Anxiety, Phobia and Panic Disorder

Anxiety can be caused by many things. A family history of anxiety, certain personality traits such as shyness, or the tendency to be more physically reactive to changes in the environment. Health conditions such as thyroid problems may contribute to feeling anxious. Learned factors are thought to play a particularly important role in the development of anxiety disorders. Stressful events, including traumatic life events, can set up a learned pattern of worry and avoidance that maintain and worsen problems associated with anxiety across time.