WHAT EXACTLY IS ANXIETY WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ANXIETY ON BODY

 Introduction to Anxiety:

 In today's scenario mostly every second people suffer from workload, pressures of meeting their deadlines, family responsibility burden, and many more. Having occasional stress or Anxiety is very normal in today's modern world. But having it for a long period can be a matter of concern. Anxiety is the most commonly seen condition nowadays. Being irritated for a certain period does not count as anxiety but if this becomes anyone's regular behavior then it is something to worry about.

What exactly is anxiety?

It is the prolonged worry of certain things which results in stress, sweating, shivering, and many other things. A person who has been living their life in an unhealthy way such as not taking proper sleep, and not taking care of their mental health suffers from anxiety. This is most often said that with age responsibility gets bigger so does the tension but this isn't something that the youth of this nation hasn't faced. According to some recent surveys, almost 30% of our youth have anxiety problems.

Unfortunately, dealing with anxiety isn't easy. In some cases, a person requires medical help. But leaving a healthy life can suppress the risks of any mental illness.

In today's generation, everything is changing so rapidly and so is the emotional investment of people in each other. Some people invest their time, emotion, love, and peace into someone but if things don't go as planned. Some people can't deal with the unbearable pain of separation and want depression. This is called Separation anxiety. It is most commonly found in young children. But adults can also face something like that if they have an extreme fear of losing their important ones. This results in some severe symptoms such as phobia, panic, etc.

Anxiety disorder:

Anxiety Disorder is a mental illness. A person with an Anxiety disorder will have an outstretched period of fear, worries, overthinking, etc. Problems become disorders when someone is facing certain issues for a long period.

As described above Anxiety has been categorized into different types. Some of them are mentioned below.

Types of Anxiety Disorder:

1.    OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder): It is the condition where too many thoughts cross a person's mind at the same time. This disorder is seen when the person spends hours thinking. A person suffering from OCD is commonly called "an overthinker". The most common symptoms diagnosed in such People are ruthless behavior and overreacting to small things. A person with OCD gets very easily irritated.

2.    GAD(Generalised Anxiety Disorder):

In this type of condition, the person has an extreme level of worry and fear. A person suffering from GAD has rude behavior The most common symptom of such people is insomnia. Such people consume their tn worrying about the future and even making fake scenarios in mind and trying to deal with things that may occur in the future.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):

 PTSD is seen in patients who have been through terrible past experiences. This anxiety is a result of unforgettable past experiences. When a person suffers for a very long time, that results in trauma, panic attacks, and suicidal thoughts or even suicidal attempts in some severe cases.

  Panic disorder: Panic Disorder occurs because dreadful incidents that might have happened in a person's life result in episodes of physical unusual behavior

1.    Sudden chest pain

2.    Shortness of breath

3.    Shivering

4.    Heavily sweating

5.    Weak feeling

6.    Dizziness

7.    Racing heart

   5.   Social Anxiety Disorder: In this disorder, a person has an immense fear of getting socialized. Fear of speaking in public, fear of saying anything wrong, fear of getting embarrassed, rehearsing before talking to anyone. This results in loneliness and becoming introverted, leading a life alone,  not putting effort into socializing, and not putting their views strongly.

Causes of Anxiety:

There can be numerous reasons for people's anxiety problems.  The atmosphere around a person matters a lot so it can also be a reason. And the certain attitude of a person to deal with tough times plays a very important role. According to many types of research done by well-known doctors and scientists, the brain is the most powerful organ and stimulates fear receptors. So brain chemistry is also a very major cause of anxiety.

1.    Trauma:  Past unpleasant life experiences that leave very horrifying memories with a person can cause trauma and severe stress resulting in panic attacks and other severe situations.

2.    Stress:  It is the most commonly known and proven cause of anxiety. Stress makes a person's thinking capability slow, making them easy to be busted and not letting them have better sleep.

3.    Gender:  According to studies females are more anxious than males. This may be because of unequal rights, behavior, and emotional investment.

●     Phobias

●     Separation anxiety

●     GAD

●     Trauma

These are the most common symptoms more shown in women than in men.

4.    Health issues: People suffering from health issues tend to be found more anxious than healthy ones because of many reasons like an excessive dose of medicines, body aches, headaches, etc.

Other causes can be:

●     Many have an anxious personalities

●     Anxiety in genes

●     Excessive coffee drinking

●     Difficulties in day to day life

●     Fear of losing

Signs and symptoms:

Signs and symptoms that are very much noticeable for anxiety are mentioned below. People seen with these symptoms should be helped in every possible way so that things don't go any worse.

●     Heavy sweating

●     Shortness in breathing

●     Social Anxiety

●     Depression

●     Isolation

●     Severe headache

●     Sleeping problems

●     Muscle spasms

●     Irritable behavior

●     Agitation

●     Some Chronic syndromes

●     Sad behavior

EFFECTS ON THE BODY:

Anxiety harms our mental as well as social, and emotional life . Anxiety and stress are normal in today's life. Facing stress for a short period can be very general but for a longer duration, it is a matter to get Serious about within a short period. Mind sending responses to the brain rushes with the breaths running heavily when a person suffers for too long with anxiety. Worrying about smaller details of day-to-day life and getting panicked over undue work such as deadlines reaching close, workload, speaking publicly- these things can trigger responses of stress. These stress responses affect the body in many ways, some of which are explained below.

1. Effects on the Central Nervous system:

Anxiety has the most effects on the Central nervous system. The brain is the most important part of the CNS and is mainly affected by Stress, Anxiety disorders.

How it affects CNS:

 Prolonged anxiety leads the brain to release stress hormones causing the behavior of a person to become more and more ill-mannered and depressed day by day.

Behavioral changes:

People dealing with anxiety disorders are likely to be noticed as mostly :

●     Irritable nature-  

People suffering from stress are often seen to get irritated very easily over silly things. They are mostly in a bad mood. Some find it a bit of a task to have normal conversations with them. These kinds of people are mostly unhappy and are seen complaining about things whether it's their own life or matters of others.         

●     Panics easily-

When people with anxiety disorders are tasked with something difficult they are suddenly devastated with a lot of stress and start to worry too much which causes nervousness, and heavy breathing.

●     Shivering -

Some people who get anxious quickly are seen shivering, such as when they are asked to read in a class full of people or to speak in front of too many people.

●     Rude behavior-

Rude behavior is the most known unusual behavior noticed in almost half of the patients dealing with anxiety.

●     Restlessness-

When a person with a disorder is observed kneeling, it is discovered that because of too many thoughts rushing in their mind at the same time the person feels tired all the time and is always restless.

●     Insomnia-

This is the general symptom and sign of a person with the disorder. They find it difficult to sleep peacefully and wander here and there during late hours.

2. Effects on Respiratory System and Cardiovascular System:

Brain response to the stimulation of fear with well-known fight or flight response. When the brain responds to fear it fastens its pumping blood to the organs causing a rapid change in heart rate, it increases heart rate with a faster rate causing shortness of breathing. The breathing alsincreasesse to provide more oxygen to the organs. Due to this process all together tightness in the chest is observed. This situation is to be handled with medical care immediately. Rapid heart rate interferes with normal heart rate and causes chances of heart attack often called cardiac arrest.

3. Effects on Social Life:

Most likely to be affected after a person's body and mental health is their social life. Social life is directly proportional to the way of healthy or unhealthy interactions a person has. Each individual has their own social life with their community.

Social life gets affected due to the changes that a person goes through during the period of depression.

Well, according to studies it is found that the more interactive and active a person is socially the more are the chances of people getting to know the person. But due to many behavioral changes because of anxiety, their social life gets harmed. Some people who were likely to be known as friends don't keep up with the person with the same level of enthusiasm as they no longer find that person interested. But, on the other hand, some try to help their friend to cope and deal with whatever is causing him stress.

What social changes are seen in an anxious person?

●     Introvert-

A person who was once very much of jolly nature becomes an introverted personality. The reason could be so many such as any tragic incident, or the pain of separation.

●     Loneliness-

People with Anxiety Disorder prefer to stay alone rather than hang out with friends or family. As they find it more comforting.

●     Sleepover hours-

In some cases, people find it difficult to live their daily life so to avoid everything they sleep more than any person is expected to.

●     Doesn't eat properly-

This is the most common sign. People often don't eat properly. It depends on themselves as in some cases people don't eat anything for long long hours but in other cases, people eat continuously for hours.

●     Cuts social interactions-

People prefer to stay indoors rather than go out so that they do not meet anyone and can avoid social interactions.

Treatment for Anxiety :

There is always a cure but it depends from person to person how lightly or how seriously they take it. There are many treatments possible to deal with Anxiety disorders.

Categorizing Anxiety Treatment :

1.    Self Treatment:

A.   YOGA:

Yoga has proved to be the best solution for maintaining a balance between your soul and mind. It is very essential to keep performing yoga asanas if a person is suffering from some mental disorder. There are some poses/asanas such as tree pose, hero pose, and triangle pose that are recommended to such people.

B.   Breathing exercises:

Breathing exercises are the best thing to control anger. Taking a deep breath gives a person calmness to think positively. Breathing exercises help a person to be in their control.

C.   Proper diet:

Having a good amount of healthy meals is very good for health as well as the body. Keeping blood sugar levels in control can bring changes to a person's mood and enthusiasm.

D.   Proper sleep:

Good hours of peaceful sleep are very important for a person's health as a good sleep can improve mood and energy level.

E.    Meditation:

Meditation helps in releasing tension from the mind and helps in calming down anger issues. The more a person meditate the more are they with patience

F.    Consistent writing:

Writing could be the best solution for sharing things that a person wants to keep to themselves such as writing a diary daily. Writing your experience can also help to know the points that trigger anxiety, stress, or anger.

G.   Peaceful conversation (sharing):

Sharing feelings with someone who understands others' points of view too can be very helpful in dealing with the anxiety problems of a person. It helps a person to relax.

2. Medical Treatment:

A.   Therapy:

Therapy is a very good treatment for coping with anxiety. Nowadays with an increase in social issues, many people are seeking therapy as it may help them in resolving the confusion in their heads.

Psychotherapy:

It is a therapy involving major parts of talk -sessions or also called counseling with psychological manners.

It helps in making a person understand their behavioral mistakes.

It makes it easy for people to share their problems and get a solution for them instead of worrying about it 

CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy ) is one of the best behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders. It helps in teaching skills to cope with any sort of stress-causing anxiety.

       B. Medication:

When a person deals with too much anxiety then they have to reach out to doctors for help. This condition is mostly seen in severe stress conditions. With the increase in moderation, there is an increase in medical supplements also to help patients to deal with severe conditions for anxiety.  Medication helps in dealing with mental as well as physical health issues of a person.

●     In some cases, doctors prescribe sedatives such as beta-blockers.

●     Antianxiety

●     Antidepressants.

These are some of the most commonly prescribed medicines but they work for a short period only.

    Conclusion:

Anxiety is a kind of Disorder that almost every individual goes through in their life span at least once. Anger, sadness, and happiness are common emotions in life. But every emotion is for a short period and if it holds up for a longer time then it is a matter to care about. It is very common as almost 30% of people around are living with it. There are different medication facilities available to help people deal with it and also there are major self Treatment skills that should be implemented in life for betterment.

FAQ'S

1. What are the physical symptoms of anxiety?

There are many physical symptoms of anxiety such as nervousness, prolonged fear of losing, sweating heavily, running heart, shortness of breath, and sometimes even pain in the chest.

2. Can anxiety cause weird sensations?

Yes, certain types of anxiety can cause weird sensations and different feelings in the stomach and mind as well such as headaches, effects on the heart causing rapid beating of the heart, and broad eye sensation.

3. How can I get rid of anxiety in my body?

A person can get rid of anxiety through different methods such as by performing yoga and Meditation which will help them to maintain balance. Connecting with nature and having good companions helps to ease the pain of an individual.

4. What Happens in the Body during anxiety?

During anxiety, several things are happening in the body such as a pounding heart, the brain sending sad hormones causing panic and even leading to panic attacks. Sometimes that is an unusual physical response that is not in the control of an individual.

5. How do you tell if it's anxiety or something else?

Knowing signs and symptoms of anxiety can help a person distinguish between anything else and anxiety. Such as, if a person has any brutal experience and is getting frightening nightmares about that experience then it is a post-a traumatic anxiety disorder.

6. Why is my anxiety suddenly worse?

Anxiety is getting worse due to stress of a longer duration which will cause many other health problems too. Reaching out to the doctor would be a better option in such conditions.

7. What happens if anxiety is left untreated?

If anxiety is left untreated then it will become a serious problem later as anxiety for a longer period of health and mental issues.

8. How do I get tested for anxiety?

Gointoxicologistst and compare your symptoms with yours. SomeSomee tests. A counseling session with a psychologist.

9. Can Anxiety go away without Medication?

Yes, a person can get rid of anxiety without any medication with the help of consistent meditation and yoga and also pepper diet, proper sleep, and a healthy lifestyle.

10. Can anxiety be cured naturally?

Of course, anxiety can be cured naturally with the help of exercises, meditation, time management, proper sleep, writing, and sharing.