Master Your Emotions: A Guide to Transform Your Life, Master the Mental Game and Use Emotional Intelligence to Overcome Anger, Anxiety and Negative Thoughts (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) by Adam Feel

Author:Adam Feel [Feel, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2019-08-30T00:00:00+00:00

How anxiety affects your health

Anxiety can have negative effects on both the body and the mind. It can affect the nervous system, cardiovascular system, digestive system, immune system, and the respiratory system. Anxiety occurs when you are put under a great deal of stress. While some anxiety can be beneficial, as it increases your alertness and helps you prepare for danger, chronic anxiety can be damaging to your physical and mental health. Anxiety can cause debilitating fear and apprehension that makes it impossible to see things rationally or to take action. This emotion can arise when you feel as though you are in immediate danger, and can be situational and specific.

Different types of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder — Generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, is a type of anxiety that often occurs without explanation. It causes an excessive amount of worry in individuals which can last for months. Severe cases of generalized anxiety disorder can have serious effects on your daily routine and leave you paralyzed at random moments throughout the day. This type of anxiety can cause individuals to obsessively worry about various things in their lives, from their finances and health to simply making coffee in the morning. Individuals with anxiety default to the worst-case scenario mentality, even when there is no reason to be concerned.

Generalized anxiety disorder can cause one to:

● Experience constant worry.

● Feel an increase in tension in the body.

● Be more restless.

● Suffer from frequent headaches.

● Unable to concentrate.

● Difficulty sleeping.

● Be on edge and easily startled.

Social anxiety disorder — Social anxiety disorder arises when individuals are in social settings, and is a type of phobia that can begin to affect individuals in their early teen years. This anxiety is due to intense feelings of fear over being judged by others, or behaving in a way that would embarrass an individual in front of others. People who suffer from this type of disorder can often be incredibly self-conscious, as they worry a great deal of how others see them. Social anxiety can leave a person feeling out of control, as they go to great lengths to ensure they are acting appropriately in front of others.

Social anxiety can have severe impacts on one's relationships, career, and even daily interactions with others. This type of anxiety can make it difficult for individuals to be around others. Those who suffer from severe social anxiety disorder are at a greater risk of suffering from depression or substance abuse.

Post-traumatic stress disorder — When someone has suffered a traumatic experience, post-traumatic stress disorder can develop. This type of anxiety is often triggered by recurring memories of the traumatic experience. It can cause individuals to hallucinate, create a false perception of reality, and suffer from flashbacks, nightmares, and uncontrollable thoughts. This type of disorder can have severe effects on one's mental health as well as physical health.

When one suffers from this type of anxiety disorder, they will often go out of their way to avoid people, places, or activities that can trigger memories.

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