Arena of Health

Knowing what causes anxiety is pretty difficult to determine, although basically doctors suspect brain chemistry, genetics and environmental stress as major contributors to the development of such psychological disorders. Not even the therapeutic mechanism of the medication prescribed for the alleviation of symptoms is not fully known or explained. We could say that nervous ailments are a vicious circle with lots of unknown factors, and that it is definitely more difficult to treat the causes than the symptoms. Nevertheless, recovery doesn’t have to be out of the reach, on the contrary, one can regain full health by a balanced use of medication and therapy.

Brain chemistry sometimes works as one of the causes of anxiety since the abnormal levels of the neurotransmitters are responsible for the panic episodes. Neurotransmitters represent the chemicals via which the information travels from nerve to nerve. If there is an imbalance in the secretion of chemicals, the brain gets incorrect messages, and the reaction is often anxiety. Besides brain chemistry, genetics are very often mentioned among the causes of anxiety, since the frequency of the disorder is higher in families with mental illness history. Thus, the brain sensitivity is genetically passed on from parents to children.

Traumatic life events sometimes become causes of anxiety, but it all depends on the sensitivity of the person in question. Thus, the death of a dear person, frequent job and school changes, divorce and emotional problems could lead to anxiety and depression. Anxiety disorders also tend to get more serious during periods of intense stress, with the mention that the withdrawal from addictive substances can also aggravate the condition. Thus, quitting smoking, or eliminating alcohol and caffeine can be more than a simple challenge when you suffer from generalized anxiety disorder.

It sometimes happens for pregnancy to cause temporary anxiety, but it all depends on the subjective individual factors and sensitivities as well. Then, the use of drugs like cannabis, ecstasy, LSD or amphetamines can also trigger anxiety in different forms and at various intensity levels. Some causes of anxiety are part of daily life; in fact, stress is often a motivating factor for lots of people, and many owe their success to it. Therefore, the causes of anxiety don’t have to be pathological; fortunately for many patients they can be identified without too many difficulties, and once you are able to stop anxiety attacks and a relaxed health condition is regained, things will get back to normal psychologically as well.

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