Anxiety as a disorder?

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• nalex

  
  
  
  Anxiety itself is not a "disorder". Like sneezing is not a disorder. But there are serious disorders that relate to anxiety (and others that relate to sneezing for that matter, some serious, some not - but they do look similar).
  
  Social anxiety disorder just sounds like a minor thing, a little shy perhaps. Shyness is not Social Anxiety Disorder. "Never mind, he/she will get over it..." - usually children grow out of their shyness, but some do not and become adults who are shy. That is not social anxiety disorder, either.
  
  Social Anxiety Disorder is the uncontrollable over-reaction by the persons instinctive centres in the brain to circumstances that are not actually threatening. It is the same as anyone's reaction, but it becomes a disorder when it starts to threaten one's happiness.
  
  In various degrees the physical reaction is one that has to be dealt with in addition to any learned fear (shyness) that naturally results from discomfort.
  
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• mrfoot56

  
  
  
  a group of mental illnesses in which symtoms of anxiety are the main feature,anxiety disorders include a number of specific syndromes though there is considerable overlap among them and bounderies are not always clear.anxiety disorders are common affecting roughly 4 percent of the population,mainly younger adults,symtoms tend to very during the course of the illness.a certain amount of anxiety is normal and serves to improve our performance............................mrfoot56

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• mrfoot56

  
  
  
  however anxiety becomes a symtom when it starts to inhibit thought and disruft normal activitie of daily life.the different types are,generalized anxiety disorder,,panic disorder,,phobias,,posttraumatic stress disorder,,obsessive compulsive behavior,,treatment of anxiety disorders is most effective when there is an identifiable and justifiable reason for stress.treatment is more successful in people who have stable,underlying personalities.reassurance,counseling,and psychotherapy are used,as are antianxiety drugs....mrfoot56

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• Rohan ...

  
  
  
  Anxiety is normal emotion and it is true that it helps to fight stress. But sometimes this anxiety increases to such a limit that it becomes difficult for a person to handle his own stress and then it becomes clear that this normal emotion has actually become an emotional disturbance in an individual. This emotional disturbance on the line of anxiety is called anxiety disorder.
  
  
  

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