Anxiety

Anxiety is a very common condition and is when people feel a persistent stress beyond the normal level of worry, and which is interfering with their normal day-to-day life. In some sense it can be thought of as the body’s normal alarm system being overactive and this can manifest in different sorts of anxiety such as panic attacks, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Many patients experiencing anxiety initially go to their GP quite commonly experiencing physical symptoms such as palpitations, feeling short of breath, dizziness and stomach disturbances. General Practitioners can be a great source of support to properly assess symptoms and can suggest a range of treatments which are well tested and known from research evidence to help people dramatically.

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