Social Anxiety Disorder is characterized by a fear of social situations that often leads to complications in personal relationships. Often possessing irrational fears of being humiliated in public, people with Social Anxiety Disorder may have symptoms similar to panic attacks when in social situations, leading to a general...Read more

This can happen after a person experiences a traumatic event (e.g. war, assault, accident, disaster). Symptoms can include difficulty relaxing, upsetting dreams or flashbacks of the event, and avoidance of anything related to the event. PTSD is diagnosed when a person has symptoms for at least a month. Benefits...Read more

Panic Disorder marks abrupt feelings of terror or “panic attacks,” which strike repeatedly and often without warning, making it almost impossible for those suffering from this form of anxiety to interact with others or travel through normal day to day activity. What is a Panic Attack? Panic attacks are...Read more

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or “OCD,” is characterized by repetitious and intrusive irrational or undesired thoughts. These obsessions often trigger ritualistic behaviors and compulsions, which seem unmanageable or cause simple daily tasks to become overly burdensome. The term “OCD” is used casually in lay language, yet many people—even many trained...Read more

Generalized Anxiety Disorder is characterized by a stark, prolonged, and inflated distress about everyday events. Intense worrying that lasts for six months or more, difficulty concentrating and carrying out daily activities, and feeling weighed down under the constant burden of anticipating the worst often leads those suffering from...Read more