If someone suffers from anxiety, does it really matter whether we call their condition an anxiety problem or an anxiety disorder? Can it really make a difference to how quickly someone could overcome their anxiety? So what is the difference between anxiety problems and anxiety disorder is? If we look at the definitions and differences between the two, it appears quite a grey area from one expert to another but in general a disorder is a more serious condition.
And of course that is our perception; in general we perceive that if someone has a disorder, there is actually something genetically wrong with them.
Possibly even inside their head that makes them respond and act in a certain way.
This therefore leads to some people believing it is almost impossible to overcome the disorder and that the only way to deal with it is by taking drugs.
We all suffer with anxiety at times, and that is not surprising when you look at the way we live our lives these days.
Everything is so important in this modern world, we must get things right.
From a very young age we learned just how important it is to get things right and live our lives in the right and proper way.
From when we first start school the pressure starts.
We learned that life is all about what we can achieve.
We must be at least as good if not better than everybody else.
As we go through school we are taught that unless we can achieve a high standard in our classes, look the same as our peers, and do the same things then we are less worthy.
This goes on to passing our exams and getting a high grade, to going to university and getting a degree.
And then it becomes so important that we get a good job and have nice clothes, and a nice car, and a nice house.
And the reason these things are so important is that unless we obtain them and achieve highly we will not be happy and will be unworthy.
And is this true? The fact is that achieving all these things does not necessarily mean we will be happy.
And simply the pressures on us can cause the stress which can make us anxious causing the anxiety problem.
We then live our life in generally a higher state of anxiety than we like until one day we find ourselves in a very uncomfortable situation and anxiety takes over.
We may even feel sick, our hands might feel sweaty, and we might have trouble breathing and feel very uncomfortable.
This can be the start of an anxiety problem; the thought of being in that sort of situation again, can make us feel anxious on its own.
This anxiety problem has been caused by our environment and therefore if we change the environment or even how we perceive the environment than we can feel better and therefore may be able to reduced or even cure the problem.
The people that come to see me with anxiety problems normally start suffering from feeling anxious in a certain situation.
They then very often go on to feelings anxious about feeling anxious, they might even start looking for other situations where they might feel anxious.
This can grow to a stage where they feel anxious about everything all the time.
This makes them feel abnormal and different from other people.
If we then call the condition and anxiety disorder then they may well perceive that this is such a deep mental problem that it will probably be impossible for them to overcome it.
However, should we call the condition an anxiety problem, then a problem can be overcome.
Today we have access to an enormous amount of information, here on the net we can find out everything about anything.
And it is so easy for people to find the wrong information if they go away considering they have an anxiety disorder that is almost impossible for them to overcome, they may very well feel anxious about the fact they cannot do anything about the condition adding to their anxiety.
I have lots of people that come to see me with anxiety problems and the main thing that I can do, is to allow them to be able to feel positive that they can overcome their problem.
I believe that if someone believes they have anxiety problem it is more likely that they will overcome that problem.