Anxiety in Adults
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What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a natural emotion — it's part of the human experience. The problem arises when worry becomes constant, difficult to control, and starts to interfere with daily life.
In adults, anxiety can manifest in many different ways: excessive worry about the future, intense fear in social situations, panic attacks, or simply a background tension that never completely disappears.
Many people learn to "live with" anxiety for years, but always live below their true potential, at a high emotional and physical cost. Clinical support can help lift this burden and make daily life lighter and more functional.
Main types of Anxiety Disorder
The manifestation of Anxiety may be slightly different when we talk about children and adolescents:
das crianças e dos adolescentes:
Types of Anxiety Disorder in Children
em Crianças
- Separation anxiety: intense fear of moving away from parents; it can arise as school refusal.
- Selective Mutism:speaks normally at home, but blocks in other contexts (school, consultations).
- Specific phobias:exaggerated fear of objects or situations (animals, dark, thunderstorms, injections).
- Social anxiety:extreme shame and fear of public speaking or being judged.
- Generalized anxiety: constant concerns (health, school, parental safety), with tension and “anticipation of the worst”.
Types of Anxiety Disorder in Adolescents
em Adolescentes
- Social anxiety: intense fear of judgment in interactions (presentations, sports, parties).
- Generalized anxiety: constant worries (future, grades, body, relationships), with tension, irritability and insomnia.
- Panic disorder:sudden attacks of anxiety and fear that they will happen again.
- Agoraphobia: avoid places with many people (transport, shopping centers) for fear of not being able to leave.
- Specific phobias:exaggerated fear of situations such as heights, flight, driving, blood, injections.
- Health-related anxiety: excessive concern with diseases or use of medicines.
Symptoms of Anxiety in Adults
Physical symptoms
- Your heart races in situations that don't warrant such a level of tension
- Headaches or muscle tension that appear without apparent reason
- Your stomach tightens or you feel nauseous before anxiety-inducing situations
- Chronic fatigue even after sleeping
- Difficulty falling asleep or restless sleep
- During moments of high stress, shortness of breath or a feeling of tightness in the chest
Psychological and emotional symptoms
- You wake up already worried, often without really knowing why
- Your mind anticipates the worst before the situation even happens
- There are thoughts that always return, no matter how hard you try to push them away
- You avoid situations, people, or places because they cause you distress
- Difficulty concentrating because your mind is always elsewhere
- You become irritable or on edge for reasons others consider insignificant
- Constant feeling that something bad is about to happen
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Diagnosing Anxiety in Adults
The diagnosis of Anxiety in adults should be performed by a specialized professional (psychologist, psychiatrist) and is based on a comprehensive clinical evaluation, which may include interviews, questionnaires, and psychological tests.
At NeuroImprove, we also use Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG), a complementary examination that allows for a more precise diagnosis and, consequently, more effective treatment.
In qEEG, Anxiety is often associated with:
🧠 An increase in Beta and High Beta wave activity
Therefore, a brain map similar to this is often observed:
PHDA Combined
As the name suggests, it is a combination of the symptoms presented by the two other subtypes: inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive.
Combined ADHD
As the name suggests, this involves a combination of the symptoms seen in the other two subtypes: inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive.
Values below expected
Values above expected
Anxiety Treatment in Adults
Anxiety treatment for adults should be individualized and tailored to their profile, life context, and personal goals.
At NeuroImprove, we follow an integrated approach:
Neurofeedback
Painless and non-invasive brain training that improves focus, calm and emotional self-regulation - without resorting to medication. Find out more.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
We address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to help you manage daily challenges with greater ease and effectiveness. Learn more
Involvement of Other Professionals
When the situation requires more than one perspective, we coordinate with other healthcare professionals so that everyone works towards the same goals.
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What other families are saying
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