Does anxiety have a root cause?

Hey Friends,

I'm pondering. And curious. And overall, wanting to know how to heal fully from a life filled with anxiety. Currently, I am trying to figure out if there is a root cause. Many people have told me to find the root, in order to cure this nonsense.

So, what is the root of my anxiety? What is the root of your anxiety? Is there a root of anxiety? Can I be fully healed, and live a peaceful and serene life? I'm starting to believe that...I can be healed of this. Somewhere deep down inside of me, I believe that there is a root to be found, and if I am willing to explore that dark terrain----I surely will find it.

Maybe this is just wishful thinking, but I hope that somewhere deep below the stressful thoughts, the physical discomfort, and all the worries, is a bad seed that was planted many years ago and has grown out of control. While I continue to treat the symptoms that are arising, I wonder if I can somehow uproot the bad seed that is causing these symptoms.

If you've made it this far through my post... Do you think it is possible to find out the root cause of the symptoms we have?

Hmmmmmmmmm....... Guess I'll put my thinking cap on for a while!

:)

I am not sure about cure, as 9 times out of 10 the root cause is genetic and chemical, what I do know for a fact is it can be treated and you can feel normal again it just takes time and the right tools to do so. Stay strong

hmmmmmm. fear??? emotional pain?? depression?? or just over thinking things??? i think it is a combination of factors. totally sucks. i can handle bi-polar, eupd, (borderline personality disorder in the past and this is a doozy), but anxiety / panic, boy it hits hard and shakes the you know what out of me. apt topic and post. thanks.

I know exactly when mine started, why, and what triggers it.

I was very laid back until I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease in June 2011. But it started a month before that when I had a panic attack that I thought was a heart attack. Since I had no idea what was wrong with me it played havoc with my body, and probably contributed to the flare that led me to the hospital and their findings of inflammation in my colon. I'd probably had Crohns all my life (I had 3 fistula repairs in 3 months as an infant) but it wasn't until that month long panic session which threw it into overdrive.

Of course it didn't end there. I was put on high doses of Prednisone which made my anxiety even worse. The anxiety meds I had been given weren't helping much until I started to taper down the Prednisone. But not to long after, in August, I started a new Crohns med, Imuran. Which lead to me getting Septic Shock / Renal Failure and landed me in the ICU for a week. I thought it was the Imuran but since I never saw my GI I was told to continue it. Three days later I was back for another week with acute pancreatitis and a UTI. This time my GI was called in and said yep, that med is no good for you.

Those incidents have led me to become hyper aware of my body, and sometimes even things like a minor cold get my anxiety going again. I'm always afraid of becoming seriously ill and near death as I was when I had sepsis. But as long as I feel fine my anxiety stays at bay.

What's funny is that even knowing all that I can still get very anxious when I'm sick. The brain is a very powerful thing.

Well I believe mine is hereditary because I have had health anxiety since I was around 7-8 years old. I doubt a little kid would have a trigger that early age. My grand grand mother had health anxiety. I am guessing my anxious personality in general is just, me, my personality. Thinking about future much, details, possibilities, etc etc...

Or, since I believe in reincarnation, I think I had some bad things in previous life LOL, but that's another thing and I am not gonna go in that. I'll stick to the "scientific" part for today xD

I am working on to overcome my fears. I hopefully will be starting some kind of therapy in 15 days, since I received my inv. from dr's office. :D

Hi

Yes I do believe anxiety has a root cause but it can be very difficult to identify it, I did not identify the root cause to my anxiety until I did some Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) which was focused on my childhood. Through doing this therapy I got a diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome which is the root cause to all my anxieties I also found that the bad experience I had at school was also one of the root causes. Once I identified these I was able to progress through various therapies including CBT & Mindfulness and learnt ways of coping with my anxiety so it does not have such an impact on my life I also had to accept that I will have problems with anxiety for life which was very difficult to come to terms with but I believe that acceptance plays a big part on your road to recovery.

Hibee

For me it was a chronic illness lasting a few years that brought my anxiety to the forefront. I am still dealing with the anxiety and the illness, still unknown in nature. I have gathered tools to deal with the anxiety. Good luck in your journey.

My therapist seems to think for me it all goes back to trauma from my childhood. I always had to live in a state of fear and that sort of messed things up for me. I also believe that it is genetic or chemical or something like that too.

When I go to therapy I often wonder if I'm better off talking about old stuff or learning coping techniques? Right now both seem to be helping.

I still have to wonder about anxiety having a root cause though. To me it just all seems like it makes no sense. I mean I dealt with the traumas of my past without trouble for years. So why one day did all hell break loose and leave me plagued with these physical symptoms I can't shake no matter how I feel at any given time? It is a mystery to me.

It started from my childhood, how I was treated. I was put down, teased, not listened too, told I was a baby by my siblings. It was engrained in me.


Then, I think mine got really bad when my Dad died. I lost my rock when he left this earth. Even though I have wonderful people in my life, people I can depend on, they are not him. Man, I miss him. When my mom dies, I will really be on my own.

Post Edited (countryhearts) : 10/30/2014 9:23:36 PM (GMT-6)