Keeping My Anxiety Alive

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Did you know there’s something called “maintaining causes” for anxiety. In other words, you have an anxiety disorder and you keep the flames burning because of the way you think and feel. Anxiety is a normal reaction [...]

More Than One Cause

A lot of people don’t realize that there can be many causes of anxiety instead of just one.  When you are a worrier, you can usually pinpoint a particular reason why you’re worrying at that moment.  But anxiety can have many underlying causes meaning you have to dig deeper to understand the sources.  The causes [...]

It’s Emotional and Not Mental

Anxiety is one of those things in life difficult to describe.  When you’re anxious all the time it can actually make you feel as if you’re losing control emotionally and mentally.  That really frightens some people and prevents them from seeking help.  But anxiety is not a mental illness.  When you are anxious about life [...]

There’s No Reason For My Anxiety

Most of the time, you probably think of anxiety as being related to something specific like a particular fear or event.  But anxiety can be generalized too.  In other words, there may not be a panic attack at the thought of leaving the house.  But there might be anxiety that persists through everything no matter [...]

How Do I Know I Have An Anxiety Disorder?

Anxiety is a part of life for everyone.  But how is anxiety disorder different from normal anxiety?  That’s the question I had.  I had to learn three important facts about anxiety.  First, it’s only a disorder if the attacks last a long time – well past any event that could have triggered anxiety.  Second, a [...]