Causes of Anxiety

Sometimes it seems as if the smallest events can be the causes of anxiety. Maybe a bill collector calls you or your car starts making a funny sound. Other times, major events can cause a flood of anxiety, such as the loss of a job or a diagnosis of a disease. Sometimes, just the idea of an event occurring can cause anxiety.

The interesting part? Your body and mind can react in similar ways, regardless of the cause. That’s because you perceive the event, regardless of the size or extent, as a threat and you react, physiologically and psychologically, in a similar manner. In short, anxiety disorders are very real for the sufferer, so regardless of the cause, the reaction remains the same.

What are some common causes of anxiety?

• Stress at work
• Stress at school
• Stress in a personal relationship
• Financial stress
• Stress from an emotional trauma such as the death of a loved one
• Stress from a serious medical illness
• Side effect of medication
• Use of an illicit drug, such as cocaine
• Symptom of a medical illness, such as heart attack, heat stroke, hypoglycemia
• Lack of oxygen, such as high altitude sickness, emphysema, or pulmonary embolism (a blood clot with the vessels of the lung.

These are the common causes of anxiety that most people experience and these feelings are quite normal. However, if you’re feeling anxiety under circumstances and situations where anxiety should not be a problem, such as riding in an elevator, driving over a bridge, socializing at employee parties or situations like these than you could have an anxiety disorder.

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