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Where does anxiety come from? How might you be making your anxiety worse?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Wisdom of Insecurity<\/em> by Alan Watts, the main cause of anxiety is insecurity. He further explains what insecurity is, why it makes you anxious, and why trying to resist it can lead to further anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s take a deeper look at the origins of anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Origins of Anxiet<\/strong>y<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Where does anxiety come from? According to Watts, anxiety comes from insecurity\u2014the state of being impermanent and vulnerable to change. Insecurity is a fundamental quality of existence. <\/strong>He explains that there\u2019s no such thing as security because change is inevitable: One moment passes and is replaced by the next, which means nothing can be frozen in time. Every living thing changes each moment and ultimately transitions from life to death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In The Myth of Sisyphus<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>philosopher Albert Camus argues similarly that since death is inevitable and the meaning of life<\/a> is indeterminable, insecurity is an essential facet of human life. He explains that there\u2019s a mismatch between this reality and our psychological needs\u2014to be well, we need to believe that we exist for a reason and that death isn\u2019t the end<\/a> of our existence, but we can\u2019t know either of those things for sure. He refers to this paradox between our desire for security and the fact of insecurity as absurdity<\/em>\u2014and he argues that the only way to deal with it is by embracing absurdity and making the most of our limited time on earth<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Insecurity Makes You Anxious<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watts explains that every human has an animal self <\/em>and a thinking self. <\/em>Despite the fundamental insecurity of life, many people continue to hope or strive for security because they identify with their thinking selves over their animal selves. Your animal self has two key qualities: It has sophisticated instincts (for example, hunger cues), and it lives in the moment, always in flux\u2014transitioning from hungry to satiated, for example, or from sleepy to alert, depending on the internal and external sensations it perceives. Your animal self doesn\u2019t think, and it\u2019s never concerned with the past or the future; it simply exists in the here and now and acts according to its internal wisdom rather than any abstract rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other hand, your thinking self is conscious\u2014it\u2019s able to contemplate, remember, and imagine. It also has time consciousness (a sense of continuity between the past, present, and future). Time consciousness makes you believe that you\u2019re a stable, independent entity\u2014since you share memories with your 10-year-old self, you believe you\u2019re the same person you\u2019ve always been. Your thinking self wants to continue being a stable, independent entity\u2014so it resists change and tries to achieve permanence, even though it can\u2019t. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since your thinking self wants to become permanent, you become anxious about things that threaten your permanence\u2014namely, painful experiences and death.<\/strong> But Watts explains that pain and death are both necessary and valuable parts of life. He says that pain must accompany pleasure because if you experienced a constant stream of pleasure, you\u2019d eventually become numb to it\u2014or it would hurt you, the way too much alcohol can turn you into an addict. Pain punctuates your experience to make pleasure meaningful and enjoyable. Watts argues similarly that death is a good thing\u2014you\u2019d get tired of living if you lived forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How You\u2019re Making Your Anxiety Worse<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Watts notes that despite the utility of pain and death, your anxiety about these experiences leads you to pursue an endless stream of pleasure. <\/strong>You know your time on earth is limited and that pleasures aren\u2019t promised, so you want to cram as much pleasure into your life as possible. You probably engage in consumerism\u2014the purchasing of goods and services beyond the bare necessities\u2014to make that happen. Consumerism is a vicious cycle: Experiencing one pleasure makes you desire more and better pleasures (for example, you might always be chasing the high of obtaining the newest, fastest car). As a result, consumerism can never satisfy you. Watts says this means that the more you pursue pleasure, the more anxious you become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a consumer, you fixate on the future. When you\u2019re <\/em>experiencing pain, you try to make yourself happy by diverting your attention from your discomfort to ways you can maximize pleasure in the future. However, Watts says that you\u2019ll never <\/em>experience the future\u2014you can only ever experience what\u2019s happening in this present moment; in the next moment, you\u2019ll experience what\u2019s happening in that<\/em> present moment. This means that pursuing a future goal is futile. Also, distracting yourself from the present diminishes your ability to fully experience the present. You won\u2019t fully enjoy any pleasurable experience, so you\u2019ll keep seeking out future pleasures, and you won\u2019t be able to deal with and move on from pain. This extends your anxiety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, Watts argues that contrary to popular belief, the inevitability of pain and death isn\u2019t what makes life difficult\u2014what makes life difficult is your insistence on pursuing future pleasures and sparing yourself from future pain and death. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where does anxiety come from? How might you be making your anxiety worse? According to The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts, the main cause of anxiety is insecurity. He further explains what insecurity is, why it makes you anxious, and why trying to resist it can lead to further anxiety. Let’s take a deeper look at the origins of anxiety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":86963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,9],"tags":[1280],"class_list":["post-114403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-psychology","tag-the-wisdom-of-insecurity","","tg-column-two"],"yoast_head":"\nWhere Does Anxiety Come From? 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