I know that anxiety is a fear response to a situation preceived to be dangerous, fight or flight response. And i know that due our irrational fears, we can constantly feel anxious, when we are not actually in danger. And that our constant fears keep the anx alive.
However, i have also liked to believe that its also a way of our mind/body talking to us, telling us to stop thinking that way, or telling us it doesnt believe our irrational worries and we need to make some changes in our thinking/lives.
For example i used to constantly tell myself i was going crazy, and would be in a mental hospital eventually... i got to believe the anxiety this caused was my mind saying its not true and telling me to STOP IT ....and i eventually let that thought go. I found more comfort in believing my mind was trying to help me by telling me its not true, your not mad, than just believing the anx was a fear response to my fear...i mean that way, to me,if its just a fear response, it was still a fear that could be true. (although irrational)
So me being me, just me believing this isnt enough, and have trawled Mr Google, to see if there is any other belief in this thought...and found this-
http://www.robertjsolomon.com/anxiety.html
im not saying anxiety is not a fear response, it is, but im saying perhaps its a sign from our mind/body too thats actually trying to help us...
What do you think?