Posted by Mistermindmasta on July 21, 2005, at 23:02:12 [reposted on July 22, 2005, at 0:36:31 | original URL]
In reply to can i use anxiety for energy, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 21, 2005, at 17:34:59
I would say that from a evolutionary point of view, anxiety existed specifically to get things done. Your stress hormones raise in preparation for some energetic event - fight or flight... so why not at least TRY to be constructive? That's hard, but it would be nice.
Also, negative views towards something is a motivating factor in change. If you weren't anxious about things, you might not ever get things done right. Anxiety does have a purpose and it can be used constructively. Panic attacks, obviously, don't have much evolutionary use, so I can't comment on that... Anyway, generally speaking, most of us go to this board because our anxieties are dysfunctional, thus eliminating (for the most part) the possibility of constructively utilizing anxious feelings.
I tend to get constructive though, when I'm angry. Usually I actually can get a lot done when I'm really pissed at myself. That's the evolutionary advantage of anger.
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