What are the Effects of Anxiety
What are the Effects of Anxiety
Once the problems of anxiety, depression and insomnia become a problem it can be hard to reverse the effects.
But this is something you must do so that you can have that quality of life and wellbeing again.
Once your confidence has been lowered, it is hard to restore your way of thinking.
Some people have phantom feeling in their nervous system which can be uncomfortable, again this is set off by a way of thinking.
Your diet can change because you think your food needs to change.
Anorexia, overeating and food habits can be brought on by your way of thinking, and the longer they go on the harder it is for you to break the habit.
Some people may think they are not getting the right calories and they start concentrating on it so that their anxiety levels rise higher than what they should be.
They become ill with their way of thinking about food, they go on diets when they have no need to, while some people eat more than what is good for them.
Obsessive behaviour and believing that you are sick can also become a problem for some people.
The physical effects throughout the nervous system can be distressing for some people when they start feeling the nerves in their hand and feet.
When the brain is settled and people are thinking rationally, they don't give the nervous system a second thought, because they have no need to.
Going to the toilet more often than you normally do for awhile until you settle down again is not uncommon.
In order to understand what you are going through you need to understand what you are doing with your brain.
Checking your own pulse, heartbeat, blood pressure and other bodily functions can become a problem when people think there is something wrong.
They can raise their anxiety levels, because they don't understand how their bodies work.
When people are on a high, they think and move more quickly.
The body needs more oxygen in the organs such as the heart, brain, lungs and the muscles.
The adrenaline flows, the blood and oxygen circulates faster, and our sugars are broken down for energy.
Other organs such as the stomach the genitals and the skin can delay their tasks.
Faced with a perceived danger, the body produces adrenaline and similar hormones which sends messages via the nervous system from the brain, this is what gives the physical effects that are very unpleasant at the time.
Each person has different effects due to their own thought processes.
Over a period of time people may lose their job, house and many other things that they take for granted, thus losing even more confidence.
Life may seem upside down for a while, but given time they can settle down again.
Because anxiety is a natural reaction, it can be experienced in its mild form where it doesn't effect us for any length of time.
We may not even be aware that we have been suffering from it. That's because it has not caused us any problems.
But if it is concentrated on, it can exacerbate the feeling that you get with anxiety, depression and insomnia.
It becomes a problem when you can't cope with it and you are forced to go to your doctor.
If the illness is more serious, your doctor will treat you for the illness as they diagnose it.
A doctor will treat illnesses such as anxiety, depression and insomnia as a problem in your head.
Below are some of the words that have been used to describe these illnesses, they come from many sources.
These words have been used by all types of people to describe their feelings, and they are not unique to any particular person.
Below are some words that can be linked with anxiety, depression and insomnia
Thinking about tomorrows tasks today, Spiteful, Confidence, Inner peace, Relaxation, Trust, Insomnia, Masking, Shrouding, Analyzing, Isolation, Loneliness, Sleep deprivation, Routines gone, Doubting yourself, No one understands, Fear of what's happening, Self pity, Assertive, Focused, Negativity, Life has become one big argument, Anger, Confusion, Domineering, Torturing yourself, Talking with passion, Counselling, Time to reinvent yourself, Your fears are your strengths, A mental wreck, Some longer than others, Time, The magical journey of life, Quality of life, Physical and mental wellbeing, Reflecting, Mulling it over, Taking it on board, Negative people around you, Intelligence, own actions, Faith and trust, Getting your own way, Stresses of others, Having faith in yourself, Nerves and nervous system, Food and way of eating, Why thoughts have become inhibitated, On a high, Saying without knowing or thinking, Feelings, Disliking, Building up a picture, Sensitive, Closed mind, Exaggerate, Blown out of all proportion, Sound and hearing, Harassed, Nerve sensations, Thought processes of the brain, Building up confidence, Insecurity, Pushy people, Bully, Their problems rubbing off on you, Someone else's worries, The way they talk, doing something everyday, Dominating thoughts, Your posture, The way you walk, Self conscious, The way you hold your head, Cowed, Submissive, Obsessive behaviour, Natural, Giving yourself options, Criticism, Focused, Walking away from it, Moody, grumpy, Food fad, Eating disorder, How you resolve your issues or problems, Immediately, Right now, Insensitive, Soul searching, A build up, Moving on with life, Big headed, Baggage, Motive, Failure, Owing nothing, Responding, Understanding illness, In the head, Sickness, Influenced, Mouthing it of with no justification, Habits, Times changing, Routines, Making excuses, Not liking, Mental block, Ingrained, Imbedded, Making change, Having to do it, Building on those fears, Excite, No need to justify, Learning new ways, Not believing, Fear, Rage, Putting down, Inability, Hairs on back of neck, Festering, learned behaviour, Active brain, Thought processes, Strutting, Protective, Stifled, Inappropriate, Doing something about it, Calm, Unwavering belief, Getting drunk, Alcohol, Coping mechanism, Made worse, Exacerbated, Abandoned, Confidence tricksters, Vulnerable, Taken on trust, Trust dented, Liar, Untruth, Suspicious, Working on it, Better than others, All the same, Messed up, Taking on everyone else's problems, On a low, Glad, Being assertive, Thinking straight, Happy, Thought processes running wild, Working it out, Moving forward, Am I a failure, What can I do about it, Will I ever be happy again, How do I know it will work.
When we understand what causes the problems of anxiety, depression and insomnia, we can then start addressing the problems by learning to use our brain in the way it was intended to be used. And through it we can get a sense and feeling of Inner peace.
Again that comes from your way of thinking and within you head.
As we work our way through the sections that have been laid out on these pages, we can learn new ways that will improve our own mental and physical wellbeing.
Remember you mental wellbeing is very important for you.
It's a way of turning your life around so that you can cope no matter what problems you may face in the future.
What are the Effects of Anxiety written by Andrew Murphy 16 February 2008
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