Thursday, November 13, 2008
Anxiety has multiple origins. Yet, it is important to keep in mind that it has some origins in evolutionary biology. Often, acute anxiety is not simply a matter of mental anguish. Rather our bodies become physically revved up. This helps us understand why we often can’t simply “think” our way out of anxiety. Our biology has entered an active state. As we will see, understanding this aspect of anxiety becomes important in treating it.
