vonnhelsing
10-20-2012, 11:12 AM
I very much believe that anxiety is somewhat a result of your personality. i've done some research and have found that the following personality traits are common in people that suffer from anxiety disorders:
Perfectionism
Over-controling
People pleaser
Unrealistically high self expectations
Highly performance conscious
Highly sensitive
Highly creative
The “doer”
The “code” communicator
The health worrier
Radar
I can honestly say that i am all those things. And for me, i know that i had anxiety coming. i didn't know it before obviously but now that i think about it yes, definitely. i've always been super nervous. overly sensitive. When i was in school and we'd have exams or get our report cards i'd react differently than the other kids. I'd physically feel ill and i clearly remember on several occasions telling my friends how i always had this weird feeling that 'something bad was going to happen'. i was always fearing the worst and i'd get super emotional while watching the news. So i know now that anxiety had been manifesting itself within me for years before i even had my first panic attack. And very often these personality traits are formed by our environment while growing up.
Psychological abuse
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
Spiritual abuse
Alcoholism
Critical parent
Overprotective parent
Suppression of feelings (or denial of)
Rigidity in Rules and/or beliefs
Appearance Emphasis/ Performance Emphasis
Separation anxiety (or loss of loved one)
Panic parent
Role reversal (Child cares for parent)
I know for sure that the reason i've got such high anxiety levels is because of my Parents. I had a great childhood. but my teenage years were difficult. a lot of family problems made me very unsure about myself, low self-esteem. I started to fear the world. I'm terrified of my mom. I love her more than anything, but she makes me scared. She's extremely critical and i doubt myself constantly. This is what has caused me to be very fearful of everything.
Anxiety can be caused by a lot of things but for me i know it's my personality that made me prone to it. It was bound to happen but it doesn't mean i can't change the way i am. I've been a pushover all my life, but now i've learnt to be stronger.
Perfectionism
Over-controling
People pleaser
Unrealistically high self expectations
Highly performance conscious
Highly sensitive
Highly creative
The “doer”
The “code” communicator
The health worrier
Radar
I can honestly say that i am all those things. And for me, i know that i had anxiety coming. i didn't know it before obviously but now that i think about it yes, definitely. i've always been super nervous. overly sensitive. When i was in school and we'd have exams or get our report cards i'd react differently than the other kids. I'd physically feel ill and i clearly remember on several occasions telling my friends how i always had this weird feeling that 'something bad was going to happen'. i was always fearing the worst and i'd get super emotional while watching the news. So i know now that anxiety had been manifesting itself within me for years before i even had my first panic attack. And very often these personality traits are formed by our environment while growing up.
Psychological abuse
Sexual abuse
Physical abuse
Spiritual abuse
Alcoholism
Critical parent
Overprotective parent
Suppression of feelings (or denial of)
Rigidity in Rules and/or beliefs
Appearance Emphasis/ Performance Emphasis
Separation anxiety (or loss of loved one)
Panic parent
Role reversal (Child cares for parent)
I know for sure that the reason i've got such high anxiety levels is because of my Parents. I had a great childhood. but my teenage years were difficult. a lot of family problems made me very unsure about myself, low self-esteem. I started to fear the world. I'm terrified of my mom. I love her more than anything, but she makes me scared. She's extremely critical and i doubt myself constantly. This is what has caused me to be very fearful of everything.
Anxiety can be caused by a lot of things but for me i know it's my personality that made me prone to it. It was bound to happen but it doesn't mean i can't change the way i am. I've been a pushover all my life, but now i've learnt to be stronger.