People may feel worried, nervous or tense. This can manifest as a rapid increase in heart rate, difficulty focusing, dry mouth, sweating, and inability to perform. These symptoms can be troubling, even humiliating, and prevent you from performing your best at work, in social settings, or even in your relationship. Performance anxiety is considered a medical problem when these issues are happening constantly and getting in the way of you doing your job or interacting with others.

There are a number of factors that induce anxiety. The main one is stress. Our physicians will also look at potential underlying medical causes.

Anxiety puts tension on the body. Over time, that stress can lead to high blood pressure and other cardiac issues. If left untreated, anxiety disorders typically get worse and lead to other medical problems.