Editing Anxiety (section)

==Symptoms==
Anxiety can be experienced with long, drawn-out daily symptoms that reduce quality of life, known as chronic (or generalized) anxiety, or it can be experienced in short spurts with sporadic, stressful [[panic attack]]s, known as acute anxiety.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rynn MA, Brawman-Mintzer O | title = Generalized anxiety disorder: acute and chronic treatment | journal = CNS Spectrums | volume = 9 | issue = 10 | pages = 716–723 | date = October 2004 | pmid = 15448583 | doi = 10.1017/S1092852900022367 | s2cid = 24207457 }}</ref> Symptoms of anxiety can range in number, intensity, and frequency, depending on the person. However, most people do not suffer from chronic anxiety.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Generalized Anxiety Disorder |url=https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/generalized-anxiety-disorder |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329220139/https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/statistics/generalized-anxiety-disorder |url-status=live }}</ref>

Anxiety can induce several psychological pains (e.g. [[Depression (mood)|depression]]) or [[mental disorder]]s, and may lead to [[self-harm]] or [[suicide]].<ref name="WHO2009" /><ref name="TestaGiannuzzi2013partI" />

The behavioral effects of anxiety may include withdrawal from situations which have provoked anxiety or negative feelings in the past.<ref name="Barker, P. 2003" /> Other effects may include changes in sleeping patterns, changes in habits, increase or decrease in food intake, and increased motor tension (such as foot tapping).<ref name="Barker, P. 2003" />

The emotional effects of anxiety may include feelings of apprehension or dread, trouble concentrating, feeling tense or jumpy, anticipating the worst, irritability, restlessness, watching for signs of danger, and a feeling of empty mindedness.<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Smith M | date = June 2008 | title = Anxiety attacks and disorders: Guide to the signs, symptoms, and treatment options. | access-date = 3 March 2009 | work = Helpguide | url = http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_types_symptoms_treatment.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307161028/http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_types_symptoms_treatment.htm |archive-date= 7 March 2009 }}</ref> as well as "nightmares/bad dreams, obsessions about sensations, [[déjà vu]], a trapped-in-your-mind feeling, and feeling like everything is scary."<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Folk J | veditors = Liashko V | orig-date = 1987 | date = 13 October 2021 | title = Anxiety Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | access-date = 3 March 2009 | work = Anxiety Centre | url = http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml | url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307132218/http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms.shtml |archive-date=March 7, 2009 }}</ref> It may include a vague experience and feeling of helplessness.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Milfayetty S, Fadli RP, Ifdil I, Zola N, Amalianita B, Putri YE, Ardi Z | title = The Effectiveness of Multidimensional Counseling in the Intervention of Student Anxiety. | journal = Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment | date = September 2020 | volume = 19 | issue = 3 | pages = 131–5 | doi = 10.1097/ADT.0000000000000187 | s2cid = 209255441 | url = http://digilib.unimed.ac.id/53048/1/Turnitin.pdf | access-date = 2023-08-28 | archive-date = 2023-08-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230812073919/http://digilib.unimed.ac.id/53048/1/Turnitin.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>

The cognitive effects of anxiety may include thoughts about suspected dangers, such as an irrational fear of dying or having a heart attack, when in reality all one is experiencing is mild chest pain, for example.<ref>{{cite web | vauthors = Folk J | veditors = Folk M | orig-date = 1987 | date = 27 March 2021 | title = Anxiety symptoms – Fear of dying. | access-date = 3 March 2009 | work = Anxiety Centre| url=http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms/fear-of-dying.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305104407/http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-symptoms/fear-of-dying.shtml |archive-date=March 5, 2009 }}</ref>

The physiological symptoms of anxiety may include:<ref name="WHO2009" /><ref name="TestaGiannuzzi2013partI" />
*Neurological, as [[headache]], [[paresthesia]]s, [[fasciculation]]s, [[vertigo]], or [[presyncope]].
*Digestive, as abdominal pain, [[nausea]], [[diarrhea]], [[indigestion]], [[xerostomia|dry mouth]], or [[Globus sensation|globus]]. Stress hormones released in an anxious state have an impact on bowel function and can manifest physical symptoms that may contribute to or exacerbate [[Irritable bowel syndrome|IBS]].
*Respiratory, as [[shortness of breath]] or sighing breathing.
*Cardiac, as [[palpitations]], [[tachycardia]], or [[chest pain]].
*Muscular, as [[fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], [[tremor]]s, or [[tetany]].
*Cutaneous, as [[perspiration]], or [[itch]]y skin.
*Uro-genital, as [[frequent urination]], [[urinary urgency]], [[dyspareunia]], or [[erectile dysfunction|impotence]], [[chronic pelvic pain syndrome]].