Stress and Anxiety

1. 3 Responses to “How is anxiety and stress related to each other?”

2. By lucky13 on Sep 29, 2009 | Reply

   Chronic stress is stress that lasts a long time or occurs frequently. Chronic stress is potentially damaging.

   Features of chronic stress include:

   * upset stomach
   * headache
   * backache
   * insomnia
   * anxiety
   * depression
   * anger
   * hypertension
   * hemorrhoids
   * varicose veins

   In the most severe cases it can lead to panic attacks or a panic disorder.

   There are a variety of methods to control chronic stress, including exercise, healthy diet, stress management, relaxation techniques, adequate rest, and relaxing hobbies.

   Ensuring a healthy diet containing magnesium may help control or eliminate stress, in those individuals with lower levels of magnesium or those who have a magnesium deficiency. Chronic stress can also lead to a magnesium deficiency, which can be a factor in continued chronic stress, and a whole host of other negative medical conditions caused by a magnesium deficiency.

   It has been discovered that there is a huge upsurge in the number of people who suffer from this condition. A very large number of these new cases suffer from insomnia.

   In a review of the scientific literature on the relationship between stress and disease, the authors found that stress plays a role in triggering or worsening depression and cardiovascular disease and in speeding the progression of HIV/AIDS.

   Anxiety is a psychological and physiological state characterized by cognitive, somatic, emotional, and behavioral components.These components combine to create an unpleasant feeling that is typically associated with uneasiness, fear, or worry.

   Anxiety is a generalized mood state that occurs without an identifiable triggering stimulus. As such, it is distinguished from fear, which occurs in the presence of an external threat. Additionally, fear is related to the specific behaviors of escape and avoidance, whereas anxiety is the result of threats that are perceived to be uncontrollable or unavoidable.

   Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It may help a person to deal with a difficult situation, for example at work or at school, by prompting one to cope with it. When anxiety becomes excessive, it may fall under the classification of an anxiety disorder.

   So as you can see Stress is sometimes the cause of anxiety over more stress, sadly there are many symptoms of both and very little that is able to “cure” them at the same time. Some people have chemical deficiencies leading to cumulative problems when both of these symptoms persist, and the medication prescribed sometimes adds side effects that are as bad if not worse.

   Seems like a solid solution (if possible) is to limit how much stress you get (difficult I know) but possible, thereby eliminating some of the worry of anxiety, panic attacks, and further complications.

3. By Lila on Sep 29, 2009 | Reply

   Anxiety and stress are both the same. Anxiety and stress can cause panic attacks, they can cause you to lose the ability to concentrate. An excellent source of information is nami.org that is the site for the National Alliance for Mental Illness and can provide you with any information that you need. You can also find the local chapter in your city by calling them you can get referrals to help in your area. Anxiety and stress are many times biological in nature and requires medication. There are plenty of safe anti-anxiety medications that can stop the stress and anxiety if it is disrupting your life.

4. By Oil Coil on Oct 1, 2009 | Reply

   Hi,
   The short answer of your question is:
   Anxiety is a consequence of long lasting, chronic stress.

   Regards,
   Oil

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