Anxiety

Anxiety is one of the body's natural defence mechanisms to prepare it for a sudden burst of action, and prepared our caveman ancestors for fighting or running. Modern life does not produce the same release, but anxiety still produces the same effects on the body. Modern day anxiety is usually self-inflicted by the way we think about situations or have learned to react to them, and to reduce anxiety we need to unlearn the bad ways of reacting to situations and thinking about them. Anxiety wears your energy and your health down, and this downward spiral can also lead to depression. Panic attacks are a form of anxiety attack.