Anxiety means worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet!!
The causes of anxiety are complicated. It’s generally a combination of factors, traumas, experiences, some events, and environmental sources… The reasons can be very different for each person. However, some triggers are more common for people suffering from anxiety.
At first, you should be aware of your feelings, and identify triggers that initiate your anxiety or make your symptoms worse.
Five Common anxiety triggers:
1. Leading a very busy and stressful life:
Daily activities like taking care of kids, traffic, and work meetings, can make anyone stressed. But being exposed to stress for the long term is draining and challenging for your mental health, causing you anxiety and a lot of serious health problems. Stress can make you also neglect your physical needs, like skipping your meals, or not getting enough sleep.
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2. Drinking too much caffeine:
How many people you know have a cup of coffee in the morning to wake up, and to be in the mood for the day? The problem with caffeine drinks (coffee, tea…) might worsen symptoms of anxiety. People who are prone to anxiety will be more sensitive to the side effects of caffeine. Searching for substitutes like decaffeinated alternatives can be a better way to start your day.
3. Negative thoughts:
The way you think about yourself, others, or events can either help you and boost your positivity or prolong your stress and increase your anxiety and depression.
Negative thinking patterns create chronic stress that affects your mental health and your immune system. If you tend to be very critical or harsh on yourself or others, you keep sinking into negative patterns that affect your self-esteem. You can’t control your thoughts, but you can redirect your focus in more constructive and optimistic ways. It takes practice to unwire your mind, but the results are worth it, if you keep redirecting your thoughts for months and years, you will notice a huge difference in your life.
4. Financial difficulties:
Having to manage our financial resources and expenses is part of our daily life, but it can cause stress and anxiety.
However, the Inability to pay your bills and debts is a huge source of anxiety and worry.
Search for concert solutions to increase your income and control your expenses is necessary, if you find it hard to do it by yourself, you can seek help from a friend, a family member, or a financial advisor. Being supported in your process can assure you and let you feel more secure about your difficulties.
5. Traumatic stress:
Surviving a sad or traumatic event, such as a violent crime, the death of a close one, a car accident, or sexual harassment… can have some serious consequences on your mental health, and your capacity to relax and to let it down. A traumatic brain lives in a continuous state of stress and anxiety.
If you’ve been a survivor or a witness to a traumatic event can make normal activities like going for a walk, or socializing with people can be very stressful and difficult to handle, getting a good night’s sleep will seem very hard due to repetitive and scary images and nightmares. These symptoms can affect your mental and physical health; In these cases, you should reach for help as soon as possible, start to share your suffering with closes ones, and seek professional help.
