{"id":100828,"date":"2019-01-08T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=100828"},"modified":"2022-11-29T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T12:00:00","slug":"effects-of-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/effects-of-anxiety.htm","title":{"rendered":"The Effects of Anxiety &#8211; 7 Surprising Ways it Ruins Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_100829\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/7257266384_c0245e51bc-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100829\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/7257266384_c0245e51bc-2-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"effects of anxiety\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/7257266384_c0245e51bc-2-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/7257266384_c0245e51bc-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/7257266384_c0245e51bc-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/7257266384_c0245e51bc-2-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/7257266384_c0245e51bc-2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-100829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hollylay\/7257266384\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">Holly Lay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Have you been suffering from anxiety for some time now? <\/strong>Been telling yourself to just deal with it, or not think about it?\u00a0It&#8217;s time to face up to the effects of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/dealing-with-anxiety.htm\">anxiety<\/a> on your life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666699;\">[Actually a wreck because of anxiety, not sure where to turn? <a href=\"https:\/\/harleytherapy.com\/?utm_source=Harley%20Therapy%20Blog&amp;utm_content=Mid%20Post\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Book an online therapist now<\/span><\/a>, be talking as soon as tomorrow.]<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The 7 effects of anxiety you need to stop overlooking <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">1. Physical health. <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You already know it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/anxiety-vs-depression.htm\">anxiety<\/a> giving you a pounding heart, sweaty palms, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/release-muscle-tension.htm\">muscle tension<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #666699;\">But have you been feeling lightheaded and faint? <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/dissociation.htm\">Dissociated<\/a><\/span>, like you are losing touch with reality? Do you feel strong rushes of energy, then huge crashes where you just want to crawl into bed? And do you constantly seem to have a cold or the flu lately, or have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/medically-unexplained-symptoms-counselling.htm\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">unexplained medical symptoms<\/span><\/a>? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>The chemical cocktail released by the brain when anxiety and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/how-to-stop-an-anxiety-attack.htm\">anxiety attacks<\/a> throw us into \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/fight-or-flight-response.htm\">fight or flight\u2019 mode<\/a> might give us that addictive buzzy high, but it\u2019s also hard on the body. It can stress out the adrenals, leave you dizzy, and mean your immune system is increasingly compromised. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">2. Social Life.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Stopped seeing certain friends, because you know they find you<\/strong> overwhelming when you are anxious? Not gone to social events you\u2019d enjoy because you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-social-anxiety-disorder.htm\">social anxiety<\/a>? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Each decision might seem a one off, and you can tell yourself that it\u2019s fine, <\/strong>you\u2019ll get back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>But anxiety-driven choices<\/strong> <strong>around your social life can snowball into\u00a0<\/strong><b>irreparable<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/self-sabotage.htm\">sabotage<\/a>\u00a0of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/connecting-with-people.htm\">connections to others<\/a>, leading to serious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/7-surprising-reasons-feeling-lonely.htm\">loneliness<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/types-of-depression.htm\">depression<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">3. Relationships.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_100844\" style=\"width: 315px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100844\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/8093277127_13c9e4df93-305x400.jpg\" alt=\"effects of anxiety\" width=\"305\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/8093277127_13c9e4df93-305x400.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/8093277127_13c9e4df93.jpg 381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/devinish\/8093277127\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">Devin Smith<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Anxiety heavily affects our<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/find-a-relationship-what-therapy-helps.htm\"> relationships<\/a> in all areas of life.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You can find <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/is-dealing-with-difficult-colleagues-affecting-your-mental-wellbeing.htm\">colleagues<\/a><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> and those you\u2019d like to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/how-to-find-friends.htm\">be friends<\/a> with just aren\u2019t interested, turned off by the intense or closed off energy and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/negative-thinking.htm\">negative thinking<\/a><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0anxiety perpetuates. They are unable to see the real you behind the anxiety.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Or you might end up with<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/toxic-friends-what-to-do.htm\">&#8216;friends&#8217; you don&#8217;t even like<\/a>. This can look like hanging around other anxious people, even if you don\u2019t really <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/personal-values-know-yours.htm\">share values<\/a>. Or<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/controlling-behaviours-actually-guilty.htm\"> bossy people<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/decision-making-skills-mental-health.htm\">make the decisions<\/a> for you. Or even people who are calm but not at your level. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #666699;\">Their grounded approach might ease your anxiety, but the relationship will never challenge or inspire you. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">4. Your love life.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/therapy-love-and-romance.htm\"> romantic relationships<\/a>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Your anxiety can attract<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/leave-unhappy-relationship.htm\">the wrong sort romantically<\/a>, and lead to continual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-trauma-bonding.htm\">unhealthy relationships<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #666699;\">Anxiety can leave us vulnerable to <span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a style=\"color: #993366;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/traumatic-bonding-break-trauma-bonds.htm\">those who want to control us<\/a><\/span>. We are so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/causes-of-exhaustion.htm\">exhausted<\/a> by our anxiety it seems like they are a saviour, helping us get on track &#8212; until they aren\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>If anxiety in relationships is a huge problem for you, it might stem from childhood. You might have what is known as<\/strong> \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-anxious-attachment-style.htm\">anxious attachment<\/a>\u2019, meaning<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/relationship-anxiety.htm\"> relationships themselves are the root of your anxiety<\/a>. And the type of person you\u2019ll be romantically attracted to is, sadly, not someone with healthy attachment but someone with \u2018avoidant attachment\u2019. Aka, aloof and unavailable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Sound familiar? Read our<\/strong> articles \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/relationship-anxiety.htm\">Anxiety in Relationships<\/a>\u2019 and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/attachment-styles.htm\">All About Attachment Styles<\/a>\u201d for more. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">5. Talking too much.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #808080;\">Do you have \u2018verbal diarrhoea\u2019? Does your blabbing affect<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wrong-career-path.htm\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\"> job interviews<\/span><\/a>, social interactions, and first dates? Wish you could stop, and wondered for a long time why you can\u2019t? <\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>It\u2019s a myth that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/what-is-social-anxiety-disorder.htm\">social anxiety<\/a> means you are quiet in the corner. For some, it can lead to a type of<\/strong> hyper-arousal, where they are talking too much and being too \u2018big\u2019, only to go home afterwards horrified.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_100847\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100847\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2900711647_676a2fbd16-400x334.jpg\" alt=\"effects of anxiety\" width=\"400\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2900711647_676a2fbd16-400x334.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wp-content\/uploads\/2900711647_676a2fbd16.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-100847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gusilu\/2900711647\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer\" \">chispita_666<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">6. Poor decisions.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #666699;\">Always berating yourself with, &#8220;What was I thinking??!!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Anxiety can seem logical in the moment as it is sharp and strong\u00a0<\/strong>in our heads. But it&#8217;s far from logical.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Instead, anxiety causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/cognitive-distortions.htm\">distorted thinking<\/a>. And when you aren\u2019t having distorted thoughts? Anxiety can leave you so exhausted you make poor decisions because you are are simply too tired to think things through. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #993366;\">7. And actually, your finances.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Yes, there is argument that if we are anxious about money itself, we might save more of it. But we might also make<\/strong> poor, anxiety-driven decisions when it comes to investing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>As for actually making the stuff, anxiety definitely limits many people\u2019s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/wrong-career-path.htm\">career trajectories<\/a>. We don\u2019t apply for certain jobs as our anxiety tells us we won\u2019t get it, or it\u2019s too terrifying, or we can\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/moving-abroad-cause-depression.htm\">move country<\/a> as \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/something-bad-is-going-to-happen.htm\">think of all the bad things that could happen<\/a>\u2019. We play much smaller than our potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Sick of letting anxiety rule your life? Harley Therapy connects you with top <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/anxiety-counselling-london.htm\">anxiety counsellors in central London<\/a><\/span>, and now <a href=\"https:\/\/harleytherapy.com\/?utm_source=Harley%20Therapy%20Blog&amp;utm_content=Post%20End\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">UK-wide therapy<\/span><\/a> and worldwide via <a href=\"https:\/\/harleytherapy.com\/therapists?location_type=skype&amp;utm_source=Harley%20Therapy%20Blog&amp;utm_content=Post%20End\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">online therapy<\/span><\/a> with our <a href=\"https:\/\/harleytherapy.com\/?utm_source=Harley%20Therapy%20Blog&amp;utm_content=Post%20End\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">therapy booking site<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been suffering from anxiety for some time now? Been telling yourself to just deal with it, or not think about it?\u00a0It&#8217;s time to face up to the effects of anxiety on your life. [Actually a wreck because of anxiety, not sure where to turn? 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