Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Some common effects of anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) include:
- Seating & trembling
- Pounding heart
- Muscle tension & headaches
- Jelly legs
- Feeling short of breath
- Difficulty getting to Sleep
- Dry mouth & difficulty swallowing
- Repeated actions
Help is at hand
Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Anxiety: Everybody gets anxious at some point in their life. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, uneasiness, feeling faint, sweating, having jelly legs and feeling your heart racing. When these symptoms get really bad it may lead to a panic attack. Panic attacks can be extremely frightening, but they are harmless and very treatable.
Anxiety can affect both your physical health and your mental health (your behaviour, feelings and emotions). The symptoms can depend on a number of factors. They may pass quickly or may stay for a long period of time. It may be worth talking to your doctor or a counsellor about ways to reduce anxiety.
OCD is a form of anxiety where a person feels they have to do things repeatedly to prevent bad things happening to themselves or others. Examples include washing your hands over and over again or switching lights on and off repeatedly. It is only when this behaviour gets in the way of your daily life that you may need to seek help.
If you or a friend have some or any of the symptoms, please see or consider contacting:
- Social Anxiety Ireland
www.socialanxietyireland.com – 085 2168 981 - OCD Ireland
www.ocdireland.org - Out and About Association
www.oandaireland.ie – 1800 252 524 - Childline
www.childline.ie – 1800 66 66 66 (24 hrs a day) - Teen-Line Ireland – 1800 833 634 or text TEEN to 50015 (8pm to 11pm – 7 nights)
- FDYS (Wexford)
www.fdys.ie – 053 91 23262 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) - Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
www.iacp.ie – 01 2303536
Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Some common effects of anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) include:
Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Anxiety: Everybody gets anxious at some point in their life. Anxiety is a feeling of worry, nervousness, uneasiness, feeling faint, sweating, having jelly legs and feeling your heart racing. When these symptoms get really bad it may lead to a panic attack. Panic attacks can be extremely frightening, but they are harmless and very treatable.
Anxiety can affect both your physical health and your mental health (your behaviour, feelings and emotions). The symptoms can depend on a number of factors. They may pass quickly or may stay for a long period of time. It may be worth talking to your doctor or a counsellor about ways to reduce anxiety.
OCD is a form of anxiety where a person feels they have to do things repeatedly to prevent bad things happening to themselves or others. Examples include washing your hands over and over again or switching lights on and off repeatedly. It is only when this behaviour gets in the way of your daily life that you may need to seek help.
If you or a friend have some or any of the symptoms, please see or consider contacting:
- Social Anxiety Ireland www.socialanxietyireland.com – 085 2168 981
- OCD Ireland www.ocdireland.org
- Out and About Association www.oandaireland.ie – 1800 252 524
- Childline www.childline.ie – 1800 66 66 66 (24 hrs a day)
- Teen-Line Ireland – 1800 833 634 or text TEEN to 50015 (8pm to 11pm – 7 nights)
- FDYS (Wexford) www.fdys.ie – 053 91 23262 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
- Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) www.iacp.ie – 01 2303536
