The important Question
Is Anxiety Inherited, what do you feel? For me I do not believe so. I believe a few of us are born into a family where there is anxiety and panic attacks. However that does not indicate that we will have anxiety.
Talking from my own personal experience my Mum had anxiety and I am not 100% sure but I think my Dad was a pretty apprehensive guy. So yes it was in my family. But i have four siblings and not any of them suffer from anxiety or panic attacks.
I am also a Sagittarius and it appears that we are prone to be anxious people. Therefore this could also be a contributing factor. As soon as I had my first bout of anxiety I did ask my Doctor the question is anxiety inherited, he was not certain. As far as he was concerned there was no corroboration either way. So I assume there is no definitive answer to the question is anxiety inherited.
I truly believe that there is no such thing as an anxiety gene within us. I do consider that we can pick up on the behaviours of those closest to us when we are growing up.
So I think we can have learnt behaviour. That is something absolutely different to anxiety? As kids we may have witnessed someone familiar to us having an anxiety attack and not really understood what was going on. But what we will of picked up, was the fright they where feeling. And if it was a close relative who was acting afraid, then we would really be anxious, as we looked to them to keep us protected. But we would not of understood there fear. So there may be an argument for anxiety being a learnt behaviour, but as for the question is anxiety inherited, I am not convinced. Although it would be really beneficial at times to know where my anxiety came from. And yes when i was feeling down it might of been quite helpful to have somebody to blame and be angry with. But again thats just part of the process, well it was for me.
The not knowing or understanding was really frightening. It would of been good for me to have the doctor say, yes its inherited,at least then i might of least understood my anxiety better. What do you sense? Please leave a sensible comment to the question is anxiety inherited. I would really value your input.
Note:The information in the following paragraphs is made for educational purposes only, and it is not intended as medical health advice. When you have medical problems contact your doctor first.