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.
Examples of autoimmune diseases affecting tissues other than the skin are: 1  Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (reduction of red blood cells and life-threatening anemia) 2  Immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (destruction of blood clotting cells) 3  Irritable bowel syndrome. 4  Immune-related arthritis (polyarthritis)