04/11/2025
Anxiety Isn’t Just Inherited — It’s Learned (And That Means It Can Be Changed)
Have you ever noticed that anxiety seems to run in families?
You might see a parent who worries constantly and a child who later develops similar fears or struggles with social confidence. Science supports this observation: anxiety can indeed be passed down through generations.
However, the story doesn’t end with genetics.
Research shows that only one-third of our tendency toward anxiety is linked to our genes. The other two-thirds are shaped by our environment — the behaviour, beliefs, and emotional responses we absorb from those around us.
In other words, anxiety can be learned.
We learn to interpret the world through the emotional lens of our early environment.
If we grow up around people who fear uncertainty, avoid conflict, or constantly anticipate what might go wrong, we unconsciously internalize those patterns. Over time, these learned responses become automatic, shaping the way we think, feel, and react.
The same is true for shyness and social anxiety. Studies show that if one family member struggles with social confidence, others are more likely to experience similar issues — or other forms of anxiety, such as excessive worrying or phobias. These patterns are often reinforced by observation, not just heredity.
But here’s the empowering truth:
What has been learned can also be unlearned.
This is where coaching and hypnotherapy can make a profound difference.
Through coaching, we explore how past experiences and inherited beliefs influence current patterns — helping clients develop awareness, confidence, and new strategies for self-regulation.
Through hypnotherapy, we go deeper, working directly with the subconscious mind, where these emotional associations were first formed. Hypnotherapy helps reprogram the mind’s automatic responses, replacing fear and overthinking with calm and balance.
You may have inherited a sensitivity or a certain temperament, but anxiety does not have to define you.
When you change your inner patterns, you also shift what you model to others — creating a new emotional legacy of calm, resilience, and self-trust.
Transformation begins the moment you realize:
You didn’t choose the pattern — but you can choose to change it.
Oksana Saprykina
www.houseofpureprosperity.com
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