5 Symptoms of Anxiety and Tension
It seems that General Anxiety Disorder causes people the following problems.
There are others, but these five are the main ones.
1.
They have difficulty sleeping.
2.
They think that something is imminent.
3.
Relaxing seems out of the question.
4.
Great difficulty coping, due to feeling exhausted.
5.
Don't wish to eat.
I would like to point out a problem that can very adversely affect some people.
When the patient finally asks the psychiatrist why they feel the way they do, and the answer comes back that they're suffering from G.
A.
D.
, a lot of people are simply relieved to know that there is indeed something wrong with them, and that there's something that can be done about it.
However, there are those who become terrified.
Their re-action may be to leap out of the chair with a yell, and then walk around the room muttering; "Oh my God, I knew it.
I knew I was going insane.
It's my wife, (mother-in-law, dog).
" This feeling of anxiety is a most ancient response.
These days, of course, we're not chased by sabre toothed tigers.
All those ancient dangers and worries have been replaced by other concerns, but the way our brains work today is precisely the same way they did all those many thousands of years ago.
The point is, though, that the 5 conditions I named above are exactly what our ancient ancestors would have experienced.
The causes would be different, naturally, but the basic fears and worries they suffered all those years ago, are still experienced by ourselves today.
1.
We find we're having trouble sleeping.
Years ago, it could have been that the winter was coming on all too quickly, and the food situation wasn't too good.
These days, it could be arguments with our spouse, our boss, the risk of a pink slip.
2.
They hear noises outside the cave at night, and when they go out in the morning, there are great big prints of a carnivore.
Today it could well be unknown.
We just have 'a feeling.
' Now this is an article in itself, but try to think back to any event, however small, that might have started to make you anxious.
3.
We find it very difficult to relax.
The majority of us can pick up a book and providing it's by an author we like, the chances are we'll become totally absorbed in the book.
If there is anything worrying us, it'll be put on 'hold', while we're reading.
But there are those who are unable to switch off or relax.
It doesn't matter how good the book might be, it just can't override their concerns.
4.
This is self-fulfilling.
Being agitated and restless will inevitably make us tired, simply to the point of not caring.
5.
Stress, worry, anxiety.
All these conditions will play havoc with our digestion, thereby making eating a decidedly unattractive prospect.
I would suggest that any one of these conditions is a good reason to seek professional help.
There are others, but these five are the main ones.
1.
They have difficulty sleeping.
2.
They think that something is imminent.
3.
Relaxing seems out of the question.
4.
Great difficulty coping, due to feeling exhausted.
5.
Don't wish to eat.
I would like to point out a problem that can very adversely affect some people.
When the patient finally asks the psychiatrist why they feel the way they do, and the answer comes back that they're suffering from G.
A.
D.
, a lot of people are simply relieved to know that there is indeed something wrong with them, and that there's something that can be done about it.
However, there are those who become terrified.
Their re-action may be to leap out of the chair with a yell, and then walk around the room muttering; "Oh my God, I knew it.
I knew I was going insane.
It's my wife, (mother-in-law, dog).
" This feeling of anxiety is a most ancient response.
These days, of course, we're not chased by sabre toothed tigers.
All those ancient dangers and worries have been replaced by other concerns, but the way our brains work today is precisely the same way they did all those many thousands of years ago.
The point is, though, that the 5 conditions I named above are exactly what our ancient ancestors would have experienced.
The causes would be different, naturally, but the basic fears and worries they suffered all those years ago, are still experienced by ourselves today.
1.
We find we're having trouble sleeping.
Years ago, it could have been that the winter was coming on all too quickly, and the food situation wasn't too good.
These days, it could be arguments with our spouse, our boss, the risk of a pink slip.
2.
They hear noises outside the cave at night, and when they go out in the morning, there are great big prints of a carnivore.
Today it could well be unknown.
We just have 'a feeling.
' Now this is an article in itself, but try to think back to any event, however small, that might have started to make you anxious.
3.
We find it very difficult to relax.
The majority of us can pick up a book and providing it's by an author we like, the chances are we'll become totally absorbed in the book.
If there is anything worrying us, it'll be put on 'hold', while we're reading.
But there are those who are unable to switch off or relax.
It doesn't matter how good the book might be, it just can't override their concerns.
4.
This is self-fulfilling.
Being agitated and restless will inevitably make us tired, simply to the point of not caring.
5.
Stress, worry, anxiety.
All these conditions will play havoc with our digestion, thereby making eating a decidedly unattractive prospect.
I would suggest that any one of these conditions is a good reason to seek professional help.
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