Posted by Buckeye Fan on June 17, 2004, at 13:52:10
In reply to Re: what causes anxiety?, posted by MGOLDW on June 16, 2004, at 10:15:11
All good responses..I especially MGOLDW's
Everybody that is alive, concious and breathing
has anxiety. It is part of the normal range of human emotions.We all haven different thresholds for anxiety overload however.
Some have a genetic predisposition to more anxiety than others. ( in other words in runs in families)The point at which we usually seek help with our anxiety is when it interferes with our day to day functioning.
When our "Fight or Flight" response switch gets stuck in the "ON" position we then have Panic Attacks ususally.
Its as if we percieve danger, where none really exists...all the time, everyday.THAT is true hellish anxiety. Pure Terror, Extreme Uncontolable Panic, racing thoughts, phobias, etc....
All because of something goes "haywire" in our system..and we cannot "turn it off"..without help.I have also observed that all of us have different levels of Coping Skills, that flucuate
during differnt times of our life.
The stress we could handle at age 20...becomes
unbearable at 30 or 40.
We have exhausted our ability to cope with stress.
And it is like a battery in a car.Unless you are able to devote the time needed to
RECHARGE the Battery on a regular basis...it is near impossible to get better.
Plus we need to find out how to handle "stressors" in our life that keep bringing us to the critical point.
Some of these we can control....some we cannot.Yikes! Sorry guys...didnt mean to get so long winded there!~
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