Anxiety
Anxiety is NOT a random, unknown, or uncontrollable disease
or illness that you inherit or contract. Anxiety is a normal
reaction to fear.
Everyone experiences anxiety to some degree.
Anxiety is caused by the perception of fear, or in other words,
by thinking fearfully.
For example, Webster’s dictionary
defines anxiety as:
- A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future
uncertainties.
- A state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting
from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening
event or situation, often impairing physical and psychological
functioning.
Therefore, anxiety by itself is NOT a disease or illness,
but turns into a disorder when a person becomes physically,
psychologically, emotionally, or spiritually symptomatic, fearful,
or distraught because of it.
Worry IS anxiety.
The Webster’s dictionary defines
worry as:
- a troubled state of mind, anxiety, distressed, persistent
mental uneasiness.
Worry results from fearful thinking about
a future event or circumstance.
While the negative effects of acute or
chronic anxiety may feel like a random, unknown, and uncontrollable
disease, they are actually quite reversible. The problem
is that most people don’t know how.
Anxiety conditions appear for specific
reasons and have definite reasons why they persist. Once
these reasons are identified and properly addressed, anxiety
conditions along with their symptoms can be eliminated. .
.and for good.
Anxiety conditions persist only because
the underlying factors that cause them aren’t properly addressed. That’s
why those who take medication as their only form of treatment
generally remain on medication long term, or find themselves
going on and coming off over and over again. Until the underlying
factors are properly addressed, anxiety generally persists.
Working with an experienced anxiety coach/counselor/therapist
(preferably someone who has personally conquered anxiety in
his or her own life and is medication-free) produces the most
effective results.
More information on Anxiety
Attacks and Anxiety
Symptoms.
Anxiety disorders are fully reversible. With the right information,
help, and support, anyone can conquer anxiety.
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