Behind the Scenes of Anxiety Disorder
What are the reasons that take anxiety from a normal emotion to a psychological/psychiatric disorder?
In fact, this question is and is the most basic field of study of psychotherapy with anxiety
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. The answer to this question differs from person to person because everyone falls into this vicious circle of anxiety as a result of certain characteristics that they had to develop in their own life
past. But in general, factors that make a person panic rather than worry should be identified. In my experience, the most obvious issue that arises at this point is control.
How does the vicious circle of control and anxiety occur?
The person's tolerance for their weakness and the events in which they remain weak and uncontrolled has decreased.
Or he doesn't have much tolerance anyway. Instead of doing the best he can, that is, controlling as much as he can
and surrendering to his usual powerlessness, helplessness and lack of control, and instead of leaving the part he cannot control to the process, he controls his desire to control at this point
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It leads to areas where it is impossible to reach and enters into a vicious circle. For example, we cannot know when and where the earthquake will occur and we cannot control it. But we can try to reduce the chances of possible damage by fixing the furniture in the house as much as possible. We know that we cannot control the part that goes beyond us, and we try not to get stuck with our anxiety
by trying to trust the flow of life. However, in anxiety disorders, the person cannot leave the part that he cannot control and puts it at the center of his life. If we take the earthquake example again
instead of taking precautions as much as possible and leaving the rest to the process, the person insistently wants to know when
where the earthquake will occur and uses extreme and real
conditions to control this situation. >He becomes unable to prevent himself from engaging in extra-cognitive efforts. Since the control I mentioned
is not actually possible, it is inevitable for the person to fall into a vicious cycle marked by helplessness,
lack of control and powerlessness. This further strengthens the person's perception of weakness and defenselessness, and makes life perhaps normal
Even in the face of possible threats, he becomes more worried than usual. To cope with this situation
instead of confronting it and tolerating some difficulties, it looks for ways to bring relief
as soon as possible. As a result of this search, the person sometimes experiences anxiety with some routines (such as repeatedly checking that he has turned off the stove, or touching an object 3 times to make sure nothing bad happens, etc.) even though he thinks it is meaningless
He tries to relax by reducing his level, feeling that he is in control
. After a while, this routine becomes an indispensable habit and
The person thinks that if he gives up this routine, the disasters he fears will happen to him.
In fact, by tapping the table three times, the person can, for example, prevent the death of our loved ones.
He knows that there is no rational connection between them. But he still sees this as a responsibility
and needs this routine in order to feel at ease.
Why does the person want to control or why can't he trust?
These questions are answered The answer is actually hidden in the person's inner world. Control was developed out of need
and different reasons may underlie everyone's need for control. For example, some
people feel that they are alone in life without support. That's why "nobody
will help me, in order not to skip my responsibilities, in order to be successful, in order to win,
in order not to fall short and be defeated, I must control everything and never be powerless. Otherwise
They may think, "I can't get it together, that's why I have to have complete control." Some people, in the face of the difficulties they experience, develop the perception that "only if I take control of my life
I can direct my life the way I want" and hold on tightly to control.
Some people hold on tightly to control. Since people have never experienced being defeated or weak in their lives,
they are scared to death of this and do not want to face it. Others see the motivating side of anxiety as an element of power and believe that if there is no anxiety, they will not take action
They feel worried. There may be very different reasons why the person wants to hold on to control so much.
lyre. Therefore, in order to understand why the person clings to control so much,
it will be necessary to examine and understand the person's life as deeply as possible.
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