About Adult Separation Anxiety Disorder

Adult separation anxiety disorder is not a very common disorder but it is very real and frightening for the people it does affect. Someone with adult separation anxiety disorder feels afraid and anxious when he is away from familiar people and situations.

Adult separation anxiety disorder affects people of all races, genders and socioeconomic status and can come on suddenly and stay for a long time. You may be surprised how many people have this disorder, maybe even a friend or family member.

 

 

People with adult separation anxiety disorder find it harder and harder to deal with unfamiliar people and situations and find their anxiety getting worse and worse. After dealing with this disorder for a long time, you can become mentally and physically exhausted and ill. If adult separation anxiety goes untreated, some people turn to less than healthy behaviors to try to get some relief from the stress and anxiety that they just can't seem to get rid of.

 

People with adult separation anxiety disorder may find their life closing in on them as they refuse to be away from friends and family members for any amount of time or to put themselves in unfamiliar situations and do things alone.

 

Adult separation anxiety can come on slowly and people will have a variety of symptoms as the disorder gets worse and worse. Some people try to hide their growing anxiety by acting rudely in uncomfortable situations.

 

When people are away from friends and family and in an uncomfortable situation, their heart rate may increase, they may feel sick to their stomach and they may feel a surge of adrenaline. If left untreated, adult separation anxiety disorder can get to the point where people will curtail normal activities to avoid being away from familiar people and won't do anything by themselves.

 

Adult separation anxiety disorder is only one form of separation anxiety and only refers to people older than eighteen years old with the disorder. Children with separation anxiety disorder are diagnosed with a different version of the disorder and often require different treatments than adults with the disorder.

 

Who Can Suffer From Adult Separation Anxiety?

 

No matter how young our old you are and what your life situation is, adult separation anxiety disorder can come on suddenly and without warning. Some people only have a mild case of adult separation anxiety disorder that doesn't really affect their life too much but others develop severe anxiety.

 

Adult separation anxiety disorder is common in the elderly but their cases are usually less severe than when people who are younger develop the disorder. Younger adults with the disorder have a much harder time overcoming it than the elderly.

 

People with adult separation anxiety disorder can choose from a variety of treatment options but the key is to get treatment before the disorder gets severe and starts to really limit a person's life. If you have symptoms of this disorder, the sooner you start treatment the sooner you can feel better.