Hyperactivity, scattered ideas, easy distraction, irritability and recklessness also occur in bipolar disorder during manic episodes. Anxiety disorders come in many forms and may be experienced differently in each person. However, their common factor is a feeling of constant terror, dread or worry beyond one's normal reactions to danger. Phobias are irrational fears of objects or situations that cannot be overcome with reasonable explanations or actions. In many instances the phobias are so extreme that they cause major disruption to the victim's life.
Specific phobias are typically fears of particular objects or situations.
The most common are fears of animals, fears of heights, fears of enclosed spaces and fears of flying. Social phobias cause people to dread being watched or humiliated while doing something of a social nature, such as eating a meal or giving a speech, due to expectation of negative evaluation. Some people with social phobias fear and avoid any contact with others. People with agoraphobia often have panic attacks and fear being in situations in which they cannot get help or escape. Often, this paralyzing fear causes its sufferers to remain isolated in their homes.