February 26, 2010
Whats the difference between anxiety and adrenalin rushes?
Can you answer BOB's question about anxiety?:
Whats the difference between anxiety and adrenalin rushes?
I would have thought the majority of people love adrenalin rushes, the feeling and all but i hate it
Whenever i get an adrenalin rush i see it as a bad , negative feeling, its hard to accept and hate it when it happens or could this be anxiety?
For instance if ive not seen a member of my family for a long time i get an adrenalin rush when i see them again, but i hate it, i should be happy about seeing them but the adrenalin rush or anxiety makes me negative about seeing them
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Adrenalin rushes are the smae wether you feel excited or terrified, it's the same boilogical response.
The difference is how we interpret the situation or the symptoms the rush causes. If you inclined to worry it is likely you will hate them, if you are quite extrovert the opposite occurs.
Speak to your Dr about Anxiety Management advise, or check out NHS direct and it's links on Anxiety, the more you understand the better it is to control. I certainly would not say you have a problem however, you just seem not to like the experience and that is ok.
The major difference between anxiety and adrenalin, is that one afects the brain mostly, and the latter affects the body.
Anxiety is a long term activity such as worrying, whereas an adrenalin rush is caused by a specific highly challenging occurence.
Eg. When faced by a dangerous situation (god forbid - but for example) you are faced with a man holding a gun. Your body reacts by releasing adrenalin into the system. This prepares your body for 'fight or flight'. Blood is taken away from the brain to the muscles which prepare them selves for activity. Hence people feel faint when frightened and they go 'white as a ghost'. When the adrenalin is not used up the body is left in a highly 'charged' state and this is uncomfortable. Hence trembling.
In your case, you're getting the adrenalin rush when meeting family. It's probably not possible for you to run 10 times around the block, but anything you can do to help get rid of the adrenalin might help.
Better still, work at trying to assure yourself that these meetings are not a 'threat situation' and that you're not in danger.