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I have read on a few sites now that anxiety can be caused by a genetic predisposition.
What are your thoughts on this? I am curious to know
| can be other reasons | 1 | |
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| Yes | 10 | |
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Sure. Truth is, most of our characteristics and traits are determined at birth. But a big part of anxiety is breathing.
Most folks breathe too quickly (hyperventilating) and that causes them to get less oxygen and enter that fight-or-flight mode. Time how many breaths you take a minute and work on getting it down.
anxiety is species wide its hard wired into every human brain genetic of course its genetic for the entire species. thing is we train ourselves to deal with it differently. ever seen that guy where nothing phases him. thats because he self trained his coping skills. thats not me. im fucking messed up . my way of coping is to kill you.
I don't believe it's genetics.. I have (what i think is) mild anxiety not because of my genes but because how I was brought up and my environment
lots of reasons. I do believe anxiety can be predetermined and then will last throughout your life and you will need guidance to keep it in check!
I overcame severe anxiety. There was a time in my life where i couldn't even drive or get the mail. Where getting off the couch and going to the bathroom was even anxiety producing.
I haven't had anxiety or panic attacks in years now, so I know for a fact it doesn't have to last a lifetime.
It took a lot of work and therapy but it can be done.
Part nature part nurture.
My mother has mild gao as has my sister. My brother and father are fine and I have social anxiety. I believe the majority of serious anxiety disorders are formed & develop between the ages of 10 & 20.
If you aren't adopted then the environment of living around anxious people will outweigh anything genetic anyways
What does being adopted have anything to do with determining if a person is anxious or not.
My sister is a very anxious person and I have quite a few Friends that suffer or have suffered anxiety.
Your question was can anxiety be caused by genetics. This is my point, if your parents are anxious and you are raised LIVING WITH THEM, then this alone will make a person very anxious.
The only instance where anxiety due to genetics would be visible is in a person with anxious biological parents and non-anxious adoptive parents.