Why am I ANXIETY for no reason?

Are you calmly at home and feel anxious? Have you ever woken up in the middle of a crisis? Do you sometimes feel anxious and can't find the reason? In Psychology-Online we explain why you may have anxiety for no apparent reason.

Index

1. Symptoms of anxiety (DSM)
2. Causes of anxiety
3. Why do I have anxiety for no apparent reason
4. Why does it give me anxiety at night
5. Why do I have anxiety all day
6. What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Symptoms of a Anxiety Attack as it appears in the DSM are:

• Palpitations, heart jerks, or increased heart rate
• Sweating
• Shaking or shaking
• Feeling short of breath or shortness of breath
• Choking sensation
• Chest tightness or discomfort
• Nausea or abdominal discomfort
• Unsteadiness, dizziness, or fainting
• Derealization (feeling of unreality) or depersonalization (being separated from oneself)
• Fear of losing control or going crazy
• Affraid to die
• Paresthesias (numbness or tingling sensation)
• Chills or flushing

In the following article you will find more information about the issue Why do they give anxiety attacks.

Anxiety is an emotion that has helped us survive as a species. Faced with a dangerous situation, our body activates a alarm system to respond to fight or flight in the face of imminent danger. Currently, this activation continues to be very helpful in situations of real danger, such as when someone who wants to attack us approaches us.

However, our body reacts the same to situations that are objectively not dangerous but that we perceive as such. This is why it can be maladaptive in that we avoid situations that do not really represent a danger and this can affect the normal development of our life.

There are three types of attacks or anxiety attacks depending on how they start and what triggers them:

Situational crises

They occur when we expose ourselves to situations that generate anxiety or anticipate them. It may be because they have caused us anxiety before or because we consider them threatening.

Situationally predisposed crises

They are related to situations that are associated with anxiety, but the crisis does not always have to appear. It can appear before exposing ourselves, during the exhibition, a while after, or even not appearing. This type of crisis can confuse us if it occurs after exposure because we do not associate our anxiety with something that has already happened and that at the time it happened has not generated us anxiety.

The unexpected crises

These crises are not related to situational stimuli. They appear in situations that we consider safe. They are triggered by the perception of bodily sensations related to anxiety And we may not even realize it These crises are the ones that most make us believe that we have anxiety for no apparent reason, but in reality yes there is a reason that we are not identifying.

Unexpected crises occur in situations that we consider safe, even while we are calm and relaxed, such as at night in our house and even in our bed. It is triggered by bodily sensations that may go unnoticed by us. The anxiety-related thoughts they are also common triggers for this type of crisis.

This type of crisis can occur even while we sleep. There are people who say that they have woken up in the middle of a crisis, with all the symptoms and, obviously, without understanding what triggered it.

Just as fear generates more fear, anxiety also generates more anxiety. In fact, fear and anxiety go hand in hand.

Anxiety attacks or crisis are very unpleasant for those who suffer them. So much so that after the first one we live in fear of the possibility that it will be repeated. That fear causes us to have feelings related to anxiety and thus we enter a fear-anxiety loop from which it is difficult to get out without good treatment.

If we have also suffered unexpected anxiety attacks, we lose the feeling of control we had. When crises are situational, we can avoid them if we stop exposing ourselves to stimuli that we know that trigger them, but when they are unexpected we feel completely exposed and that generates a constant anxiety faced with the uncertainty of when a new crisis will occur.

On the other hand, if anxiety occurs constantly, on a daily basis, we may be facing a generalized anxiety disorder.

The generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) It is characterized by excessive anxiety and worry in a large number of situations.

There are some symptoms such as: restlessness, early fatigue, trouble concentrating, irritability, muscle tension and sleep disorders.

The situations that generate anxiety are not limited to the usual ones, but cover a great variety of everyday situations: coping with the day, family health, minor problems with children, work, etc. The intensity of anxiety and worries are disproportionate with the possible consequences that may trigger the feared situations. The inability to control excessive worries disrupts the normal development of your daily life.

This article is merely informative, in Psychology-Online we do not have the power to make a diagnosis or recommend a treatment. We invite you to go to a psychologist to treat your particular case.

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• American Psychiatric Association (1995). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Barcelona: MASSON