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Is anxiety a physical or psychological problem. As in, I've had blood tests and whatnot to confirm that all my levels are in the normal range. So, is my anxiety due to a chemical imbalance in my brain which cause psychological and related issues, or does my psychological state, cause a chemical inbalance and the related issues. Hope that makes sense.
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jan34534 09greenj
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It can actually be both physical and psychological. Studies have shown that anxiety and depression can be genetic. On the other hand, we can develop anxiety through certain life event That create an enormous amount of stress on a person. This in turn affects the brain by causing the fight or flight response ........
When we are anxious for whatever reason, our brain wants to protect us because it thinks we are in danger of some sort. So it sends out a hormone that increases our heart rate to provide extra oxygen to the body to prepare for what it thinks it is Battle. When there is no actual danger, all that energy the brain has mustered up has to go somewhere so it comes out is symptoms that many people feel such as rapid heart rate, numbness in tingling, sometimes a visual disturbances, weakness and fatigue, etc.
So basically anxiety can be brought on by your genetics mixed with some life circumstances and it can be brought on by strictly life events that are just too much for some people . Usually these stressful life events go on for a while before someone develops full-blown generalized anxiety disorder.
so the key is learning how to manage the anxiety and calming the brain down which is what I did through meditation I found on YouTube that addresses anxiety, depression, getting a good sleep, etc. , counseling, eating healthy, exercising which calms everything down , socializing and doing things I enjoy, and remembering to smile and laugh!
we can't let fear take us over and we have to fight for ourselves and be relentless! 😃🌸
09greenj jan34534
Posted
Firstly, thanks for your reply
I never suffered from chronic anxiety until my final year of university when i was sleeping odd hours and working a lot. Until i started to deal with symptoms, I never knew how chilled I was before. I finished uni in 2012 and still suffer with the anxiety relatively bad and have basically had enough now, it's time for change.
That's partly why i was asking the original question, because I don't know what the best point of attack is, like mindulness techniques because i've psychologically wired myself wrong now, or some sort or drug or suppliment to correct an physical imbalance in the brain.
jan34534 09greenj
Posted
I do believe that my anxiety is partly inherited from one parent, however I have had a lot of stressful events in my life also.
you can talk to your doctor, but I don't believe there is any medication that can correct the anxiety or physical imbalance in the brain. There are medications for depression, but anxiety Medications such as Xanax and others only temporarily calm you down. They don't get to the core of the problem which is managing the anxiety because they only mask the issue. . I also did not want to become dependent on those medications. Honestly, I I have found that mindfulness, combined with things like exercise, socializing , good sense of humor and maintaining a positive attitude has help me more than anything. I have dealt with anxiety for over 30 years and I'm at the point where I can greatly reduce or eliminate my anxiety symptoms.
09greenj jan34534
Posted
My sister believes that it is inherited too, but my dad is super chill and my mum the opposite and i never suffered from stress until the end of uni, so it's very difficult to say if that's the case.
I am currently on Sertraline (zoloft) and i find it does help a bit, but like you said, it just masks it. I tried mindfulness and the associated meditation and it does help somewhat, but i find that that it becomes a chore and i stress making sure that I am carrying out the mindfullness. The best thing I've found this far is to just take your med and forget about it and get on with your life, but this is just the best intervention, not the solution as I can still feel it laying beneath.
Not that it's a viable option, but the thing that I found works the best overall and in the shortest time is, codeine, occasionally i'll take one if i have a big meeting, but not often for the risks.
What i need to get straight in my head is whether there is anything I can take, like I mentioned, for an imbalance, or whether I just literally need to unlearn a bad habit of being anxious?
borderriever 09greenj
Posted
Depression can be a chemical imbalance in the brain, this is treated by certain AD medications that increase a lack of a chemical.
Anxiety can be treated with certain AD medications, your GP will help you if medications are needed
BOB