Breaking Free From Symptoms Of Anxiety

Symptoms of anxiety affect us all. I’m sure you’ve experienced a time when you were stressed or anxious. Perhaps it was during an important exam or evaluation from you boss. Anxiety is actually a natural response to experiences of fear or stress.

Just to be clear. Getting symptoms of anxiety is natural every once and a while and does not mean that it’s related to an anxiety disorder. People who have anxiety disorders, experience anxiety at a much higher level and might experience bouts of anxiety attacks frequently.

A anxiety or panic attack associated with anxiety disorders although much more severe is similar to a normal everyday anxiety. Anxiety disorders can affect anyone because we all share the same vulnerability in our response to stress. This is often called the stress response, however it can also be referred to as the fight or flight response.

Symptoms of anxiety can often make a bad situation worse. But sometimes it can be of benefit. Also, anxiety is experienced differently with each person. Depending on the individual, anxiety can be both a hindrance and a benefit.

Imagine that your driving theory test is coming soon. You don’t want to fail your test so you get in gear and prepare for it. This fear might motivate you into studying harder. In this case the stress response has a positive effect.

Now, imagine tomorrow you have your 3rd driving test. You’re worried and anxious because you don’t want to fail once again. You think about how disappointed you’ll be if you were to fail again. On the day you find that you’re jittery, anxious and terrified. You can see how the stress response in this instance produces unwanted symptoms of anxiety.

When the stress response is triggered it can help us against threats. During this response our eyes dilate, muscles strengthen and adrenaline pumps into the body. You can see how this can be of use in situations of danger however it also triggers when we are emotionally threatened too.

Sufferer’s of anxiety disorders find that their stress response is far more sensitive. Most sufferers have negative associations with certain experiences which can lead to a panic attack.

Consider a person with a phobia disorder. To you or I it might not seem like a rational threat, but for the sufferer it is. Everyone forms negative associations with bad experiences. However, sufferer’s of anxiety disorders often make negative associations so extreme that they produce symptoms of anxiety just thinking about them.

Fortunately negative associations can be broken. By creating new positive beliefs we can recondition the mind to eliminate negative associations. Anyone can learn how to prevent symptoms of anxiety and live happier and healthier.

By: Nathan Tyler

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