Every day we experience anxiety. It's normally the feeling you get before a test, essay, or interview, but sometimes and for some people it can be much worse. It can also cause terrible panic attacks that affect the way they live. Anxiety is defined as a general term for several disorders that cause nervousness, worry and fear. Severe anxiety is the most common mental illness, affecting 40 million people in the United States, or about 18% of our population. We all suffer from mild anxiety from time to time, but there are more serious cases, types and forms of this disease. I'll tell you about the type of anxiety that could be harmful to your daily life. Today I'll tell you about the types of anxiety, the different treatment options available to you, and how these disorders might affect your daily life. The six most common forms of anxiety are Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Phobias, Social Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, is characterized by excessive worrying about nonspecific events, objects, and situations in life. People with GAD often have difficulty identifying that specific fear and controlling it. That said, fear is often unreasonable and not proportionate to what is expected in a normal situation. They normally expect failure and disaster to come and normally cannot lead a normal life. Phobias are an irrational fear of a certain object or situation. Most people will recognize their fear and know that it is unreasonable, but they cannot control their anxiety. Another disorder is social anxiety disorder. It is a social phobia and their main fear is being judged harshly by others and the fear of doing...... middle of paper...... Np, nd Web. February 6, 2014. "Anxiety Disorders: types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention". WebMD. WebMD and Web. 5 February 2014. "Facts and Statistics | American Anxiety and Depression Association, ADAA." Facts and statistics | American Anxiety and Depression Association, ADAA. Np, nd Web. February 4, 2014. “Symptoms and Effects of Anxiety.” Anxiety. Np, nd Web. 13 February 2014. "anxiety disorder (mental disorder)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, nd Web. 6 February. 2014. .