Causes Of Anxiety Attacks

"Understanding the causes of your anxiety attacks is crucial. Once you can do that, you are half way there to treating yourself for good..."

By Peter Johnson

There is a plethora of causes of anxiety attacks, ranging from external mental or emotional stimuli to medical or biological issues. There are many different things that can cause anxiety attacks and if you are experiencing them you need to find out what the cause is. First off there are the medicinal or pharmacological causes. These include alcohol, marijuana, psilocybin (a hallucinogen found in a few mushrooms), stimulants such as caffeine or nicotine, amphetamines, and side effects from antidepressants such as Ritalin (especially at the beginning of use or when a patient is being weaned off the drug). Some who suffer from anxiety attacks also report a phobia of certain drugs, which may psychosomatically cause attacks if they are prescribed.  Emotional or mental issues include avoidance of with anxiety-provoking environments or situations and association of the same, generalized anxiety, lack of assertiveness, mistaken beliefs, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD),

phobias, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), significant life changes or personal loss (such as loss of a romantic partner), “what-if” thinking, and withheld feelings.

The many biological causes of anxiety attacks include hypoglycemia,  hyperthyroidism, inner ear disturbances (labyrinthitis), pheochromocytoma (an adrenal gland tumor), hyperventilation syndrome, Wilson's disease (a genetic disorder), and a prolapsed mitral valve (a type of heart disease). A deficiency of vitamin B caused by a poor diet or from parasitic tapeworm infection can also serve as triggers.

Even your heredity may be to blame. Anxiety attacks have been known to be passed down through families; so many mental health professionals conclude that the trait for attacks may be found to be present in the human genome. Studies on genetically identical twins, on the other hand, have shown that oftentimes one twin will have anxiety attacks and the other twin will not. Anxiety attacks can also be inherited in a roundabout way through an overly cautious worldview expressed by a patient’s parents and the collective stress it may cause.

Many different things can trigger anxiety attacks and most of them have little to do with your personal choices. Fortunately there are things that you can do to deal with them. You first have to understand that it is that it is not your fault that you are having these attacks and that you’re not “crazy” or abnormal. If your anxiety attacks are found to be triggered by something that can be fairly easily taken care of, your problem may be able to be solved quickly.  A lifestyle choice, such as alcohol or marijuana consumption, can easily be changed.  Something that is more intangible, such as a phobia or genetic issue can be handled by your mental health professional via counseling or medication.

Conclusion

The one thing you don’t want to do if you are experiencing anxiety attacks is blame yourself or see yourself as crazy or abnormal. Together with your mental health professional, you can discern the root of your anxiety attacks. In just about every situation, the causes of anxiety attacks can be quickly figured out and dealt with, allowing you to get on with your life.

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