coping mechanism and healthier self-esteem. So in one respect, sometimes the weakness or strength of the coping mechanism in a person's personality could be considered a cause of anxiety.

BRAIN CHEMISTRY: Some scientists link the cause of anxiety to biochemical imbalance in the brain. Biochemical cause of anxiety includes dysregulation of neurotransmitters and chemicals like dopamine, noradrenalin, serotonin and GABA in the brain. This cause of anxiety is the probably the most popular theory because symptoms can be relieved with medication. However, this cause of

At first blush, it appears that a variety of different circumstances and situations is the cause of anxiety. An anxiety or panic episode can be activated, for example, by a specific incident, environment, sight, sound, smell, tactile sensation, or with just an apprehensive thought of an upcoming circumstance. However, none of those things are the cause of anxiety. They are the triggers.

The theories regarding the cause of anxiety are not hard-core provable. However, scientists, therapists, and researchers present that the cause of anxiety is grounded in four foundational factors: hereditary, life experiences/environment, personality, and brain chemistry.

HEREDITARY: Some scientists are investigating family genetics as a cause of anxiety. In pairs of identical twins, when one sibling develops an anxiety disorder, there is a greater probability that the other sibling will, too. Additionally, some research shows there is greater probability a child will develop anxiety if the parent suffers from it. However, in that scenario, the cause of anxiety may include both genetics and learned experience from the parental-child relationship.

LIFE EXPERIENCES/ENVIRONMENT: As a cause of anxiety, psychoanalysts often believe past fearful experiences lodged in the subconscious primes a person to overreact to common situation or circumstance that others experience with no fear. Many researchers agree that cause of anxiety is rooted in long term or early abuse, stress, violence or poverty. When a panic attack is first experienced, a strong imprint is impacted on the person's psyche. This generates a loop or cycle of anxiety wherein the person develops an unhealthy fear of experiencing another attack.

PERSONALITY: As an example, two sufferers with variant degrees of self-esteem and coping skills may experience the same triggering situation or circumstance, yet only one will undergo an anxiety or panic attack and not the other. One analysis is that because former has less self-esteem and poorer coping skills, that person views the triggering situation as a greater challenge and thereby a deeper level of self-inflicted stress is engendered that activates an episode. On the other hand, the same situation does not trigger the latter because that person has a stronger coping mechanism and healthier self-esteem. So in one respect, sometimes the weakness or strength of the coping mechanism in a person's personality could be considered a cause of anxiety.

BRAIN CHEMISTRY: Some scientists link the cause of anxiety to biochemical imbalance in the brain. Biochemical cause of anxiety includes dysregulation of neurotransmitters and chemicals like dopamine, noradrenalin, serotonin and GABA in the brain. This cause of anxiety is the probably the most popular theory because symptoms can be relieved with medication. However, this cause of

ational factors: hereditary, life experiences/environment, personality, and brain chemistry.

HEREDITARY: Some scientists are investigating family genetics as a cause of anxiety. In pairs of identical twins, when one sibling develops an anxiety disorder, there is a greater probability that the other sibling will, too. Additionally, some research shows there is greater probability a child will develop anxiety if the parent suffers from it. However, in that scenario, the cause of anxiety may include both genetics and learned experience from the parental-child relationship.

LIFE EXPERIENCES/ENVIRONMENT: As a cause of anxiety, psychoanalysts often believe past fearful experiences lodged in the subconscious primes a person to overreact to common situation or circumstance that others experience with no fear. Many researchers agree that cause of anxiety is rooted in long term or early abuse, stress, violence or poverty. When a panic attack is first experienced, a strong imprint is impacted on the person's psyche. This generates a loop or cycle of anxiety wherein the person develops an unhealthy fear of experiencing another attack.

PERSONALITY: As an example, two sufferers with variant degrees of self-esteem and coping skills may experience the same triggering situation or circumstance, yet only one will undergo an anxiety or panic attack and not the other. One analysis is that because former has less self-esteem and poorer coping skills, that person views the triggering situation as a greater challenge and thereby a deeper level of self-inflicted stress is engendered that activates an episode. On the other hand, the same situation does not trigger the latter because that person has a stronger coping mechanism and healthier self-esteem. So in one respect, sometimes the weakness or strength of the coping mechanism in a person's personality could be considered a cause of anxiety.

BRAIN CHEMISTRY: Some scientists link the cause of anxiety to biochemical imbalance in the brain. Biochemical cause of anxiety includes dysregulation of neurotransmitters and chemicals like dopamine, noradrenalin, serotonin and GABA in the brain. This cause of anxiety is the probably the most popular theory because symptoms can be relieved with medication. However, this cause of

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LIFE EXPERIENCES/ENVIRONMENT: As a cause of anxiety, psychoanalysts often believe past fearful experiences lodged in the subconscious primes a person to overreact to common situation or circumstance that others experience with no fear. Many researchers agree that cause of anxiety is rooted in long term or early abuse, stress, violence or poverty. When a panic attack is first experienced, a strong imprint is impacted on the person's psyche. This generates a loop or cycle of anxiety wherein the person develops an unhealthy fear of experiencing another attack.

PERSONALITY: As an example, two sufferers with variant degrees of self-esteem and coping skills may experience the same triggering situation or circumstance, yet only one will undergo an anxiety or panic attack and not the other. One analysis is that because former has less self-esteem and poorer coping skills, that person views the triggering situation as a greater challenge and thereby a deeper level of self-inflicted stress is engendered that activates an episode. On the other hand, the same situation does not trigger the latter because that person has a stronger coping mechanism and healthier self-esteem. So in one respect, sometimes the weakness or strength of the coping mechanism in a person's personality could be considered a cause of anxiety.

BRAIN CHEMISTRY: Some scientists link the cause of anxiety to biochemical imbalance in the brain. Biochemical cause of anxiety includes dysregulation of neurotransmitters and chemicals like dopamine, noradrenalin, serotonin and GABA in the brain. This cause of anxiety is the probably the most popular theory because symptoms can be relieved with medication. However, this cause of

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PERSONALITY: As an example, two sufferers with variant degrees of self-esteem and coping skills may experience the same triggering situation or circumstance, yet only one will undergo an anxiety or panic attack and not the other. One analysis is that because former has less self-esteem and poorer coping skills, that person views the triggering situation as a greater challenge and thereby a deeper level of self-inflicted stress is engendered that activates an episode. On the other hand, the same situation does not trigger the latter because that person has a stronger coping mechanism and healthier self-esteem. So in one respect, sometimes the weakness or strength of the coping mechanism in a person's personality could be considered a cause of anxiety.

BRAIN CHEMISTRY: Some scientists link the cause of anxiety to biochemical imbalance in the brain. Biochemical cause of anxiety includes dysregulation of neurotransmitters and chemicals like dopamine, noradrenalin, serotonin and GABA in the brain. This cause of anxiety is the probably the most popular theory because symptoms can be relieved with medication. However, this cause of

coping mechanism and healthier self-esteem. So in one respect, sometimes the weakness or strength of the coping mechanism in a person's personality could be considered a cause of anxiety.

BRAIN CHEMISTRY: Some scientists link the cause of anxiety to biochemical imbalance in the brain. Biochemical cause of anxiety includes dysregulation of neurotransmitters and chemicals like dopamine, noradrenalin, serotonin and GABA in the brain. This cause of anxiety is the probably the most popular theory because symptoms can be relieved with medication. However, this cause of anxiety remains in high debate since there's no way to determine if the person would have gained relief without the medication. For example, what a person eats and how they exercise today affects brain chemistry and may alter the power and intensity of their next anxiety and/or panic attack.

In conclusion, the cause of anxiety is not a mystery. A general view is that an overreaction to bodily sensations – fear – is the cause of anxiety. And that fear may be rooted in one, or in a combination of four factors: hereditary, life experiences/environment, personality, and brain chemistry.