what is he cause of anxiety?

Answer 1

for me it usually starts with waking up and escalates once i start thinking

Answer 2

Either one can influence the other, and in fact one usually does end up promoting the other. Depression and anxiety are very commonly comorbid, meaning they occur together at the same time. It is actually more common for anxiety and depression to occur together than it is for someone to have just depression or just anxiety. Depression can cause anxiety because when a person is depressed, everything feels hopeless and sad. They feel like the future is worthless, there is nothing worth living for, they are useless, etc. That is anxiety-provoking because the person starts to worry about the future. Will they ever get better? Will there ever be hope? Will anyone ever love them, or will they be sad and alone forever? All of those worries build up and it ends up making the person very anxious, which may snowball into an entirely separate anxiety disorder. On the other hand, anxiety can also cause depression. Being anxious is depressing in itself, because anxiety tends to be all-consuming and very controlling. Anxiety is insidious, it infects every thought you have and every move you make. It can alter a person's life, making them not leave the house, not hang out with friends, not enjoy the things they used to, all because they are afraid of one thing or another. You can see how being afraid of everything all the time would be depressing and cause someone to develop depression. There is also a biochemical link between the two. Both anxiety and depression are believed to be caused by a decrease in the neurotransmitter serotonin. Since they are both believed to be caused by a drop in the same neurotransmitter, it makes sense that they would happen together. I hope that helps!

Answer 3

A chemical imbalance in the brain if you mean like anxiety attacks high anxiety is a serious matter I use to have them so bad I could not be around no one I quit school early at one point I would have attacks to where I thought I could not swallow for weeks at I time I could not eat I would choke every time I swallowed and over the yrs they have gotten easier and few and far between I have never taken medication for this problem I control it now mind over matter and to think of all the doctors who told me I would never be able to with out drugs like xanax LOL fools .They are very hard to learn to control if the chemicals were right you would never have this problem some drugs make it go away but I choose to work through my problems.

Answer 4

Anxiety is an unpleasant complex combination of emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath.

Anxiety is often described as having cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components (Seligman, Walker & Rosenhan, 2001). The cognitive component entails expectation of a diffuse and uncertain danger. Somatically the body prepares the organism to deal with threat (known as an emergency reaction): blood pressure and heart rate are increased, sweating is increased, bloodflow to the major muscle groups is increased, and immune and digestive system functions are inhibited. Externally, somatic signs of anxiety may include pale skin, sweating, trembling, and pupillary dilation. Emotionally, anxiety causes a sense of dread or panic and physically causes nausea, and chills. Behaviorally, both voluntary and involuntary behaviors may arise directed at escaping or avoiding the source of anxiety. These behaviors are frequent and often maladaptive, being most extreme in anxiety disorders. However, anxiety is not always pathological or maladaptive: it is a common emotion along with fear, anger, sadness, and happiness, and it has a very important function in relation to survival.

Neural circuitry involving the amygdala and hippocampus is thought to underlie anxiety (Rosen & Schulkin, 1998). When confronted with unpleasant and potentially harmful stimuli such as foul odors or tastes, PET-scans show increased bloodflow in the amygdala (Zald & Pardo, 1997; Zald, Hagen & Pardo, 2002). In these studies, the participants also reported moderate anxiety. This might indicate that anxiety is a protective mechanism designed to prevent the organism from engaging in potentially harmful behaviors, such as eating feces.

Answer 5

Anxiety is caused by the body's primitive fight-or-flight response to a perceived danger.

This response causes adrenaline to be released in order to facilitate the fighting or the running. With this adrenaline comes all the symptoms you associate with anxiety i.e. sweating, shaking, increased heart rate etc. The stomach also stops digesting so it can conserve energy which can be used instead in the forthcoming situation. Bladder muscles are relaxed in order to empty the body of waste so it can move faster.

So when we were faced with sabre-toothed tigers and all we had was our clubs as it enabled us to survive and so helped to ensue the future of the human race.

Due to our success because of it (we're all still here...!) it has evolved with us and stayed with us except it presents itself as anxiety now to stress that doesn't really warrant such a response.

But we're stuck with it. Thank goodness for valium eh ;-)

Answer 6

Problems with production and secretion of dopamine, norepenephrine, and sarotonin hormones. Avoid ALL DRUGS for anxiety, as they worsen the problem. They ultimately cause your body to inefficiently produce more of these hormones, causig the need for more medication, developing a dependence on drugs. Such drugs include Lorazepam, Tramadol, and the new one that just came out whose name escapes me, but it starts with a "C" (not helpful... sorry, I know.).

Look for natural remedies. "St. John's Wort" is something you can pick up in any health food store and it comes from a plant, so it's a lot safer than pharmecueticals. Some of my family members use it and it doesn't have any side effects, although it will conflict with pain medications (making the pain medications not work...).

Answer 7

Lots of stress thats not dealt with fully, I know believe me, i had 8 incidents that happened 6 years ago, today i suffer from anxiety

Answer 8

there are too many causes..
Most common few ares high stress, vitamin deficiency,,inadequeate sleep..
The better is too take enough rest.. Avoid stress and spare some times for meditation and yogas,,.They are best ..

Answer 9

it has something to do with brain!
which we keep carrying un-necessarily;
even einstein needed only 20% of regular size;
( did u see a horse in anxiety,
he is on the job, whenever called for)

brain- it is biggest shirker;
if you give a job - it just won't do it;
if you press hard on it -
it gives you - ANXIETY;

so, relax..........; be cool ............... ;-)

many-ques!!!

Answer 10

Latent anger toward an unchangable aspect of your life. You must wait and prepare for the time when you can change it.

Answer 11

Don't know, makes me anxious just thinking about it.