Agoraphobia: an intense fear of leaving home, being in crowded places, traveling on public transport and being in any place that is difficult to leave.

Social phobia: a fear of social interaction with others, talking to people, eating, drinking and speaking in public. Many people have a mixture of both agoraphobia and social phobia.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

An increase in obsessional symptoms can occur in depression, though full-blown OCD is still rare. The symptoms are a little different to other anxiety attacks and include:

O bsessional thoughts that come repeatedly into person's mind, despite him or her trying to stop them. Obsessional thoughts may include a fear of dirt or germs, doubting that something wrong has been done (such as locking door, turning lights off) or unpleasant and graphic images in mind of harming others or themselves.

Compulsive acts (obsess ional acts) are repetitive actions based on obsessional thoughts. A person with obsessional thoughts about dirt may spend long periods cleaning house and washing their hands.

Stress-related Disorders There are a number of psychological consequences to major stressful events and these often include symptoms of anxiety. There are three types of reactions:

•acute stress reaction starts within minutes (if not immediately) of stressful event. Symptoms are: person feeling dazed and disorientated, anger and withdrawal.

•adjustment reaction starts within one month of stressful event, and symptoms tend to resolve within six months. They may include depression, anxiety, irritability and a feeling of being unable to cope.

•post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tends to come after weeks, or even months, of a stressful event that was of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature, which would cause distress in almost anyone. It can persist for years.

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• Meet legal criteria in your state for acting as agent or proxy
• Be willing to speak on your behalf
• Be able to act on your wishes and separate his/her own feelings from yours
• Live close by or could travel to be at your side if needed
• Know you well and understand what’s important to you
• Be someone you trust with your life
• Be willing to talk with you now about sensitive issues and will listen to your wishes
• Be likely to be available long into future
• Be able to handle conflicting opinions between family members, friends, and medical personnel
• Be a strong advocate in face of an unresponsive doctor or institution

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