“ I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. ” - William Penn
Other anxiety disorders include Anxiety Disorders due to a General Medical Condition (where the anxiety is a direct physiological consequence of a general medical condition), Substance-Induced Anxiety Disorder (where the anxiety is directly caused by the physiological effects of a substance - drug of abuse or medication - including prescription use, poisoning, intoxication, or withdrawal), and Anxiety Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (where there is prominent clinically significant anxiety or phobic avoidance that doesn't meet the diagnostic criteria for any other anxiety or adjustment disorder).
Health anxiety disorder and hypochondriasis are typically classified under Somatoform disorders.
“Our lives are not our own. From womb to tomb, we are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.
” - David Mitchell
Acute stress disorder
“ Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. ” - Walt Whitman
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
“ If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito. ” - Anonymous
Specific phobias
“Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
” - Karen Horney
Social anxiety disorder
“If a pickpocket meets a saint, all he sees are his pockets
” - Traditional
Panic disorder
“ When you were born, everyone was smiling but you were crying. Live such a life that when you depart, everyone is weeping but you are smiling. ” - Sa'di of Shiraz
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
“ Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. ” - Dalai Lama
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
I've been working on the 'Panic & depersonalization' handouts list in the Good Knowledge section of this website. The list contains most of the handouts and questionnaires I currently use when working with people suffering from panic disorder, agoraphobia or depersonalization/ derealization disorder. Here they are with brief descriptions:
