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Anxiety disorders involve overwhelming feelings of worry, nervousness, or fear that are difficult to control and often interfere with daily life.

These can cause both emotional and physical symptoms like a racing heart, restlessness, or trouble sleeping.

Common types include generalized anxiety disorder (persistent, wide-ranging worry), panic disorder (sudden panic attacks with intense physical symptoms), social anxiety disorder (extreme fear of social or performance situations), and specific phobias (intense fear of particular objects or situations).

Depression and mood disorders affect how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities. Symptoms can include persistent sadness, loss of interest in things once enjoyed, changes in sleep or appetite, low energy, or difficulty concentrating.

This category includes major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder (with episodes of depression and mania), and dysthymia (chronic low-level depression).

PTSD can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, irritability, or emotional numbness.

People with PTSD may avoid reminders of the trauma or feel constantly on edge. Complex PTSD can occur after long-term trauma, such as ongoing abuse or neglect.

OCD and related disorders are marked by intrusive, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) performed to reduce anxiety.

People may also struggle with related conditions like body dysmorphic disorder (preoccupation with perceived flaws) or hoarding disorder.

These conditions can severely impact work, relationships, and daily functioning.

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions that involve unhealthy relationships with food, body image, and weight.

They can include episodes of binge eating, purging, extreme food restriction, or intense fear of gaining weight.

Common examples are bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Without treatment, they can lead to serious physical health problems.

Mood disorders affect your emotional state, leading to prolonged periods of extreme sadness or unusually high mood swings.

Major depressive disorder causes persistent feelings of sadness, loss of interest, and other symptoms affecting daily life.

Bipolar disorder involves alternating episodes of depression and mania, where individuals experience intense emotional highs and lows.

Psychotic disorders involve a disconnection from reality, making it difficult to distinguish what’s real from what’s not.

Symptoms may include hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that aren’t there), delusions (strongly held false beliefs), disorganized thinking, and trouble focusing.

Personality disorders are long-standing patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that cause distress or problems in relationships and daily life. Individuals may struggle with mood swings, fear of abandonment, unstable self-image, or difficulty managing emotions.

Borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and avoidant personality disorder are among the most recognized types.