Anxiety Neurosis

Anxiety neurosis is a disorder that presents as feelings of impending doom or of persistent apprehension. Unlike paranoia, which comes from feelings of fear (real or imaginary) of things or people in one's environment, anxiety neurosis comes from within and is thought to be caused by chemical imbalances in the brain. These basic feelings are ongoing in the victim's life but acute attacks can occur. They are sudden, unexpected, of short duration, and are not related to dangerous or life-threatening situations.