Often, when something makes us anxious, we try to avoid it. If moving our belongings makes us anxious, we hire movers. If doing our taxes overwhelms us, we hire an accountant. These are healthy alternatives to doing anxious tasks.
What if we do not have an alternative method for completing a...
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Anxiety
Michel
Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 01:55 PM
Afternoon Doctor
I just read your post and find it quite interesting, here's my ''theory'' when a person who is afflicted with anxiety I mean (chronic) often that person will push back the things that makes he or she uncomfortable but not for that short ''fix'' this person will actually do it in a way to self induce anxiety, is it denial ? I dont think so a person with chronic anxiety as weird as it may sound this person needs anxiety so they will create it by not paying bills or making that phone call thats where the fix is...jyust like the gambler that keeps on playing because even if he doesnt know it ''he likes to loose'' this as been proven so in my oppinion the same might go for anxiety.
Why one may ask and the answer is quite simple anxiety as become a integral part of the person personnality, so yes to cognitive therapy but one should know that its no kick fix either nor should it be its very hard ''work'' to change things that have been in us often for a life time...I should know I am one whos been coping with anxiety for as long as I can remember but hey...I'm working on it.
Sugffolk
Afternoon Doctor
I just read your post and find it quite interesting, here's my ''theory'' when a person who is afflicted with anxiety I mean (chronic) often that person will push back the things that makes he or she uncomfortable but not for that short ''fix'' this person will actually do it in a way to self induce anxiety, is it denial ? I dont think so a person with chronic anxiety as weird as it may sound this person needs anxiety so they will create it by not paying bills or making that phone call thats where the fix is...jyust like the gambler that keeps on playing because even if he doesnt know it ''he likes to loose'' this as been proven so in my oppinion the same might go for anxiety.
Why one may ask and the answer is quite simple anxiety as become a integral part of the person personnality, so yes to cognitive therapy but one should know that its no kick fix either nor should it be its very hard ''work'' to change things that have been in us often for a life time...I should know I am one whos been coping with anxiety for as long as I can remember but hey...I'm working on it.
Sugffolk