August 3rd, 2011 by admin

Summary: Anxiety can be caused by many factors. Three principle reasons for anxiety are chemical imbalances, hereditary and life experiences. Besides this it could also be due to overuse of a stimulants or as an after effect of medication.

Anxiety is a blanket term for experiences of sudden and persistent fear, terror, apprehension and general unease. When these feelings strike regularly at unexpected moments it is indicative of a disorder of some kind. In this article we shall examine some of the most common causes for this disorder. Anxiety can strike when you least expect it and can sometimes leave just as suddenly. At other times it may persist and render the victim unable to function. Anxiety can be triggered by anything. Despite this, scientists have been able to narrow the causes of anxiety to 3 chief triggers.

The causes for anxiety can be divided into three principal causes. The first cause is brain chemistry. This refers to a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes an individual to feel more apprehension or fear than is normal. This cause can be treated with medicines that restore the chemical balance. Such people are advised to regularly take their medicines as going off the medicines can have a very adverse effect on them. Neurotransmitters that are basically messengers to the brain are affected by this imbalance. The chief neurotransmitters that cause anxiety are serotonin and dopamine.

Additional studies suggest that unnatural feelings of fear and anxiety can also be the result of an imbalance between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. PET scans can detect this. Another primary cause for anxiety is hereditary. Research indicates that children of people who suffer from stress are more likely to get anxiety related disorders than anyone else. One possible reason for this is the fact that the brain recognises the behaviour it watched everyday as normal and thus emulates it. Cognitive behaviour therapy is all people need in this case.

The third and final cause for anxiety is life experiences. A traumatic experience at any point in a person’s life can cause them to suffer from a feeling of insecurity and fear for the rest of their life. Many times stressful events can be responsible for causing anxiety. This is seen when a major life changing experience happens to a person. Anxiety can also be the result of overuse of stimulants including caffeine, cocaine and amphetamines. It can also be a side effect of prescribed medication. Sometimes, anxiety can be a result of multiple factors combined. Understanding the cause of the anxiety is an important step in curing it. This can be done by using a combination fo therapy and physical tests. It is important a person experiencing high levels of anxiety do whatever is necessary to defeat the disorder before it consumes them completely.