Is Stress Inherited, What Do You Think?.
Is anxiety inherited, what do you think? For me I do not think so. I feel some of us are born into a family tree where there a lot of us are dealing with anxiety. But that does not imply that we will have anxiety.
Talking from my individual personal experience my Mother had stress and I'm not 100% guaranteed but I believe my dad was a pretty nervous guy. So yes it was in my family. But I have four siblings and none of them are afflicted by anxiety or panic disorder. Moreover, I am a Sagittarius and it sounds as if we are susceptible to be anxious people. Consequently this may also be a contributing aspect.
When I had my first panic attack I did ask my Doctor the question "is stress inherited", he was not certain. As far as he was concerned there was no evidence either way. And so I consider there is no definitive solution to the question "is stress inherited".
I really believe that there is no such thing as an anxiety gene within us. I do feel that we can pick up on the behaviours of those close to us as we are maturing. Therefore I feel we could have learnt behaviour which is something completely different to anxiety.
As kids we may have witnessed someone close to us having an anxiety attack and never in fact realized what was going on. But what we would of picked up, was the fear they where feeling. And if it had been a close relative who was acting worried, then we would really be worried, as we looked to them to keep us safe. However we would not of recognized their fear.
Thus there might be a case for anxiety being a learnt behaviour, but as for the question "is stress inherited", I am not sure. Although it would be really helpful at times to find out where my anxiety came from. And yes when I was feeling down it would of been really helpful to have someone responsible and be angry with. But again that's just a part of the process, well it had been for me. The not knowing or not understanding was really distressing. It would of been helpful for me to have the doctor say, yes your anxiety is inherited,at least then I may of least understood my anxiety far better.
What's your opinion? Please give a sensible comment to the query "is anxiety inherited". I would truly value your input.
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