What's your view?

[Spidy]

Hi all

What, in your view, causes anxiety/phobias?

Do you believe it's a purely psychological problem, a biochemical problem, a combination of the two or do you have your own theory?

I'll be interested to hear your opinion.


spidy.

[Mesandy]

hi spidy , its really an interesting question but difficult one to answer but anyways i think that anxiety and phobias are caused because of many reasons like,
Some of us seem to be born with a tendency to be
anxious - research suggests that it can be inherited
through our genes. However, even people who are not
naturally anxious can become anxious if they are put
under enough pressure.

Sometimes it is obvious what is causing anxiety. When
the problem disappears, so does the anxiety. However,
there are some circumstances that are so upsetting and
threatening that the anxiety they cause can go on long
after the event. These are usually life threatening
situations like car crashes, train crashes or fires. The
people involved can feel nervous and anxious for
months or years after the event, even if they have been physically unharmed. This is part of

what we now call post-traumatic stress disorder.

Sometimes anxiety may be caused by using street drugs like amphetamines, LSD or Ecstasy.
Even the caffeine in coffee can be enough to make some of us feel uncomfortably anxious!

On the other hand, it may not be clear at all why a particular person feels anxious, because it
is due to a mixture of their personality, the things that have happened to them, or life-changes
such as pregnancy.

thanks,
mesandy.:)