Tuesday, August 26, 2014


Fear and anxiety
Fear and anxiety often produces much harm to people, furthermore affects interpersonal and affective relationships in people. For this reason, it is necessary to know more about this problem.
Fear is considered an emotional reaction caused by the perception of danger. It is a respond to an interpretation of a situation and the welfare of the person. Fear is linked to specific and concrete situations (maybe imaginary). On the other hand, anxiety is considered a sense of threat or danger about something that has not happened (future). Anxiety manifests in the physical-mental aspect if aggravated. Basically the two intertwine, connect and can be perceived as two undesirable sensations that suggest a threat or danger. Both might arise unexpectedly and causing very disturbing development of anxiety disorders.
The following are some data presented by Dr. Friedemann Schaub, you will result interesting. They might even help you identify symptoms or signs about if you could present a clinical picture of anxiety disorder.
1. Very often you overload and worry.
2. You usually think obsessively analyze and worry too compulsively (repeatedly) thinking the worst case scenario.
3. You exaggerate your plans and try to take control of others or external circumstances.
4. You begin to have difficulties in your daily life, such as work, your relationships due to insecurity, doubt and self-sabotaging behavior, in other words incur in past behaviors that you know will cause problems or harm.
5. You experience the feeling of stagnation and blockage (paralysis) to a decision that you should do or move on.
6. Look for distraction and instant gratification in addictive behaviors such as eating, sex, work or gambling.
7. Present with obsessive compulsive behaviors. That is, fixed, repetitive behaviors and difficult to control.
8. To auto medicate by the use of alcohol, nicotine or other drugs.
9. You suffer from insomnia, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, chronic pain and changes in weight.
If you have identified with some or most of these symptoms you are likely to suffer from anxiety. In addition, it is likely that although you do realize this, you do not possess the control. When these symptoms have become your lifestyle, everything affects and even can experience other symptoms associated with anxiety and depression.
Learn to know what are the mechanisms operating behind these symptoms and behavioral dynamics may be the first step to freedom. Seeking professional help can prevent further damage. While it is true that drug treatment responds to decreasing symptoms, it is also true that medications will not resolved in the psychological causes to the symptoms. For this, it is necessary to have interventions that are aimed at identifying the root of these problems and to resolve them. The first step is to decide.
http://www.mindfuljourneycenter.com/fear-and-anxiety/
Caroline Rodriguez Mercado, PsyD
Psychologist Counselor

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