Anxiety

Today I want to highlight Anxiety.

According to Beyond Blue “Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia.

On average, one in four people – one in three women and one in five men – will experience anxiety at some stage in their life.

In a 12-month period, over two million Australians experience anxiety.”

Anxiety is more than just feeling stressed or worried.

While stress and anxious feelings are a common response to a situation where we feel under pressure, they usually pass once the stressful situation has passed, or ‘stressor’ is removed.

Examples of anxiety disorders include panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Symptoms include stress that’s out of proportion to the impact of the event, inability to set aside a worry and restlessness.

If you are suffering or know someone who is affected by Anxiety please get help for yourself or the person.

There is plenty of information from web sites like Beyond Blue, Black Dog Institute, Headspace.

Please keep safe.