Identifying the cause of anxiety

[inlandsmog]

Hello all,

I seem to be unable to identify the cause of my anxiety. I was wondering what you all have found that works.

Thanks!

[kittenkisses91]

Sometimes I have trouble understanding why I’m anxious too. I don’t seem to be worrying about anything but I’m having trouble breathing for some reason. I think about what has made me anxious in the past. Sometimes that helps me understand. And sometimes I think I get anxious over being anxious! I have trouble breathing a lot which can last for months, I just get so anxious about that, that I keep having trouble breathing!

[Agora1]

inlandsmog, I think "snbreen91" said it in a nutshell..."sometimes I think I get anxious over being anxious". Fear of Fear. It happens to most of us with anxiety. We start out with one fear that after a while snowballs into another and another and before long we

don't know what the cause is.

Breaking that cycle of fear can be done by finding methods to relax your mind and body.

Medication and therapy is one way doctors address the issue but you can help yourself by finding what works best for you,. I found that meditation and deep breathing are my key to success in keeping anxiety at bay. Not only when in the throws of symptoms but practicing it every single day. As you do, it will become a habit (a good one) that will come automatically to you before anxiety gets out of control. Wishing you peace. Breathe xx

[gogogirl]

My guess is that it differs in various people- sometimes it's stress, sometimes it's regret, sometimes it's just life.

[gogogirl]

I liked what FDR said " We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

[rando1000]

Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or GAD, often leads to the inability to pinpoint what exactly is making you anxious. The things you're worried about may be completely unrelated to what's actually causing you to have the anxiety. Stress tends to aggravate most mental illness, so exercises that lower your stress level, or limiting exposure to things that cause stress, may help. Things in your diet, such as excessive caffeine, may aggravate the problem as well. You may have experienced some sort of childhood trauma which has caused you to feel the need to be constantly "on guard." Really only time spent in therapy and reflection can help you root out the precise causes, and even then, there's no guarantee knowing the cause will remove the problem.

[soulsquest7]

Hey! I've found Christian counseling to be the best for me. Have you considered counseling?

[inlandsmog in reply to soulsquest7]

I have and am looking into it. Thanks