It starts with my stomach, it flips and then sinks and that’s when I know I am in for it. An anxiety attack is on its way. My stomach is in a knot and I try for a deep breath but shallow short ones is all I can come to, then my right hand starts to shake and before I know it my body is gently convulsing, my feet are as cold as ice, but an itching sweat is coming from my underarms. Soon enough my body is covered in a glossy coat of perspiration, and all I can do is ride it out. This is what it feels like to live with thanatophobia, an irrational fear of death. But thanatophobia hasn’t always controlled my life, it wasn’t until recently that I’ve lost control of my thoughts. Although we are all afraid of dying to some degree, it’s when this fear controls someone’s mind that we must find the root cause and develop coping mechanisms in order to live a healthy life.
“I hope your bags are packed because we’re off to the Middle East”, mom shouts eagerly down the stairs on the last day of school. Every summer on June 30th, we shove the bare …show more content…
If we’ve seen a traumatic death or watched someone close to us die, we’re more likely to develop a fear of dying ourselves. Where I found proof in my own experiences with Dixons explanation for the cause of anxiety, I lack a personal experience to validate Manfredis. Though his explanation may not sculpt my personal experience, it is still a highly valuable explanation and must not be dismissed because there’s proof with many others, such as soldiers who see hundreds of people die and who require therapy and different forms of treatment to deal with the anxiety they develop. But according to both Manfredi and Dixon, the true root cause for anxiety is hard to determine as there are many probable causes. But now that we understand the basic principles of where anxiety comes from, we can now deal with possible
“I hope your bags are packed because we’re off to the Middle East”, mom shouts eagerly down the stairs on the last day of school. Every summer on June 30th, we shove the bare …show more content…
If we’ve seen a traumatic death or watched someone close to us die, we’re more likely to develop a fear of dying ourselves. Where I found proof in my own experiences with Dixons explanation for the cause of anxiety, I lack a personal experience to validate Manfredis. Though his explanation may not sculpt my personal experience, it is still a highly valuable explanation and must not be dismissed because there’s proof with many others, such as soldiers who see hundreds of people die and who require therapy and different forms of treatment to deal with the anxiety they develop. But according to both Manfredi and Dixon, the true root cause for anxiety is hard to determine as there are many probable causes. But now that we understand the basic principles of where anxiety comes from, we can now deal with possible