As a college student myself, I am fairly familiar with anxiety episodes, some more intense than others. The experience is all too surreal as you just try to decipher and organize jumbled thoughts in your head all while stressing out. It's very common nowadays with all the hectic-ness and fast-paced environments we surround ourselves in which makes it all the more crucial to keep at bay as much as possible. Often times, people with anxiety feel as if they are a sort of parasite to society which at times keeps them from excelling further in life. Although there are obvious setbacks, there are many factors that can demonstrate an advantage to the persons affected.
A 2014 study surveyed college students on smarts and stress levels. In turn, the results showed a strong correlation between anxiety and verbal intelligence. If you think about this in terms of the various functions of the brain and it lighting up every time an action is carried out, anxiety requires the firing of neurons in various parts of the brain at one time. This can also be observed to be a great amount of white matter in the brain which is a pale tissue in the brain that consists of mostly neurons. This then is branched off to the IQs of the students surveyed and thus concluded the causation correlation between anxiety and higher intelligence. All this information can be found in the clip below to better understand the content embedded in this article thus far.
People who struggle with anxiety have a much more alert and productive demeanor to them due to the observations of most people who associate with being perfectionists have higher levels of neurotic behavior, stress, and anxiety. It is truly a survival tactic as well, due to the sympathetic nervous system always being activated. This makes for less fatal accidents, more careful decision making, stronger memory, and also can aid in the evolution of our species according to scientists. Also, those with anxiety This is not to just sugar-coat the anxiety epidemic, but to shed light on the facts instead of all the negativity behind this.
Individuals who stress over the the idea of being stressed in future situations that are constantly in a rush through life need to step back and breathe for a bit. It may seem impossible, but this can be controlled with time and patience. These are just some upsides to aid in treating this condition. Dealing with these things now can deplete the amount of anxiety in a person in due time with hard work and patience.
