Anxiety is an incredibly common mental illness in the U.S. It affects millions of adults in the United States every year. Understanding the cause of anxiety can be very complicated. Anxiety disorders can likely develop from a combination of factors, including genetics, environmental reasons, brain chemistry, personality and life events. These elements which can cause anxiety are called triggers. Anxiety triggers can be different for every person suffering from anxiety, but these triggers can be common among people with anxiety disorders. In some cases, where there can be seen that there are multiple triggers for some individuals, there are also cases, where anxiety can be triggered without any reason at all.
One of the most important steps towards managing anxiety is to identify these triggers. Let’s learn about a few anxiety triggers.
- Health Issues: An upsetting chronic health diagnosis like cancer can trigger anxiety or can even make it worse. This type of trigger can be compelling due to its immediate and personal feeling on the person.
- Medications: Certain medications can trigger symptoms of anxiety due to their active ingredients which can make you feel unwell. The uneasy feeling can lead to several events in your body and mind which can trigger additional symptoms of anxiety.
- Negative Thinking: The mind has a great command over the body. The negative thoughts people think about themselves can trigger feelings of anxiety.
- Financial Concerns: Unexpected bills, having debt or worrying about saving money can also be the reasons behind anxiety feelings. Money fears like these can affect the mental state and trigger anxiety.
- Social Events or Conflicts: Social anxiety disorders or some social or relationship problems and arguments or disagreements can all act as triggers to anxiety.
- Stress: Long term stress can lead to long term anxiety and other health problems or unwanted habits like skipping meals and sleep which can add to the anxiety trigger.
- Personal Triggers: Tends to remind about a bad memory, either consciously or unconsciously and can begin with something just as small as a smell or even a song.
Anxiety disorder is highly curable. At Point Ketamine, we treat anxiety with ketamine infusions which help reduce anxiety symptoms by increasing the communication between the nerve cells and the brain. Other than reducing the symptoms of anxiety, it also helps to improve mood, energy levels and self-esteem.
