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As such, theories about mental illness and disease, physical brain problems or genetic causes don't even come close to the real
answer... for they ignore the incredible power of the human mind
When we look closely at these problems and the evidence that exists, we can see that they are not:-
 Illness or Diseases That We Somehow
Catch
Anxiety disorders follow a logical psychological progression based on our life experiences and we can map exactly what
happens every step of the way. From initial nervousness and anxiety problems through to severe 'disorders' (including chronic
depression) each stage can be predicted and explained.
Mental Illness
Most people with these problems are above average intelligence and are fully aware of what is happening to them, yet feel
powerless to stop it. Their brains are functioning correctly given the information they have received.
Due to Imbalance of Chemicals in Our Brain
Synapses are connections between the neurons in our brain (there are around 10,000 for each neuron). They are tiny spaces that are occupied by
chemical messengers called neurotransmitters that carry information between neurons.
Serotonin and Dopamine are the two main neurotransmitters (chemicals) regularly mentioned with regard to anxiety and
depression problems.
And a chemical imbalance, usually referring to deficiencies of these neurotransmitters, is often proffered as a reason for
anxiety disorders and depression.
Well, anxiety and depression deplete our body of many resources, including such things as energy, vitamins, minerals,
electrolytes and no doubt neurotransmitters. Surely, any chemical imbalance is the result of these problems not the cause.
Balancing chemicals in the brain through the action of drugs may alleviate some symptoms temporarily but never
touches the cause.
Curable with drugs
Medication works on a physical level. Anxiety disorders are psychological and the answer is psychological. Whilst short-term
medication may be beneficial for symptom relief (and in many cases very necessary), drugs never touch the underlying reason
for these problems. Indeed, taking medication regularly can actually make the underlying cause of the problem worse.
Due to Genes
Evolution and our genes provide us with predispositions not fixed behaviours. These are ways in which we are predisposed to
behave given the right environment; that is, our life experiences. We cannot be programmed with fixed behaviours like
obsessive thinking or worrying, compulsive behaviours, irrational fears and phobias for we don't know the environment we
will be born into ... it would not be adaptive to react with extreme anxiety to unconditional love.
Genetic information may load us with predispositions but it's the environment, our experiences, that determine whether such
predispositions flourish and grow or wither and die.
And very importantly...
These Problems are not Irrational – Our mind and body are perfectly ordered in what they are trying
to do, and we get these problems for the most rational reason there will ever be... for our survival.
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