Generalized Anxiety 

• Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge

• Not being able to stop or control worry

• Overthinking about different things

• Trouble relaxing, Muscle Tension 

• Difficulty falling or staying asleep

Panic Attacks 

• An abrupt surge of intense fear

• Pounding heart, shortness of breath, chest pain/discomfort

• Fear of losing control and/or fear of dying

• Nausea, dizziness, abdominal discomfort 

• Derealization and depersonalization

Separation Anxiety

• Excessive fear of being separated from the major attachment figure (parent, partner, caregiver, etc)

• Persistent refusal to be away from the major attachment figure (sleep, school, travel, home, work)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Presence of Obsessions - recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images

• Presence of Compulsions - repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person is driven to perform in response to an obsession

Social Anxiety

• Fear of interacting with others. Worry about embarrassing and humiliating yourself 

• Fear of others noticing that you are anxious 

• Overthinking about past or future social interactions 

• Nausea, dizziness, heart pounding, shortness of breath, blushing, and shaking in social settings

Vehicular Anxiety 

• Persistent and uncontrollable worry about getting into an accident

• Avoiding driving or being in a vehicle

• Pounding heart, shortness of breath, chills, sweating, chest pain/discomfort while in a vehicle

• Altered behavior while in a vehicle

Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)

• Obsessively checking social media (SM)

• Comparing your life with those on SM

• Feeling mentally exhausted from SM

• Having difficulty falling or staying asleep

• Increased irritability, anxiety, depressed mood

• Altered behavior and interpersonal problems

Health Anxiety 

• Excessive and uncontrollable worry about getting sick

• Frequently checking your body for signs of illness 

• Mistrusting doctors' opinions or test results

• Obsessively searching for medical information online

• Altered behavior and avoidance 

Performance Anxiety

• Extreme nervousness before or during participation in a specific activity

• Overthinking about the negative outcome of that activity, predicting a failure 

• Racing heart, shallow breathing, dizziness, trembling

• Irritability, anger, guilt, avoidance

Perinatal Anxiety

• Fear of the worst happening to the baby or self

• Feeling tense, nervous, irritable, on edge

• Not being able to stop or control worry

• Difficulty falling asleep due to worry

• Muscle tension, chest discomfort, shortness of breath 

Specific Phobias

• Flying

• Driving/Passenger

• Animals, Insects 

• Water, Thunderstorms

• Open spaces 

• Enclosed spaces

• Social Settings

• Contamination

• Medical procedures

Depression

• Continuous low mood or sadness.

• Feeling hopeless and helpless, feeling tearful.

• Having low self-esteem.

• Feeling excessive guilt.

• Feeling irritable and intolerant of others.

• having no motivation or interest in previously enjoyable things or activities.

ADHD

• Fidgeting, restlessness, inability to sit still

• Inability to wait their turn, interrupting others

• Excessive talking, inability to stay quiet 

• Difficulty staying focused on a task or a conversation

• Being easily distracted 

Technology Overuse

• Videogames and Social Media overuse

• Anxiety and Anger related to the Internet overuse

• Porn and other sex-related online activities overuse 

• Sleep problems related to technology overuse

• Family conflicts related to digital overuse

• Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) 

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

• Arguing with adults

• Questioning and refusing to follow the rules

• Irritability, anger, easily annoyed by others 

• Defiant behavior, vindictiveness

• Blaming others for their misbehavior 

Eating and Feeding

• Emotional eating 

• Disordered eating: restrictive (diets) or compulsive (binging) eating.

• Eating disorders

• Feeding issues in children

• Diabetes, cardiovascular, and digestive health

• Issues with body image

• Weight dissatisfaction