Damned. This is the best thing I have read in a long time. I am a person that has had problems with anxiety, panic attacks, severe depression and problems with thought control in more than a decade... I have had the impression that most of the times the causes are external, like sleep deprivation, bad nutrition (sometimes because of stomach or intestinal problems), And one of the most underestimated ones: too little or too much sunlight!
This post is a breath of fresh air to me!
Thank you
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I'm glad I gave you a new perspective! There is no clear distinction between body and mind, since all organs and microorganisms within our bodies interact constantly in response to the environment and to each other, and the outcome is what we call our personality. Babies, for example, have an instinctive response to insert their fingers into their mothers mouths. At that moment, they are "hiring" bacteria that their mother already has in her stomach, and which help to break down food. This is also why kids like to eat sand and things we adults consider dirty. They do it to familiarize their immune system with microbes. If a child is raised in an overprotective and overly clean home, for example, it is possible that some of the necessary microorganisms are lacking, say, from their stomach. This could lead to an inability to process certain nutrients later on, or cause stomach or intestinal problems which in turn could lead to bad nutrition. A subsequent nutrient deficiency or even physical stress caused by intestinal muscle contractions could begin a chain reaction that involves the whole body and manifests in anxiety. Did your overprotective parents cause your anxiety? Well, maybe they contributed, but not exactly the way you'd thought :)
Maybe they did, they were very protective, but I have lost them both to cancer at a young age, that hasn't improved my anxiety either...
I'm sorry about that. I meant it only as an example of how a domino effect can affect overall health in unsuspected ways. It certainly doesn't help losing both parents to cancer. Is your anxiety still on the same levels as before?
It comes and goes, but I noticed that sleep and structure is very important for me...