If they were actually in danger, they would just protect themselves as best they could, and be better off for it. With an anxiety disorder, people get afraid when they're not in danger. Their struggle to protect themselves from fear leads them down a path of increasing trouble. That's the anxiety trick.
There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune diseases, but some of the most common ones are: 1  Graves' disease. 2  Hashimoto's thyroiditis. 3  Systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). 4  Type 1 diabetes. 5  Multiple sclerosis (MS). 6  Rheumatoid arthritis.ommon Autoimmune Diseases. There are more than 80 different types of autoimmune diseases, but some of the most common ones are: 1  Graves' disease. 2  Gravesâ disease is a type of autoimmunity in which the thyroid gland becomes overly active.
1 People with a family history â Some autoimmune diseases run in families, such as lupus and multiple sclerosis. 2  It is also common for different types of autoimmune diseases to affect different members of a single family. 3  Inheriting certain genes can make it more likely to get an autoimmune disease.nd many symptoms of autoimmune diseases are the same for other types of health problems too. This makes it hard for doctors to find out if you really have an autoimmune disease, and which one it might be. But if you are having symptoms that bother you, it's important to find the cause.