Chronic Illness and Anxiety

It is already very well-documented that chronic illness and anxiety go hand in hand. How couldn't they, after all? Life is full of enough surprises for those who are not plagued with a life-long illness of some sort, so it is no surprise that the two are closely interconnected. It is easy to get caught up in thought processes revolving around your health as far as the future is concerned. From my own experiences, I learned that these thoughts can turn into endless repeated cycles of anxiety/anxiety attacks.

If anxiety issues run in your family, you may be at even more of a disadvantage. It is heavily rampant among some of my elder family members in my immediate family, so genetics along with atypical medical circumstances has created the perfect storm of anxiety disorders. If you find you are struggling with an anxiety disorder of some sort along with chronic illness, you are far from the only one. As daunting as constantly juggling both of these hardships may be, know you are not alone in your battle and that there is help out there.

I love reading articles/studies that are both informative in plausible in regards to the subject. Some are of course more comprehensive than others, but I tend to find that they all (for the most part) offer beneficial suggestions in reference to leading the healthiest and happiest lifestyle possible despite these often exhausting/painful conditions.

Here is just one of several articles on the internet that offer some good advice on dealing with chronic illness and anxiety.