To understand anxiety, we'd first need to clear up our definition of stress. Why i choose not to rely on existing explanations, is because while modern medicine acknowledges the existence of stress and its influence on the body, the discussion about its nature is largely avoided. There is no such thing as reliable measurement of stress, and because of such it cannot serve as a basis in any diagnosis. Often because of patient's circumstances, stress cannot be avoided, therefore it's easier to minimize its effects by supplying medication. The upper limit of mental stress that can be handled by human beings is also elusive, as it appears that whatever circumstances people are thrown into, they are able to sustain themselves, overcome, and even thrive (look up post-war baby boom).

The definition i choose to build will be based on an image of (human) body that is a gathering of systems (organs, tissues, cells) that are in symbiosis, working towards sustaining the body, and in constant communication with each other.

If you think of stress, you can probably clearly imagine its effects, the easiest example would be observing face of a person that is placed in some unfortunate social situation. When a body part "stresses", its movements become awkward, the smoothness of motion is being interrupted by sudden jolts, as the orchestra playing would constantly be missing notes. The subject is caught in the act of self-observation, which is supposed to control the outcome, but the result is always far from what one would achieve while "acting natural". It is as all of the information we try to supply to the body, in order to get it under control, acts as an interference to a natural "flow". The only thing that appears to provide relief, is letting go of control attempts entirely. Such a mechanism actually can be seen in many other aspects of nature, if you look close enough.
Anxiety could be summed up as existing in a constant state of stress, which the source of cannot be easily traced. Or, can be, but one can do nothing about it, and escaping the situation may seem impossible.
An example: A toxic work environment, where worker is bound by inefficient, harmful procedures, and while seeing the problem and possible resolution, they are being denied the chance to fix anything.

But, today i wanted to think about the sources of anxiety that cannot be easily tracke...

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