When I previously saw patients who suffered from stress and anxiety, many of them had struggles due to worries and uncertainty about the future. No matter how many medications I prescribed for them, no matter how many relaxation techniques I taught them, they still had debilitating anxiety and stress. As a psychiatrist, I also struggled […]
Please Explain Anxiety And Uncertainty Management Theory
So what you are asking is about how the intolerance of uncertainty can lead to anxiety. To answer this question, let’s look at how generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) develops from the intolerance of uncertainty. So let’s say you have worries that something bad is going to happen, you think you are not able to cope, […]
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Why do people struggle with ambiguity, and why does it cause anxiety?
This is a great question. Ambiguity and uncertainty causes worry and anxiety because we have an inherent need to have control over our lives. When we don’t know what the outcome will be, or when we think we have no choices, then we worry. Only when we are certain, and know that we can do […]
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