[Bob]

Whats the difference between anxiety and adrenalin rushes?I would have thought the majority of people love adrenalin rushes, the feeling and all but i hate itWhenever i get an adrenalin rush i see it as a bad , negative feeling, its hard to accept and hate it when it happens or could this be anxiety?For instance if ive not seen a member of my family for a long time i get an adrenalin rush when i see them again, but i hate it, i should be happy about seeing them but the adrenalin rush or anxiety makes me negative about seeing them

[Hawk996]

Anxiety is what you feel when your are going to Disney land in the morning.Adrenalin is what you feel when a stranger pulls a knife on you or you get into a car accident.

[ice_princess]

Disclaimer!!! I'm not an expert. I think that adrenalin is a good thing and that if its something that you want to do and is exciting or past paced or in an accident adrenalin is what keeps you going. It sounds as if anxiety is what is getting you. My family gived me anxiety too - feelings of dread and the more you think about it the worse it gets.adrenalin is something produced in the body as a reaction to something that has happened.... Anxiety is something that you have warning of and can wallow in for some time leading up to the event... Does that help???

[Perseus]

Worry. Stress or distress (a fine line).It is a fact of humans. Over anxiety gets you two points on the scale of incapacity benefit, where 15 makes you too disabled to go to work.Courage is needed. However, if you feel anxiety in the presence of another specific person, maybe it is a warning sign?There is someone I get really annoyed about because he does not have the courage to face off the little stresses of life like the neighbour who wants to smash my brains in, but not if he gets too close and I bash him first.

Adrenalin rushes are the smae wether you feel excited or terrified, it's the same boilogical response.The difference is how we interpret the situation or the symptoms the rush causes. If you inclined to worry it is likely you will hate them, if you are quite extrovert the opposite occurs.Speak to your Dr about Anxiety Management advise, or check out NHS direct and it's links on Anxiety, the more you understand the better it is to control. I certainly would not say you have a problem however, you just seem not to like the experience and that is ok.

The major difference between anxiety and adrenalin, is that one afects the brain mostly, and the latter affects the body.Anxiety is a long term activity such as worrying, whereas an adrenalin rush is caused by a specific highly challenging occurence.Eg. When faced by a dangerous situation (god forbid - but for example) you are faced with a man holding a gun. Your body reacts by releasing adrenalin into the system. This prepares your body for'fight or flight'. Blood is taken away from the brain to the muscles which prepare them selves for activity. Hence people feel faint when frightened and they go'white as a ghost'. When the adrenalin is not used up the body is left in a highly'charged'state and this is uncomfortable. Hence trembling.In your case, you're getting the adrenalin rush when meeting family. It's probably not possible for you to run 10 times around the block, but anything you can do to help get rid of the adrenalin might help.Better still, work at trying to assure yourself that these meetings are not a'threat situation'and that you're not in danger.

Dragon Rises Red Bird Flies by Leon Hammer. Makes an amazing read on what drives people. It's psychology from a 5-element point of view. And based on theories that are older than the forefathers of western medicine themselves :-)