Anxiety

Its 9pm on a Sunday night. He has an essay due tomorrow morning in his English class

And he’s fretting to and fro around his room, wondering how he’s going to accomplish

His homework assignment. Feelings of worry and discontent plague him and he is now

Feeling an emotion called Anxiety which is generally negative in connotation and affects

Decision-making in the areas if professionalism, inter-personal affairs and also fiscal

Management. Anxiety refers to a complex combination of negative

Emotions that includes fear, stress, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by

Physical sensations such as palpitations, nausea, chest pain and/or shortness of breath.

Anxiety is a feeling that has four main components, Cognitive, Somatic, Emotional, and

Behavioral. The cognitive feeling is where you sense danger, fear, or worry. Afterwards,

That is when the Somatic part comes in. The Somatic component prepares the body to

Deal with the threat, by which the blood pressure rises, heart beat increases and excessive

Perspiration (Sweating) occurs.

After the Somatic component takes effect, the Emotional

Component begins to play its role, causing a sense of dread or panic, and possibly nausea

And chills. The last part is the Behavioral component, where both voluntary and

Involuntary behaviors may arise, directed at trying to escape or avoid the direct source of

Anxiety. However, anxiety is not entirely pathological or uncommon. It is a common

Emotion that comes along with life and with other emotions like fear, anger, sadness and

Happiness and is important to survival but yet is quite unfortunate for persons have a low

Tolerance