To date, doctors are still not sure what causes anxiety. Anxiety can happen to anyone, anytime and anywhere regardless of their gender and age. It was thought that anxiety disorder may run in families because genes as well as biochemistry (our brain) and fear responses (our life experiences) can be a reason to activate anxiety. Researchers are exploring the idea that natural chemicals in our body (serotonin), as well a structure in the brain called amygdale may play a role in controlling the fear response.
Feeling angry and uncomfortable at definite situations is what makes us anxious. When having an anxiety disorder common situations seem dreadful and even frightening. They do not bring us positive emotions.
If you have a previous experience with anxiety or any of your parents or grandparents had suffered from any kind of mental disorder, then you’ll probably catch the disease.
Things get serious in any of these social events- meeting new people, being watched while doing something, being the center of attention, public speaking, performing on stage, going on a date, taking exams, eating or drinking in public, attending social gatherings, etc. Most common social anxiety disorder includes the fear of being judged, scrutinized or embarrassed in front of others. ‘’What others think of me?” is the question more important than your self opinion. The genetic and environmental factors make really a dangerous cocktail. Knowing the causes to the disease can help prevent or cure the illness.
Causes for anxiety disorder may differ in adults and children. Adults will often find that their fear of society is unreasonable. You might be surprised to know that worrying about being anxious is one of the causes for anxiety in adults. Children may feel worried about being embarrassed in front of their peers and feel anxious when they have to speak in front of them. People who has social anxiety disorder tend to underachieve at school or at work because they want to avoid the attention of getting a promotion or participate in a group.
Anxiety attacks are a common episode of intense fear or panic. They tend to occur suddenly without any warning. In many cases there is an obvious cause, such as – being stuck in an elevator or going for a date that you have been waiting for so long. Your heart will begin to beat like drum and your hands start to sweat. You find that you just can not stay in one place. In fact there is no definite cause for anxiety as a number of factors which contribute to a person’s chance of experiencing anxiety, among which are physical and environmental factors. Anxiety is also triggered by the stress that we’re going through in our life.
Anxiety attacks rarely lasts for more than half an hour. But during that short period you will feel you are going to lose control or even die. Coping with anxiety is a necessity in our modern fast-paced world where all types of problems such as money, family matters and workplace makes us feeling anxious. Each of the theories are plausible causes for anxiety. With new advances in technologies, we can expect greater understanding of anxiety and better treatment methods.

