{"id":1060,"date":"2025-08-22T19:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matrice-psicoterapia.es\/uncategorized\/por-que-me-siento-asi-una-mirada-diferente-sobre-la-ansiedad\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:52:45","slug":"por-que-me-siento-asi-una-mirada-diferente-sobre-la-ansiedad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matrice-psicoterapia.es\/en\/mental-health\/por-que-me-siento-asi-una-mirada-diferente-sobre-la-ansiedad\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do I Feel This Way? A Different Perspective on Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><!-- \/wp:post-content --> <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Why do I feel this way? A different perspective on anxiety <\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":1,\"fontSize\":\"large\"} --><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Restlessness. Fear. A knot in your stomach. Difficulty sleeping.    <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">A racing mind.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In therapy, many people come asking if what they&#8217;re feeling is &#8220;normal,&#8221; if they&#8217;re &#8220;sick,&#8221; or if they have &#8220;generalized anxiety disorder.&#8221; It&#8217;s understandable. We live in an age that quickly medicalizes discomfort   <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">and suffering.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. But here I propose something different: <\/span>to look for the causes behind<strong> anxiety instead of trying to silence it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Anxiety is not the same as a pathology.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Anxiety is not an illness. It&#8217;s not a mistake your body is making, nor is it a sign that you&#8217;re failing.  <\/span><strong>It&#8217;s a human response to situations that affect us<\/strong>: the uncertainty of the future, the fear of disappointing others, the weight of our own expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety doesn&#8217;t arise because something is wrong &#8220;with you,&#8221; but because there&#8217;s something <strong>in your life that needs attention.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">How does it manifest?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">There isn&#8217;t just one way. Anxiety disguises itself: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">As incessant thoughts: \u201cWhat if\u2026?\u201d, \u201cWhat if I\u2019m not enough?\u201d, \u201cWhat if something bad happens?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">As physical symptoms: muscle tension, palpitations, shortness of breath, digestive problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">As behaviors that try to protect us: avoidance, irritability, emotional blocks, isolation, restlessness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sometimes we think the important thing is<strong> to eliminate the symptoms as soon as possible<\/strong>, but that would be like turning off an alarm without asking why it\u2019s going off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Anxiety as an uncomfortable signal<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Anxiety puts <strong>us on<\/strong> alert<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">, mobilizes us, forces us to look. The problem isn\u2019t feeling anxious. The problem arises when   <\/span>we try to run away from it without addressing its cause. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">If you\u2019re afraid of public speaking, you might avoid job opportunities that could help you grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">If you\u2019re afraid of connecting with others, you might isolate yourself, even if you deeply want to share your life with someone.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">If the future worries you, you might numb yourself with work, social media, or alcohol.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In that attempt to protect ourselves, <strong>we disconnect from what gives us meaning and what matters to us.<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. And that&#8217;s where the discomfort intensifies <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">and a vicious cycle is created.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">What Anxiety Reveals<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Anxiety isn&#8217;t just biology or dysfunctional thoughts. It&#8217;s also\u2014and above all\u2014  <\/span><strong>a way of responding to our relationships with life (friends, family, work). <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. It affects us when <\/span>something in our lives challenges us, questions us, or inquires about us, and we don&#8217;t quite know how to respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What does the other person want from me?<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Am I good enough?<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><strong>What value do I have for the other person?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anxiety often confronts us with questions that are difficult for us to answer.<span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. Therefore, <\/span><strong>it&#8217;s not about trying to control it (because that would only increase it), but about understanding what it&#8217;s trying to tell us so we can work on it.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Anxiety as a compass<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Anxiety can be <strong>a compass pointing to something important.<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">. Perhaps a silenced desire. Perhaps unresolved pain. Or a need to change course.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The important thing is not to eliminate it, but to question it <strong>with curiosity and work on new solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">If what you read resonated with you\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s time to start working on it with professional support. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/matrice-psicoterapia.es\/en\/our-team\/\"><strong>Marcos B\u00f6cker<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send\/?phone=34687454124&amp;text=Hola+Marcos%21&amp;type=phone_number&amp;app_absent=0\"><strong>687454124<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-accent-color has-text-color\"><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is anxiety overwhelming you? In this article, we explore a different way of understanding it: not as an illness, but as a signal that deserves to be heard. 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