Constant anxiety can make your life miserable and harder to handle.
The symptoms and causes of anxiety disorders can differ from person to person.
If you or a friend is struggling with anxiety disorder, it is important to know what anxiety is.
What is an anxiety disorder? Anxiety disorder affects the way you think and feel on a daily basis.
It is an ever present fear that remains vague and undefined, or can sometimes be about past traumatic experiences or future fears.
Severe anxiety can lead to anxiety attacks.
Anxiety disorder can develop into clinical depression and even suicidal behavior if left untreated for years.
Take a moment and review the following anxiety symptoms that can have a negative impact upon your quality of life.
9 Physical symptoms of anxiety disorder.

1. Muscle tension or back pain.
   
2. Headaches.
   
3. Regular dizziness.
   
4. Fatigue and lack of energy.
   
5. Shallow breathing and chest discomfort.
   
6. Fast or irregular heartbeats.
   
7. Sweating a lot.
   
8. Discomfort of the intestines or diarrhea.
   
9. Sleeping disorders such as insomnia or hypersomnia.
   

7 Psychological anxiety symptoms.

1. Thinking negative thoughts regularly.
   
2. Paranoid thinking that you are always being picked on by other people.
   
3. Fantasies about being rich and famous with no basis in reality.
   
4. Desperation for the approval of parents and other people.
   
5. Self consciousness.
   
6. A low self esteem.
   
7. The need to be perfect, stronger, better and prettier than other people.
   

Common causes of anxiety can include specific physical problems and illnesses or it can be triggered by prolonged exposure to stress.
Negative thinking patterns and bad habits can also lead to the development of an anxiety disorder.
It certainly makes it more difficult to handle stress if you do not learn how to relax and think better thoughts.
The treatment for anxiety disorder can be mixed between medication and psychiatry.
This offers a double approach to treatment.
Antidepressants or sedative medications are usually prescribed by doctors.
Psychological counseling also plays an important part in treating the causes of anxiety disorders.
Some people may choose to use a natural anxiety remedy.
Popular herbs used may include St.
John's wort, valerian and passionflower.
However, you should keep your doctor informed about the herbs you choose to use since they may interact with other medication.
Coping with anxiety disorder can be an exhausting battle.
Learning how to better manage your thought patterns and stressful events can have long term beneficial effects.
It is important not to give up hope and to keep moving towards quality of life.