Sorry for this incredibly long post BUT when I came across this I had to share it. I hope you will find it as insightful as I did!
"While many of these personality traits may not describe you, the more of them that do seem similar to your own personality traits, the more likely you are to being prone toward the possibility of panic or anxiety disorder. The list includes:
Perfectionism
Over-controling
People pleaser
Unrealistically high self expectations
Highly performance conscious
Highly sensitive
Highly creative
The doer
The code communicator
The health worrier
Radar
While this list is not by any means all inclusive, people with anxiety disorders tend to have one or many of these traits. Now lets look at each one of these traits in greater depth.
Perfectionism.
Perfectionism is the tendency toward all-or-nothing thinking. To view your actions and the actions of others in absolutes. Right-or-wrong, black-or-white - with no room for shades of gray. Things are either done correctly or incorrectly. The perfectionist leaves little to no margin for error for himself and for the performance of others. Consequently, there is a great possibility for frustration in the perfectionists life as most of life falls short of being perfect. This personality trait also often uses the words should, must and ought too frequently. I should have done this or He should have done it that way.
Over-controling.
This is the person that needs to be in control of lifes situations and the events surrounding him or her. This person also needs to appear to be in control of themselves at all times and especially in front of other people. They will go to great lengths to insure that all the little ducks of their lives are lined up in a neat and tidy row. Because this person has become so skilled at acting in control of themselves they are sometimes hard to identify at first glance. This person is especially prone to anxiety because the need to be in control actually is rooted in the fear of losing control.
People pleaser.
While there is nothing inherently wrong and indeed a good deal right with wanting to please others, the anxiety prone person will please others at the expense of
