Obsessive-compulsive disorder is associated with anxiety disorders and affects a significant part of the French population, since approximately one person in 50 suffers from it. It is difficult to list…

Not everything is OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder): Concern or worry: it is not unreasonable or exaggerated; it is not an obsession. Fixed ideas: they differ from obsessions in that they…

Anxiety and depression are not one and the same. Pathological anxiety is a diffuse fear in response to an improbable or unfounded event that paralyses or causes one to flee,…

Work Stressful situation with physical and psychological exhaustion - Precarious job situation - Retirement. Family life New life stage: divorce, a child leaving home... Health Sickness or death in the…

A panic attack is characterized by very intense and sudden fearaccompanied by at least four of the following symptoms: Palpitations or faster heart rate Dizziness, vertigo or feeling like you…

Anxiety can generate excessive preoccupation, involuntary and annoying mental images, which constitute an obsession. Under this strong, inner constraint a voluntary, but unreasoned, compulsory defence mechanism is set up: the compulsion.…

Social anxiety, or social phobia, is a marked and persistent of social situations (assemblies, meetings, meals, etc.) or actions (oral presentations, speeches, job interviews, etc.) during which the person is…

It is anxiety that has the following characteristics: It is chronic (at least 6 months), It touches on various topicsof everyday life that are not necessarily related to each other,…

Adapted treatment reduces the symptoms and helps to control the anxiety. However, the evolution of the anxiety state may be marked by relapses. In which case treatment will need to…

Here are a few examples of symptoms: Physical symptoms Palpitations - Tremors - Clammy hands - Tingling of the extremities or mouth - Dizziness - Feeling of tightness in the…