A common mental health illness called generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by excessive, unrelenting worry about a variety of everyday situations. Unlike specialized phobias or panic disorders, which usually have identifiable triggers, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is not limited to a single worry or experience. Rather, it permeates a person’s daily existence,...

Heart palpitations, another name for rapid heartbeat, are a medical disorder where the heart beats or raced too quickly for a variety of reasons, including anxiety. The normal heart rate is between 60 to 100 beats per minute , but when a person has anxiety-related heart palpitations, their heart rate increases to above 100 beats per minute. According to a recent research, at least one...

The mental illness known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by compulsive behaviors and obsessive thinking. The lifetime prevalence of OCD in people in the United States is 2.3 . The purpose of this page is to clarify the complex nature of OCD, with an emphasis on adult OCD symptoms. We will explore the symptoms of OCD episodes, discover how to spot the early...