Who suffers from Anxiety?

Anxiety is fairly indiscriminate; however, some scientists maintain that genetic factors can pre-dispose a person to developing anxiety.

We do not subscribe entirely to this conclusion. Anxiety disorder is a behavioural condition which is activated by repeating a cycle of anxiety, which causes it to become instinctual.

Exposure to other anxiety sufferers does have an effect on the formation of anxiety disorders. It seems that anxiety can be learned from other people with whom you have regular contact.

Child Anxiety

Anxiety can develop regardless of age or sex but is statistically more common in women than men. Child anxiety is becoming more commonplace, affecting children of all ages.

Child anxiety becomes most obvious at puberty, most likely because of the awareness of their mortality and their improved understanding of the challenges which could face them in the future.

Children learn fast and are very resilient. Anxiety is seen by most of them as a 'hurdle they have to jump', nothing more.

Anxiety in The Elderly

Often, retired people experience anxiety, possibly due to changes in life circumstances which alter their perception of their position in the world.

Anxiety in older people is sometimes more difficult to address because of their lack of physical ability. However, most of our older clients make full recoveries from their anxiety conditions.

It is said that approximately 1 in 4 people will experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their life.

This epidemic of anxiety-related conditions could be put down to increased work pressures, stress and emotional worries, but it is our belief that anxiety disorders have always existed but in the past they were excused as 'a fit of the vapours' or 'Shell Shock.'

For example, humans have always been amongst the most frail animals on Earth, but inappropriate anxiety certainly doesn't have to play a part in our lives.