What is anxiety? and what can they cause?

Answer 1

Anxiety is pretty much where you constantly worry about stuff. It can cause pretty much anything stress can, if severe enough--chest pains, panic attacks, high blood pressure, etc., etc.

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

There are five main kinds of anxiety.
The most common is Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), which affects 15% of the population. In SAD, you have an exaggerated fear of embarrassment or humiliation in front of others, so as a result you avoid situations where you are the center of attention or you endure them with a great deal distress.
The second most common anxiety is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), affecting 8% of the population. Following exposure to life-threatening trauma, some develop the classical symptoms of PTSD and it may continue for many years.
The third most common anxiety is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), affecting 6% of the population. It is characterized by uncontrollable worry, apprehension, and tension.
The fourth most common anxiety is panic disorder (PD), which affects about 3%.
The final kind of anxiety is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which affects 2%.

Anxiety becomes unhealthy under the following circumstances:
It prevents you from functioning in your basic day-to-day life
If it persists without good reason
If it creates significant distress
If it leads into complications

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/63/71875.htm

Answer 4

People suffering from anxiety and depression are thought to have altered levels of neurotransmitters. The two chief chemicals involved are noradrenaline and serotonin. Nerve cells in the brain constantly produce, release, and reabsorb serotonin. The depletion of serotonin in the brain causes faulty messages to be sent between nerve cells, which can result in anxiety, and depression.

Answer 5

don't take your anxiry too seriously if you are a teenager. They can get better once you get older. Try to improve your social skills by socializong a lot having friends. it increases self-esteem and lowers anxiety. I will work.