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Is Anxiety Inherited, what do you think? For me I do not think so. I feel a few of us are born into a family unit where there is anxiety and panic attacks. Although that does not mean that we will have anxiety.

Speaking from my own personal understanding my Mum had anxiety and I am not 100% sure but I think my Dad was a pretty nervous guy. So yes it was in my family. But i have four siblings and none of them suffer from anxiety or panic attacks.

I am additionally a Sagittarius and it seems that we are prone to be anxious people. Therefore this could also be a contributing factor. When I had my first attack of anxiety I did ask my Doctor the question is anxiety inherited, he was not persuaded. As far as he was concerned there was no confirmation either way. So I think there is no definitive answer to the question is anxiety inherited.

I truly think that there is no such thing as an anxiety gene within us. I do believe that we can pick up on the behaviours of those closest to us when we are growing up.

So I think we can have learnt behaviour. That is something absolutely different to anxiety? As kids we may have witnessed someone familiar to us having an anxiety attack and not in actual fact understood what was going on. But what we would of picked up, was the fright they where feeling. And if it was a parent who was acting frightened, then we would really be nervous, as we looked to them to keep us out of harm’s way. But we would not of understood there fear. Subsequently there may be an case for anxiety being a learnt behaviour, but as for the question is anxiety inherited, I am not convinced. Although it would be really useful at times to know where my anxiety came from. And yes when i was feeling down it could of been quite useful to have someone to blame and be angry with. But again thats just part of the process, well it was for me.

The not knowing or understanding was really frightening. It would of been good for me to have the doctor say, yes its inherited,at least then i might of least understood my anxiety better. What do you consider? Please leave a sensible comment to the question is anxiety inherited. I would really value your input.

Note:The data in this post is for educational purposes only, and it is not intended as medical advice. For those who have medical problems contact your physician first.

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