Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Causes Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder

When a person feels anxious about whatever reason, the human body releases hormones to aid you in defending yourself. This is known as the fight or flight response, if you are confronted with danger, your body prepares itself to stand and fight or to run away, both requiring more energy and adrenaline. Anxiety can feel like this response is going on continually even in times when no danger is present.

 

The medical profession do not have a precise cause or reason for generalized anxiety disorder, although doctors have arisen a few points related to the patients psychological, environmental, cultural and biological states. The psychological factors can be the result of growing up in a family where constant worry is considered normal, it can relate to behavioural patterns learned through the death of a loved one, changing jobs, money worries, loss of a pet, even moving home can create enough stress in some people to be diagnosed with GAD.

 

It could also be the result of a neurological imbalance in the brain. The brain has tiny nerve endings that carry signals in the form of chemicals across the brain called neurotransmitters, the most common are serotonin and norepinephrine, GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) has been associated with irregular patterns and levels transmitted to and from these neurotransmitters around the brain. Researched has also linked traumatic events that could have been experienced during early life.

 

The main causes of generalized anxiety disorder can be broken down into 5 main categories:

 

Heredity – GAD is known to be present in some families, whether it is learnt behaviour from experiencing growing up in the family or whether it is passed on genetically is unknown.

Stress – Most probably the main cause for people experiencing GAD symptoms, when stress builds up it can trigger anxiety.

 

Medical Condition – People who have had medical conditions such as overactive thyroid glands can experience anxiety amongst its other symptoms.

 

Personality – It is thought that some personality types can fall trait to generalized anxiety disorder. A close relationship that is not built out of trust, a paranoid or violent relationship where you feel insecure can lead to trigger anxiety disorders.

 

Serious Illness – Suffering from serious illnesses such as cancer can lead to excessive worrying about diagnostics and operations, these situations can also easily trigger anxiety.

 

There are also various drugs that are thought to be related with anxiety disorders. Common drugs such as caffeine, asthma pumps and thyroid hormones can lead to trigger anxiety, especially the withdrawal symptoms one would experience should they interrupt their regular intake. One of the main culprits to triggering anxiety is giving up smoking cigarettes and the nicotine withdrawals experienced.

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