Do you know what triggers anxiety?

Hi there! Today, I want to talk about having a tendency to experience anxiety symptoms on a daily basis. It is quite fundamental for the homeopath to understand what triggers your anxiety symptoms:

In my consultation room, the most watched triggers for anxiety are: Money, health, fear of being judged, performance in a new job, and anxiety about the future.

1. Financial Anxiety Financial Anxiety is a massive concern for patients who present with anxiety symptoms. The fear of not having enough to provide for the family can lead to sleepless nights and unexplained physical anxiety symptoms like palpitations and shortness of breath. There is a constant irrational fear that finances are running out, even when they have a solid, proper income. During the pandemic, this kind of anxiety was quite prevalent because of the uncertainty in the world about the economy. This type of financial anxiety can also appear when a person is starting a new life in another country. They don’t know if they will be able to get a job soon to provide for their expenses. The fear of running out of money is constant, which can develop into panic attacks. When the person comes for homeopathic treatment, they just want their physical symptoms fixed; they are scared. They cannot sleep; they go to bed, and after one hour, the heart palpitations start. They can’t sleep because constantly they keep thinking about how they will pay for the energy bill that will come only next month. They heard on the radio that energy prices are skyrocketing this year.

2. Anxiety about Your Health Health anxiety often manifests as an overwhelming preoccupation with one’s health. The patient comes to the clinic with a symptom that they researched on Dr. Google, and after that, they develop persistent fears of serious illness. For example, if they experience stomach pain, they might also develop fears of having cancer. The patient becomes obsessed with their own health and might try all the treatments available in the health market. Jumping from one place to another, the restlessness and anxiety are quite present until they find a solution to their problem, until they fall sick again, and the whole anxiety symptoms come back again.

3. Anxiety about Being Judged This is a big one. I believe every human being has a certain anxiety about being judged. The problem is if this anxiety is impeding the person from performing their daily tasks, like not going out for a coffee because of the fear that someone will judge their appearance, the way they dress, etc. This kind of anxiety can also disturb individuals who want to do well in their profession or get a better job but fear what others will think if they fail in completing certain tasks.

4. Anxiety about Performance in a New Job This is a big one not only for men but also for women. The anxiety can go so high that some people do not sleep the night before starting a new job. The fear is so much that the first week of a job can be compared to the worst time of their life. In their head, it's: so much to learn, I'm not experienced enough, what if I make a mistake, and they see I am not good enough and decide to let me go? I am meeting all these people; would they like me as a person, my job, my skills? What about if I find out I cannot do the job?

5. Anxiety about the Future This usually comes when there is a significant event happening in this person's life. Anything that can change their life in a certain way, like traveling, moving houses, getting married. The person cannot stop fantasizing about what might happen during their circumstances. The thoughts are constant: would everything be fine, would I be happy? All those thoughts can keep the patient awake at night and detriment their work-life balance.

If you experience any type of anxiety symptoms, starting a new job and wants supporthomeopathy can definitely help cut the tendencies to develop anxiety every time a trigger occurs.