Anxiety causes are vast and numerous.  More so even than the amounts of anxieties that plague our society today.  To name a few different types of anxieties, there are:

• Social anxiety
• Test anxiety
• Separation anxiety
• Panic anxiety
• Performance anxiety
• and many subtle types of anxiety that fall into the category of “Anxiety Disorder.”

Anxiety, in itself is very common and though it is wise to control it, anxiety really doesn’t amount to much until it crosses over into the realm we term anxiety disorder.  Anxiety disorder is anxiety in doses that tend to control the lives of those who are inflicted by it.  In fact, the main difference between ordinary anxiety and anxiety disorder is whether or not it actually controls what the sufferer does. 

For instance, does he cancel appointments because of anxiety?  Does the sufferer change or cancel travel plans?  Does he call in sick often because of his inability to to face the drive to work or his apprehension to talk a client or face the boss?  These things may frazzle the nerves of a sufferer of ordinary anxiety, but they will entirely overwhelm the sufferer of anxiety disorder.

Another symptom of anxiety disorder is panic.  Mot all, but most sufferers of anxiety disorder also have frequent, or at least occasional panic attacks and this is for a good reason.  Anxiety disorder and panic attacks are born of the fight or flight syndrome.  In other words, the more one tries to run away from, or fight off anxiety, the deeper and more overwhelming the anxiety will be.

One who has he ability to totally accept his anxiety will never suffer a panic attack because when fear is absent from anxiety, this anxiety will be unable to build into panic.  It is when the sufferer tries to escape the weird and horrific feelings anxiety brings on that anxiety receives the fuel it needs to build into strong anxiety disorder and panic.  Yes, fear is panic’s fuel, without it panic wanes.

Learning how to control fear while under the duress of anxiety is something that needs to be learned but it is a very learn-able trick as many have been cured from anxiety disorder and panic attacks.