Essay On Fear And Anxiety

Everyone has a fear in the world, whether the person is willing to admit it or not, though sometimes it takes a person awhile to figure out what exactly triggers their human reaction to a “dangerous” situation. Fear is normal, but there are times when this natural reaction develops into a persistent and unreasonable anxiety about an object or given situation to the point of avoidance, which becomes a labeled term called a phobia. Today’s notion of phobias is that there is nothing to be ashamed of since everyone has at least one fear, but what triggers the anxious feelings of the object? Anxiety disorders are made up of numerous components, but the physiological sensations are what I associate the most with my apprehension of the object. Every time I walk into a house or room, I go through the same bodily process; I hear the clinking of the beaded chain against the glass bulbs causing my body to be flooded with the dreadful feeling of facing my fear. Sharp pains stab my stomach and chest making me feel sick, while my palms feel …show more content…
The cognitive component of my anxiety is the idea most people struggle to understand, unless they have experienced the fear for themselves. To others, fear and anxiety is mind over matter. In some ways that phrase is correct, but the problem is when the fear turns into a nightmare; I will overheat before I turn the fan on, because I know I will never sleep worrying over my fear. The “what ifs” are what keep me up at night worrying even as I stare at the fan to make sure it is not on. I am in a constant battle with my thoughts on what if the ceiling fan turns on and falls on top of my body…I’ll die. Of course, these ideas are illogical, but the absurd and excessive worrying distinguishes the dysfunctional behavior from ordinary