what is anxiety?
By kilayko
@kilayko (170)
Philippines
June 9, 2007 8:57pm CST
what are the possible causes of anxiety?
have you experienced this kind of stressor?
2 responses
• United States
1 Aug 07
I think there are a lot of causes of anxiety. You could have GAD - general anxiety disorder or situations that cause anxiety ex. arguments with people, fears, for some people something as simple as driving or going to the grocery store, finances, spouses/significant other, past traumatic experiences that may be triggered now which will cause major anxiety, jobs etc. I have anxiety and have found many things that cause my anxiety. The best thing other than medication for it is meditation and yoga. Just know that sooo many people suffer from anxiety and there is your normal anxiety and then there are people that anxiety hits with even the smallest things.
@Lechy83 (1)
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5 Aug 07
Hi, I've had anxiety most of my life and have recently(well 2 years ago, im aged 24. Two years ago, i took the plunge and went to the doctor to find out why i wouldnt leave the house much and when i did i just felt really anxious and paranoid. I then refered myself to a phyciatrist who diagnosed me as having social anxiety which is rarely heard of at the moment. When I look back through my childhood I remembering being quite shy, and as the years went by this developed into worse problem, ie. fear of going to doctors, dentist, going to town, shopping etc..... but all I can say on my personal experience is that the phyciatrist told me that its a chemical imbalance in the brain and that i was born with it. So now i'm on medication that has helped alot.
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
6 Oct 10
Anxiety is overloading the mind with multiple thoughts or pressures, that the mind or brain cannot able to withstand..so we burst out in anxiety and tension.
