Many people with an anxiety disorder also have a co-occurring disorder or physical illness, which can make their symptoms worse and recovery more difficult. As with all illnesses and disorders, it’s important to find appropriate treatment.
Read on to learn more about the co-occurrence of anxiety and these disorders:
- Serious, chronic, or terminal illnesses
- Eating disorders
- Headaches
- Health anxiety
- Hoarding disorder
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Sleep disorders
- Substance use disorders
- Adult ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactive disorder)
- BDD (body dysmorphic disorder)
- Chronic pain
- Fibromyalgia
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#PTSDFact 7.7 million Americans age 18 and older have PTSD. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd
#OCDFact 2.2 million, 1.0% of the U.S. population suffers. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd
Anxiety or eating disorder: which comes first? http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/eating-disorders
Many people with an anxiety disorder also have a co-occurring disorder or physical illness. Understand the facts. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses
Tips to try when you're #anxious or #stressed: http://www.adaa.org/tips
Many people with an anxiety disorder also have a co-occurring disorder or physical illness, which can make their symptoms worse and recovery more difficult. As with all illnesses and disorders, it’s important to find appropriate treatment. Find out more about related illnesses. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses
If you think you have anxiety, it’s time to get help. There's no shame in talking to a mental health professional about your feelings. http://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/college-students/find-help
Eating disorders are much more common among women and girls, but men and boys account for about 5 to 15 percent of those with anorexia or bulimia and about 35 percent of those with binge eating disorder. Understand the facts and know the symptoms. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/eating-disorders
People with BDD suffer from obsessions about their appearance that can last for hours or up to an entire day. Find out more about body dismorphic disorder. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/other-related-conditions/body-dysmorphic-disorder-bdd
Anxiety can worsen symptoms of abdominal cramps and pain and make you literally feel sick to your stomach. Learn more about IBS. http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs