Anxiety Disorders

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): feeling restless, wound-up, or on-edge, being easily fatigued, having difficulty concentrating, Being irritable, Having headaches, muscle aches, stomach-aches, or unexplained pains, difficulty controlling feelings of worry, having sleep problems, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep
Social anxiety: persistent fear of being judged by others. For people with social anxiety disorder, the fear of social situations may feel so intense that it seems beyond their control. For some people, this fear may get in the way of going to work, attending school, or doing everyday things. People with social anxiety disorder may experience:
Blushing, sweating, or trembling
Pounding or racing heart
Stomach-aches
Rigid body posture or speaking with an overly soft voice
Difficulty making eye contact or being around people they don’t know
Feelings of self-consciousness or fear that people will judge them negatively
Panic disorder: People with panic disorder have frequent and unexpected panic attacks. Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear, discomfort, or sense of losing control even when there is no clear danger or trigger. Not everyone who experiences a panic attack will develop panic disorder. During a panic attack, a person may experience:
Pounding or racing heart
Sweating
Trembling or tingling
Chest pain
Feelings of impending doom
Feelings of being out of control

People with panic disorder often worry about when the next attack will happen and actively try to prevent future attacks by avoiding places, situations, or behaviours they associate with panic attacks. Panic attacks can occur as frequently as several times a day or as rarely as a few times a year.

NIMH » Anxiety Disorders (nih.gov)

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What is depression

Depression can also involve other changes in mood or behaviour that include:

Increased anger or irritability
Feeling restless or on edge, persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” mood
Feelings of irritability, frustration, or restlessness
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or helplessness
Loss of interest ,decreased energy, fatigue, or feeling slowed down
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions, sleeping, waking early in the morning, or oversleeping
Appetite or unplanned weight changes
Pains, headaches
Thoughts of death or suicide or suicide attempts

Not everyone who is depressed has all symptoms NIMH » Depression (nih.gov), Clinical depression - Symptoms - HSE.ie

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Bereavement, grief, loss

There are many types of loss, loss of a job, end of a relationship, the loss of health.

The death of a loved one can be the biggest loss in our lives.

Bereavement and loss affect people in different ways. But most people experience grief in some way. Grief includes the deep sadness after a death or loss. It is a natural process as we learn how to live without the person who has died, sometimes we need help

Coping with grief after bereavement or loss - HSE.ie

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