I always have a worried feeling. my mom has anxiety attacks, is anxiety genetic?

Answer 1

I've check a few site and heredity can play a part in the cause of anxiety, there are probably other factors as well. There's a pretty good site below.

Answer 2

I am so happy, it was only a 35 minute drive ( 70 minutes total) but absolutely no sign of anxiety or panic i shopped till I dropped - brilliant! I will now go for the next stage DUAL CARRIAGE way, probably at the weekend, with my husband accompanying me first then the solo drive, if successful the final stage of driving on motorway

Beat Anxiety And Panic Attacks Naturally?

Answer 3

Yes. You need meds btw panic attacks are a sign of a need for anti anxiety meds...DO NOT take the required dose btw take about 75% of the pill and cut down a little with each dosage-you need to find the right amount so that it wont affect your attention span. Anxiety meds work by slowing the nerves so it could kill brain cells with prolonged use and make you stupid and inattentive bc of its aforementioned functioned and those things can have huge negative effects on your life

Answer 4

You did not say if you are worried about yourself or your mom.

There are medicines available for this condition. Take your mom to a psychiatrist. If you get it, you do the same. there is nothing to worry about it.

Though anxiety attacks have a genetic component to it, you do not have to get it, just because you mother has it.

Answer 5

I know that if your parent or other family member suffers from anxiety it is possible for you to "become" a "sufferer".

I know someone whose mother was very ill with her anxiety (long story- she is now a renown counsellor in the field) when he was little and he spent his late teens nearly side-ways with his panic attacks.

Help is available and talking to a THIRD person, away from the home, is really beneficial.

:-)

Remember- learn how to deal with stress and that you will not get ill from your anxiety! You WILL get through it!

Answer 6

Well, you are w/ you mom 24-7 so you will carry certain parts of her personality. Anxiety, I believe, is a severe case of low self esteem. Your mother probably carries this trait, right? Well, you have to be strong and realize that YOU are NOT your mother. Just be strong and BELIEVE in YOURSELF.

Answer 7

I don't think its genetic like the doctors claim... I think you're picking up on her energy and dealing with issues and problems in the same manner that she does.
You need to find alternative ways of dealing with stress, different tools and skills that your mother couldn't teach you.
Look for relaxation techniques, stress management, worry etc.. online.
If it gets out of control, you may need to see somebody or take meds if you're okay with that kind of thing.

Answer 8

Yes --- Mom had them. And I have them. .....
but in her day....she didn't know it.
They put her on depression pills and told her
she was having a 'nervous breakdown'.


So...by being aware that they are just anxiety attacks you
have to mentally control them and make them go away.

Talking from experience and how it worked for me.

Also...if you are a female and close to menopause....that
also creates them. But again...being aware...and knowing
that you're not 'crazy'....and that it is physical changes
causing this....really helps alot.

Good luck, Sweetie.

Answer 9

All mental health issues come up for debate, as to if they are genetic or not. Some disordes such as schizophrenia and bi-polar do tend to be connected to genetics.

Anxiety has many causes. Unresolved Trauma. Drug use. Alcohol Abuse. The list goes on and on. Anything one can be afraid of, that is usually connected to a bad experience in their past, high stress, can cause anxiety. Some physical disorders can cause anxiety as well, such as Thyroid Hormones being off.

People who have a family member, immediate family member that has issues, problems with anxiety do seem to have more problems with anxiety if they do not learn skills to deal with life and all it's problems.

From personal experience around many with anxiety disorders, including my own past with anxiety. I tend to feel most of the behaviors are learned in the home or caused by trauma that lead to anxiety. You do not have to end up like your mom.

Learn to accept changes. To accept that some things can't be made the way we want them, soon as we want it. That the world is full of evil, yet there is good in the world as well. Don't try to emotionally outrun problems, those who try it always end up with anxiety problems. When you have problems, walk back into them and deal with them the best that you can.

Learn skills to deal with anxiety; people who have good coping skills in life, seldom end up having anxiety issues. I wish I could recall the name of a book that I felt was really practical on dealing with anxiety. Try typing into the search bar "Books on coping with anxiety" see what comes up. Don't look for complicated text books, look for practical self help books that can teach you basic life coping skills; these same skills will help you not have anxiety and will help you deal with it should you find yourself having anxiety attacks and/or panic attacks.

Don't believe you are doomed to be like MOM. Mom probably has many issues she's not dealing with, trying to run from or numb out from. The longer you go with unresolved anxiety, the harder it is to pin point the triggers. But you do not have to become a person who lives with anxiety if you learn the skills. Also, you can't fix Mom, only Mom can fix herself by opening up herself to dealing with everything that causes her anxiety and finding it's source and finding new means of dealing with those things that tend to trigger anxiety and/or panic attacks in her.

The first key to not becoming like mom, is to realize you can't change others, you can only change you. That many things in life we can't control. Your worrying about MOM has it changed her problems? Of course not, so why worry. You love her, you care about her, but you let her worry about her own issues and you learn the skills you need to deal well with all of life's challenges and you won't end up having anxiety attacks.

Learn skills to cope, that's the key.

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 10

No. You learned it from her- she has anxiety and you learned to have anxiety