when im nervous i.......

[Meg]

Yes there is Jim

let me find the figures..

Yes , it's often inherited. There is a school of thought that some of this may be down to learned behaviour. ie. if you see Mum panicking you learn that behaviour too.

In studies of patients with anxiety, 18% of first degree relatives also have the same disorder , compared with 2% of distant relatives; 60% of patients have at least one relative with the same disorder, compared with 15% of control patients.
In twin studies it's 45% for both identical twins to suffer and 15% for non identical twins.



Meg

Watch your thoughts, they become your words...
Watch your words, they become your actions... Watch your actions, they become your habits... Watch your habits, they become your character... Watch your character, it becomes your destiny...

[Laurie28]

My mother is a very anxious person and does loads of 'crazy' things I think i must have picked up alot of my anxiety from her!!

But the anxiety has STOPPED me biting my nails as I was scared of what i had touched and there was no way I was biting them!!
(There is a bit of good in everything eh!!)

Love
lucky

[uryjm]

Interesting stuff Meg. Can't wait for the next family get together! Rememeber that song by Tahisha Tikarem (or something)? Altogether now, "There's a good tradition of love and severe panic, 'round by the fireside.":-)

Jim