The important Question
Is Anxiety Inherited, what do you believe? For me I do not think so. I feel some of us are born into a family where there is anxiety and panic attacks. Although that does not mean that we will have anxiety.
Speaking from my individual personal experience my Mum had anxiety and I am not 100% sure but I think my Dad was a pretty apprehensive guy. So yes it was in my family. But i have four siblings and none of them suffer from anxiety or panic attacks.
I am also a Sagittarius and it seems that we are prone to be anxious people. Therefore this could also be a contributing factor. As soon as I had my first session of anxiety I did ask my Doctor the question is anxiety inherited, he was not persuaded. As far as he was concerned there was no corroboration either way. So I assume there is no definitive answer to the question is anxiety inherited.
I truly consider that there is no such thing as an anxiety gene within us. I do believe that we can pick up on the behaviours of those closest to us when we are growing up.
So I feel we can have learnt behaviour. That is something entirely different to anxiety? As kids we may have witnessed someone familiar to us having an anxiety attack and not in actual fact understood what was going on. But what we will of picked up, was the fright they where feeling. And if it was a parent who was acting anxious, then we would really be afraid, as we looked to them to keep us protected. But we would not of understood there fear. Thus there may be an argument for anxiety being a learnt behaviour, but as for the question is anxiety inherited, I am not persuaded. Although it would be really helpful at times to know where my anxiety came from. And yes when i was feeling down it might of been quite helpful to have somebody to blame and be angry with. But again thats just part of the process, well it was for me.
The not knowing or understanding was really frightening. It would of been good for me to have the doctor say, yes its inherited,at least then i might of least understood my anxiety better. What do you feel? Please leave a sensible comment to the question is anxiety inherited. I would really value your input.
Note:The information in this article is made for educational purposes only, which is not intended as health advice. When you have medical problems contact your doctor first.
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