Identifying it and asking for help allows you to manage the anxiety disorder in time. We also provide some examples to prevent it.
What does it mean to feel anxious?
When talking about anxiety, a concern is generated by the imaginary of presenting it and what must be clear is that the world is known through anxiety, because at the moment of birth the first reaction that links the world and the person is the fear, anguish, that is, anxiety.
In this way, anxiety is the biological reaction we have to situations that make us feel afraid or insecure. To learn about some types of anxiety, go to:
How does a person with anxiety disorder feel?
If we talk about it as anxiety from the disorder, this is how a person can feel:
Within the physiological component:
- With excessive sweating of hands
- With tachycardia
- With difficulty breathing
- With tingling hands
Cognitive component:
- They don’t know what to do to have control of a situation
Panic:
- Afraid of dying, afraid of going crazy, that something bad will happen to him
Generalized anxiety:
- Afraid of the future, not knowing what will happen later. It should be noted that the fear you feel is a great fear.
It is important to clarify that We all feel the fear of the futureso when we talk about anxiety disorder we refer to the fact that these Symptoms have been present for at least 6 months.
During this time, a high deterioration in the relationship with the outside world should be evident, for example: not wanting to go to work because one feels too much anxiety, because the boss is speaking and the heart does not stop beating, paralyzes, or not wanting to talk. with nobody. Reaching that point means that medical attention is required.
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What causes an anxiety disorder?
Anxiety disorder has a fundamental cause and it is management given to emotion. The body has emotional memory, we store everything through the senses. Being afraid is natural, we all have fear, but when it becomes irrational and accompanies us every day, we are talking about anxiety disorder. What is the cause? Not managing that first fear I felt for whatever situation.
Who is at risk for an anxiety disorder?
We are all at risk of having an anxiety disorderIn fact, it is one of the most prevalent disorders worldwide, and it is one of the causes of greatest disability, so we are all at risk.
The important is manage primary emotion, to be able to identify it and say: “it is not wrong to be afraid.” This perception, about what is incorrect, comes very marked from upbringing, where we are taught that the only emotions that are accepted are happiness and, perhaps, surprise, so when we link ourselves with emotions like fear it is like If we couldn’t feel it, like it was wrong, but it’s not.
Within the processes of self-awareness, we must begin to be quite rational and say to ourselves: “To what extent should I rationalize something that is completely biological?”, “Why should it be wrong to feel afraid?” “Why would I rationalize it?”
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Can it be prevented?
Yes, it is easier to prevent, although if it develops it is not the person’s fault or responsibility. Many times what we do by saying: “I should have done things differently and I didn’t” is generate more anxiety. Managing the emotion well and identifying the trigger is key. For example, if a person is at home every day and the aggressor comes to hit him/her, obviously the victim is going to be afraid and since he/she has no way to relate to that fear, he ends up building a panic attack or episode.
It can also be prevented in the dynamics of the home, if the children are afraid of the parents, they are empowering a person who is going to panic, because if they come home from school and cannot tell that they are losing Spanish because it is terrible for them. Dads, anxiety issues are being generated that should not develop from early childhood.
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