Mental Disability of the Month!

Social Anxiety Disorder

Social anxiety disorder is a common anxiety disorder that affects about 13% of people in the U.S. It is a medical condition that causes fear and anxiety when you’re in social settings. People with social anxiety are afraid of others judging or watching them. It’s treatable with talk therapy and some medications.

Common emotional symptoms include

  • Avoiding places where there are people

  • Fear that other people will judge you negatively or reject you,

  • Finding it scary and hard to be around other people, especially strangers

Physical symptoms are

  • A stiff body posture

  • Avoiding eye contact

  • Blushing and sweating

  • Intense nervousness to the point of nausea

  • Shaking and a racing heartbeat

Physical Disability of the Month!

Episodic Ataxia

Episodic Ataxia is a neurological condition that causes instability with movement, balance and speaking. EA appears especially during in episode where a patient may experience elevated levels of all current symptoms. Episodic ataxia is very rare. Doctors predict it occurs in about 1 out of 100,000 people. The condition is caused by genetic mutations but depending on the type of ataxia the patient has will determine which gene specifically.

Symptoms for during an episode include:

  • Trouble balancing

  • difficulty moving or walking

  • Dizziness

  • Headaches

  • Double vision

  • Nausea