{"id":70,"date":"2020-06-13T17:18:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-13T22:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dontpanicdothis.com\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2023-02-18T01:45:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T06:45:47","slug":"what-are-the-6-types-of-anxiety-disorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dontpanicdothis.com\/what-are-the-6-types-of-anxiety-disorders\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the 6 Types of Anxiety Disorders?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experiencing anxiety for the first time can be scary. Figuring out exactly which anxiety disorder you\u2019re suffering from can help to give you the upper hand. So, what are the 6 types of anxiety disorders?<\/p>\n

  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Panic Disorder<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Phobias<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)<\/strong><\/li>\n

    These are the 6 most common anxiety disorders. Anything not specifically mentioned above is likely a subset of one of these 6. If you haven\u2019t heard of these anxiety disorders before, no worries, we\u2019re about to go over each in detail.<\/p>\n

    What are the 6 Types of Anxiety Disorders?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Variability of Anxiety Disorders<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It\u2019s often said that \u201cvariety is the spice of life.\u201d If this old saying is true, I hope you like your anxiety served spicy.<\/p>\n

    Anxiety is an emotional state that comes in many shapes, sizes, and forms.<\/p>\n

    Whether you develop anxiety in your lifetime or not will, in large part, be determined by a combination of your genetics and your environment. This is what scientists call the nature vs nurture debate.<\/p>\n

    Your genetics can certainly predispose you to developing an anxiety disorder, but which anxiety disorder you develop can often seem like a complete roll of the dice.<\/p>\n

    Take my family for example. We are definitely<\/em> genetically prone to anxiety (I always knew our good looks and smarts would come with a caveat

    But, even within my own family, we cover pretty much the whole spectrum of anxiety disorder. In other words, even sharing many of the same genes, we each express anxiety completely differently from one another.<\/p>\n

    Here\u2019s an example:<\/p>\n