Anxiety Panic And Stress

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Anxiety is a physiological state that is caused by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). SNS is always active at the base level (called sympathetic tone) and becomes more active in stressful situations. A person will experience a reaction to either ’fight or flight’, the situation. However, people can have anxiety that is not triggered by outer situations. Worry is often a contributor to anxiety or having the feeling of fears that are not considered rational.

Also part of the bodies response to the ’fight or flight’ reaction, is the feelings of panic. Panic is generated from the sympathetic nervous system much like anxiety however, it is initiated by external situations. It is generally a unexpected rise of fear, that dictates to the brain on how to react. Panic usually occurs in a situation that is perceived to be health or life threatening. Panic occurs when a person is already in an anxiety state of being and they begin thinking more about it.

Stress, on the other hand, is a psychosocial reaction by the body. Stress is often the result of the way a person is influenced by external events or situations . Stress can be based on the person’s assumptions, ideas and expectations. These assumptions, ideas and expectations can be referred to as social constructionist, or social constructivism is a sociological and psychological theory of knowledge that considers how social phenomena develop in particular social contexts.

The body uses both ’panic’ and ’stress’ as a natural self-defense or survival mechanism. The preparations for ’fight or flight’ are the body’s defense mechanisms. This is the human bodies way of preparing for a potential life threatening or dangerous situation.

Anxiety doesn’t always stem from fear or defensive action. One way you can help to alleviate some anxiety would be to remove yourself from the immediate environment, however, many people will face similar situations again and the feelings brought on by an anxiety disorder will often come back. It is not healthy to work through a situation where anxiety is the byproduct of being there and you should be careful not to remain a that type of environment situation.

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