What can anxiety benefits a person?

Chapter 1: Introduction

A. Background of the Study

Anxiety is a type of a mood that becomes a mental disorder due of having or experiencing worry and fear in everyday situation and subsequent problem and and additional challenges makes a person to depression and leads to anxiety. Poor or low personality might not be a help to face problems. In an article entitled What is Anxiety?, "Anxiety is a mood and it becomes a mental disorder when theirs appearance characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about everyday things that is disproportionate to the actual source of worry. Subsequent problem or additional challenges come triggers a person to depression that may lead to crisis. Poor personality would not be a help to face struggles and conquer a solution." (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/anxiety/)

It is true that anxiety is a mental disorder the result of that is it may lead to affect how you think by not realizing what are you doing.

Anxiety affects our brain that we did not realizing what our we doing and it affect your mind to think. And anxiety can lead us always in bad thougths. In article entitled How Anxiety Affects?, "Anxiety is a mental health disorder. Anxiety changes your brain chemistry, and has the ability to affect the way you think. Anxiety does this in such a natural way that you may not even realize it's happening, which is why one of the main concerns about living with anxiety is the idea that it can cause you to have bad thoughts." (http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/bad-thoughts)

Anxiety may changes your brain chemistry and affects how you think that cause nervousness, fear and worrying and at the same time it affect a person feelings or simply affects they emotional being.

There is different causes when you have anxiety and that is nervousness, fear and worrying. Affects how we feel how we act and they can show real or obvious symptoms or signs. In article entitled About Anxiety. "Anxiety is a mental disorder that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying. These disorder affect how we feel and behave, and they can manifest real physical symptoms."  (http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/about-anxiety/support-with-your-benefits/)

It causes fear and worrying to a person that have anxiety in different situations in life and these feelings. Everyone experiences anxiety at times that's why it considered as a normal thing.

Anxiety is a state of worry and fear in everyday situation and for others it is considered as a normal thing. Anxiety is a problem for all of people it occurs when there is an embarrassed or dangerous situation. In article entitled What Are the Benefits of Anxiety?, "Anxiety is a general state of worry or fear before confronting something challenging such as a test, examination, recital, or interview. These feelings are easily justified and considered normal. Anxiety is considered a problem when symptoms interfere with a person's ability to sleep or otherwise function. Generally speaking, anxiety occurs when a reaction is out of proportion with what might be normally expected in a situation." (http://www.ehow.com/list_6771212_benefits-anxiety_.html)

Anxiety is not completely negative. There are some traits that anxious people have that are beneficial in our society. Anxiety lends itself towards making people more aware of dangerous situations, helps people be more understanding of others’ feelings, and is a necessary trait in good leadership. In fact, anxiety can help you stay alert and focused, spur you to action, and motivate you to solve problems.

Having a background information on this study about anxiety can show the people the benefits of anxiety to a person. Thus letting every person know that anxiety is not negative at all to a person and there is a positive or benefits that we can get.

This research paper is build to provide studies and knowledge about anxiety such as the benefits of people that have anxiety. This research paper also focuses to different benefits of anxiety to people. If anxiety have positive benefits or it just only negative. Therefore this research paper aims to give an idea or knowledge, information about the benefits of anxiety to people.



B. Statement of the problem. This study aims to answer this question:

1. What can anxiety benefits a person?


C. Significance of the study

Students. This research paper would be able to help students to know that anxiety also benefits a person in a positive way and their is benefits when you have anxiety.

Teachers/Professors. This research paper would be able to help teachers and professors to know the benefits of anxiety  to people and for more knowledgeable idea.

Future Researcher. This researcher paper would be able to help future researchers as base of a study and to gather more information that will lead to more focused and learned effort along with their works. 


D. Scope and Delimitation. 

This study will be based to the benefits of anxiety to a person. It will not discuss the different types of anxiety or the deeper meaning and study of anxiety itself. All of people are affected in this study because all of us might have an anxiety and to know that this disorder is not completely negative their also positive in this disorder.

This study explains what can anxiety benefits a person in a positive way. The main purpose of the researcher is to know what benefits can anxiety have to a person.


E. Materials and Methods

This research intends to know what can anxiety benefits a person in a positive way. The research also aims to make future study or make an opinion and to share experience if there is a positive benefits in anxiety to people. It will be informing the readers about what are the benefits of anxiety to a person, it will be also informing people the positive effect of anxiety and ways to benefit it.

F. Definition of terms

Anxiety. Anxiety is a mood and it becomes a mental disorder when theirs appearance characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about everyday things that is disproportionate to the actual source of worry. Subsequent problem or additional challenges come triggers a person to depression that may lead to crisis. Poor personality would not be a help to face struggles and conquer a solution.

Benefits. A good or helpful result or effect.

Anxious. Uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter; worried.

Chapter 2: Discussion

I. Definition of Anxiety

Anxiety is a normal thing to us and it is to normal to feel worry, fear also known as the uncomfortable feelings. Our Anxiety has a purpose in our life it lead us to be a better person or be a responsible person. In times anxiety becomes negative to us but it is not totally negative there is a positive in our anxiety. Like other says everything has a purpose even if it is a negative or positive. In an article entitled What is Anxiety? by the website known as Youthbeyondblue.com , "Anxiety is an uncomfortable feeling of fear or imminent disaster and is a normal emotional response to danger. The normal, healthy type of anxiety is usually brought on by some task in your life, such as a test or job interview. It only lasts a day or so, and doesn’t affect your health or day-to-day life. In many ways, a certain amount of anxiety is good for us, as it gets us hyped up to perform at our best." (http://www.youthbeyondblue.com/depression-and-anxiety/what-is-anxiety/)

II. What can anxiety benefits a person?

A. Anxiety In Dangerous Situations

The anxious person is usually best at calculating risks and coming up with solutions before a problem even occurs. In a dangerous situation, the anxious person has probably already pondered the situation beforehand and will most likely be a driving force in implementing the solution. Non-anxious people tend to live more in the moment. There is nothing wrong with that type of personality. But when danger strikes, it is the anxious person who has already formed a plan of action. And that is going to be most effective. 

In an article entitled What are the benefits of anxiety and stated that:

"Anxious people are known for having a mind that runs constantly. They are always thinking of the what-ifs in life. Anxiety is a driving factor in those people who are always running different scenarios in their minds. “What would I do if I got a flat tire on the way to the airport?” or, “What happens if lightning strikes the tree outside my house?”" (http://theanxietytips.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-anxiety/)

The author said that the benefits of anxiety to person when there's dangerous situation you will become " Alert to Danger ". The “fight or flight” response is adaptive. Whether in an encounter with a sabre-toothed tiger in prehistoric times, or in a darkened alley today, this response protects us by pumping important biochemicals through our body needed to escape truly dangerous situations or fight if we need to.

For example when there is a dangerous situation or bad situation like taking a test there is in your mind that think " what if i get failed or get a low score " but the benefit of anxiety to that situation is you will become alert for every situation that you might encounter and you will be come always ready.  

 We get into trouble psychologically when the anxiety response “misfires,” going off in situations that are not true threats to life or limb. It is also improves our self knowledge and awareness because it can alert us to things we need to change in our lives, or about ourselves.  If anxiety arises repeatedly around a certain topic, it’s often a sign that we need to take a closer look. It may continue to pester us until we take action.

B. Anxiety in Friendships

People who accept them for who they are, anxiety and all, they are even more supportive of that relationship. Anxious people tend to be less judgmental and more accepting of others. They understand what it feels like to be different from those around them.

In an article entitled Benefits of Anxiety, Vickie Christensen stated that:

"On the surface, it may not sound like an anxious friend would make the best friend. Someone who is already worried about many things may come across as too preoccupied to really give emotions in their relationships. But that could not be further from the truth." (http://theanxietytips.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-anxiety/)

I have a friend who always shy to every person that he encountered. I think he is an anxious person but I realized that if you get his feelings that you understand him and vice versa he become more open to you.

The author said that people who are anxious, and are aware of their anxiety, appreciate those in their lives that are true to them. They have a better understanding of what it is like to need support, and understanding.

C .Anxiety In Leadership Roles

Possibly one of the easiest ways to understand where anxiety would be beneficial is in a leadership role. Any good leader possesses great thinking skills, excellent organization, great planning skills, and the ability to not only think on their feet, but to carry out new ideas quickly and efficiently. 

In an article entitled Benefits of Anxiety, Vickie Christensen stated that:

"Anxiety keeps the brain moving in many directions at once. It serves to help people multitask and evaluate situations quickly. The most efficient leaders are those who own these skills.

Leaders who are lackadaisical and lack forethought are ineffective, and will soon find themselves replaced with one who has more drive, more anxiety fueling their fire." (http://theanxietytips.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-anxiety/)

He said that anxiety is not something that should rule our world, but it certainly has its place in our lives. Anxious people should not spend all their time worrying and not enjoying life. They should find that happy balance between stopping and smelling the roses, and knowing what they will do if one of those rose’s thorns happens to stick them. 

 In other article entitled The Benefits of Anxiety, Megan Sutherland stated that:

"Part of the Leadership Role is improving our self confidence. We realize our strength when we learn to move through it effectively. When we’re in the throws of anxiety, we can think that it will kill us." (http://willowtreecounselling.ca/articles/the-benefits-of-anxiety/)

For example for people to arrive at a hospital emergency department thinking that they are having a heart attack when, after a medical workup, no physical cause can be found. What we don’t realize when we’re in the thick of it is that bouts of anxiety always end.

Like waves in the ocean, they roll in and roll out. The tricky part is we don’t always know how long it will take, which can prove to be particularly distressing.  Sometimes we also don’t realize that there are strategies that we can learn to manage our anxiety. If anxiety has been a longstanding problem, a professional, experienced counselor can help to tailor an anxiety management program that’s right for you.  Anxiety is very treatable!  When you start to find and implement strategies that work for you, you’ll witness the effectiveness of your growing coping abilities first-hand which can be very gratifying indeed.

Chapter 3

SUMMARY

This paper attempted to determine what can anxiety benefits a person and at the same time to know how it becomes not negative but a positive to a person.

The research design used in this study is the descriptive method where different articles and sources are read by the researcher to find the answers to different questions that is stated. The research findings are the following.

1. Anxiety is a mood and it becomes a mental disorder when theirs appearance characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about everyday things that is disproportionate to the actual source of worry.

2. Anxiety changes your brain chemistry, and has the ability to affect the way you think. Anxiety does this in such a natural way that you may not even realize it's happening, which is why one of the main concerns about living with anxiety is the idea that it can cause you to have bad thoughts. 

3. Anxiety is a mental disorder that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying. These disorder affect how we feel and behave, and they can manifest real physical symptoms.

4. Anxiety is a general state of worry or fear before confronting something challenging such as a test, examination, recital, or interview. These feelings are easily justified and considered normal.

CONCLUSION

Based on the findings of the study, the following conclusions are drawn:

1. There are several positive benefits in anxiety. It benefits to our physical and emotional being.

2.  Anxious people tend to be less judgmental and more accepting of others. They understand what it feels like to be different from those around them.

3. Anxious people are known for having a mind that runs constantly. They are always thinking of the what-ifs in life. The benefit of that is they will become alert to danger always.

4. People who are anxious, and are aware of their anxiety, appreciate those in their lives that are true to them. They have a better understanding of what it is like to need support, and understanding.

RECOMMENDATION

After drawing the conclusions, the researcher hereby states the following suggestions/recommendations.

1. If you are anxious person do not be afraid to be judge just relax and be what you are. 

2. Anxious person should boost their confidence to every situation that might encounter.

3. Anxious people should not spend all their time worrying and not enjoying life. They should find that happy balance between stopping and smelling the roses, and knowing what they will do if one of those rose’s thorns happens to stick them. 

4.  Non-anxious people tend to live more in the moment. There is nothing wrong with that type of personality. But when danger strikes, it is the anxious person who has already formed a plan of action. And that is going to be most effective. 


REFERENCES

Medicalnewstoday.com, " What is Anxiety? " , (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/anxiety/)

Calmclinic.com, " How Anxiety Affects? " , (http://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/symptoms/bad-thoughts)

Vickie Christensen, Theanxietytips.com, " What are the benefits of anxiety? " (http://theanxietytips.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-anxiety/)

" What Are the Benefits of Anxiety? , (http://www.ehow.com/list_6771212_benefits-anxiety_.html)

AnxietyUK.com, " About Anxiety " , (http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/about-anxiety/support-with-your-benefits/)

Megan Sutherland, Willowtreecounselling.com, (http://willowtreecounselling.ca/articles/the-benefits-of-anxiety/)

Youthbeyondblue.com, " What is Anxiety? " (http://www.youthbeyondblue.com/depression-and-anxiety/what-is-anxiety/)