I disagree that it never goes away completely. Mine has and I know others here who also have had it go away completely. By discovering what actually caused your anxiety to start and healing that along with changing your thought processes it can be done.

Many believe that anxiety is from a chemical imbalance or that they were born with it. I believe that our fight or flight response doesn't just break one day, but that a trauma caused it to remain "turned on". The trauma coupled with negative thinking helps to create a life filled with fear and anxiety. This is not a normal state for anyone. There was a cause. Heal the cause and your anxiety will go away.

Take care

I totally disagre e ! I'm 57 yrs old. ....have had ANXIETY since in my 30s..it's never gone away.... it comes and goes, some or worse then others! I have tried EVERYTHING. ..... A lot of us don't know why it happens, some do. It's a very scary thing to go threw! I think a lot of us or scared of the not knowing, what brought it on in the first place. I will be on medicine for the rest of my life. I'm ok with that now! Find a doctor who will help you! Read lots of these post and you want feel so alone! Lots of people on here can help you realize your not crazy it will
Pass but in most cases it comes back! I'm hoping you'll get the help you need! We all need that! The main thing to remember anxiety will no
NOT KILL YOU..I KNOW IN THE MOMENT you feel that way it's horrible
Good luck!

I think it's sort of a mixed bag. I think we are predisposed to it but that if it's not "activated" we have FAR less anxiety. If it IS activated, you'll have more anxiety.

I also think it can go away completely. They found mine was mostly caused by a mutation in my MTHFR gene so they put me on a specific type of B12 and folate and I haven't had anxiety since I've been on it (about 2 months).

I still have the anxious thoughts that I'm working on but no anxiety. And while a catastrophic thought pops up now and again, it no longer sticks around for me to ruminate on.

Others on here have been anxiety free for years after finding their own solutions.

So it's not your fault that you have anxiety. I believe it is physical with implications in our emotional lives. And it does ebb and flow but, I think, you can move past it.

Once the underlying cause is found it can be addressed and then it's about cleaning up the remaining bits. I do prefer to work on the root cause rather than treat the symptoms.

: ) Oh I understand. Mine is back too. Went away for awhile, got off Klonopin thinking I had it under control. Then had a few stressors set off and BAM! right back to where I was BEFORE I got really bad in February. So it is not as bad as I have had it even though the stress is way more, but it is there. I have been doing a lot of physical changes to combat it. As soon as I get my insurance back up, I am getting that gene checked Reed31.

I do think it can go away, but my doctor says that it is unlikely to go away with all my family background. I don't really know. I have hope that it will not be with me permanently, especially since it is so new to me. I had mild depression before, but anxiety is so different - at least to me. I would like to have more faith in the doctors who treat this, but really don't know about them right now.

I really hope that you can come across something that works for you. You are definitely not alone with the reoccurring symptoms. Glad you had a bit of a break from it though : )

Anxiety never goes away, at least for me.
My anxiety started to creep back in about a month ago when my girlfriend and I started having issues. When we broke up it roared to life.
Buspar has been a life saver for me. I took it twenty plus years ago and it totally turned my life around. Along with daily exercise and mediation, I hope it works this time.
Hang in there

Your psychiatrist is right on the money when it comes to my anxiety.
If you are going through something in life that is causing high anxiety then I guess it can go away. I have suffered from it for most of my life.I am 50. My anxiety does not seem to be caused by one pacific thing. I have my bad days and my days that are better.Just like a dimmer switch. Physical activity does seem to help my anxiety.I am not all ways up for physical activity.All I can do is try not to let it rule my life completely.

I agree with Aboveanxiety. We have to remember what we did to feel better originally. Reminisce back to that moment. Think about what we did and how and what we were thinking. It works for me. That is very important Aboveanxiety...Thanks for bringing that up!!!